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YOGA INSTRUCTORS
Shay Whitman Cooper
Co-Director of Prana
Certified and registered yoga instructor
Shay began teaching yoga in 1989. Shay is primarily focused on the interdisciplinary study of many forms of Hatha Yoga: Iyengar, Anusara and Kripalu. She blends these forms together with care, devotion and humor.
Judy Copp
Certified Professional Level Kripalu yoga teacher
Judy's love for meditation inspires a sacred approach to yoga. She encourages a deep letting go, awareness of the present and access to the Divine within. This class offers a compassionate retreat for anyone looking for more peace in body, mind, spirit.
Michelle Gallant
Certified yoga instructor
Michelle weaves her years of bodywork knowledge and experience into her yoga teachings
to provide a safe, practice environment. She draws from the Kripalu tradition to breathe,
relax, feel, watch and allow. Michelle enjoys infusing strength, pranayams and posture
flows while encouraging students toward cultivating the witness within.
Michelle says "Yoga is Life".
Patricia Gilbride
Certified Professional Level
Kripalu yoga teacher
Patricia brings to her practice many years of dance technique knowledge and body awareness.
She practices meditation following the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh. She teaches a conscious,
nurturing, in-depth, meditative yoga class with. Patricia has completed 500 hours of teacher training
at Kripalu, giving her the distinction of Professional Level Yoga Teacher.
Debra-Jean LeBrun
Certified Reiki practitioner
Licensed Esthetician
Licensed Massage Therapist
Manual Lymphatic Drainage (Vodder Basic Level)
Yoga instructor
Debra-Jean has been a student and practitioner of Hatha, Power, Bikram and Anusara yoga for almost a decade.
The primary focus of her class is a heart centered and balanced practice.
Daniela Messina
Certified Hatha yoga instructor
Daniela has taught basic hatha yoga classes as well as yoga classes for athletes at several fitness centers in the Boston area. Daniela particularly enjoys teaching new students, encouraging them to explore yoga if they have not been exposed to a class before. She loves helping students learn the fundamentals of yoga so that they may enjoy a safe and effective practice. Daniela also enjoys teaching pregnant women yoga to help them embrace the transformational experience of pregnancy, childbirth and parenthood.
Sally Millice
Certified Kripalu yoga instructor
Sally has achieved the 200 hour teacher training certification level. She is working toward the 500 hour certification with half the curriculum completed. Sally teaches a thorough yoga class complete with breath work, warm-ups, vinyasa flow, balance and strength-building postures and relaxation.
Jeanne Salavatore-Noyes
Certified yoga instructor
Licensed Massage Therapist
Naturopath
Licensed Esthetician
Jeanne is a dedicated professional in the healing arts. She completed a 200 hour yoga teacher's
training program, and graduated with a "Doctor of Naturopathy" certificate from Trinity College of
Natural Health. She hopes that her vast knowledge will help people to realize the potential of their
own true nature.
Jeanne joins our excellent Body Therapy Department with training from Ben Benjamin School
of Muscular Therapy. She brings thirteen years of bodywork experience.
Jeanne has been a practitioner and business owner in the healing arts since 1995.
She is a massage therapist, esthetician and naturopath. She combines her vast knowledge
of the human body with the calm power of yoga's intelligent movement and breath. Jeanne's goal
is to be a healthy vehicle for her students to create strong flexible bodies, open relaxed minds
and a grounded energy.
Dane Vannatter
Certified Kripalu yoga instructor
Dane is a certified Kripalu yoga instructor and has been practicing yoga at Prana since 2000.
Also a jazz/cabaret singer with several CDs to his credit, Dane teaches workshops in the art of performance.
Dane honors yoga as a unique journey for all who have an interest in the wisdom of the body as a tool
for self-discovery. Through breath work, meditation and asana, he will explore a compassionate cultivation
of balance and awareness - and have some fun!
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