Meet our experienced teachers.
Kelsey Root-Winchester RYT
Kelsey has been practicing yoga since childhood and is a lifelong meditator. She is registered through Yoga Alliance. Kelsey has studied many types of yoga and mostly teaches Vinyasa Flow. She is a certified Health Coach. Supporting people to make lasting health changes. Kelsey received her training from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. She is a Reiki practitioner. She lives in Wells River with her husband and two children. In addition to yoga, she has studied herbalism and meditation. Kelsey's classes are accessible to all. She honors that everyone is at a different level. She is also available for private lessons and small groups.
Nicole Mitchell, Yoga Instructor (RYT)
Nicole has been teaching yoga for 7 years. She was trained at Rising Spirit Yoga and
became an RYT-200 in June 2010. The summer of 2010 also was the year that she
graduated from Dartmouth College with her Masters, and became a licensed therapist.
Nicole initially sought yoga over a decade ago in a desperate search for stress relief
when completing her bachelor's, working full time, and building a house. It worked!
Yoga has been a passion since. Nicole has always sought to use yoga as an complement to outdoor sports like running, snowshoeing, and hiking increasing flexibility and the ability to breathe through difficult moments. As Nicole’s life evolved and became a mother, her practice of yoga became a humbling experience in acceptance of body and mind and using the breath for energy or serenity.
Nicole incorporates yogic philosophy into her Vinyasa flow class. She enjoys creating classes that challenge core beliefs, emotional reality, flexibility, and stamina. She seeks to find the “edge” of the pose in a compassionate, non-judgmental and thoughtful way.
Jen Leary RYT
Jen is a registered yoga teacher, certified health coach, and Reiki practitioner. After nearly 20 years of dedicated personal practice, she began sharing her love of yoga as a teacher over a decade ago. She earned her 200-hour Vinyasa yoga teacher certificate under the guidance of Shiva Rea, and has trained extensively in Yin yoga with Josh Summers in Cambridge, MA. In her classes, Jen draws from her training in herbalism, shamanism, and sound healing to craft a total sensory experience that nurtures the mind, body, and soul.
Anne Bergeron RYT
Anne Bergeron began practicing yoga 20 years ago when she stumbled upon an Astanga Yoga class led by Kathy McNames of Yoga Vermont and immediately fell in love with the ancient practice. Under Kathy’s guidance, Anne’s initial enthusiasm for yoga quickly evolved into a lifelong passion that has inspired her ongoing studies in the rich traditions of Astanga, Iyengar, and Anusara Yoga in the U.S. and in Asia.
Anne believes yoga is a powerful tool for developing self-awareness and balance in daily living. Her upbeat, dynamic Vinyasa Flow classes link precise alignment with breath and movement in order to cultivate a practice that is mindful, dynamic, and balanced. By contrast, Anne’s Yin Yoga classes offer an opportunity to slow everything down by holding seated and supine poses passively for several minutes, allowing ease and opening in the fascia and connective tissues.
Anne is a member of the Yoga Alliance, holds multiple yoga teaching certifications, and is skilled at teaching yoga to children, teens, and adults. She is an advanced certified practitioner of Thai Massage, and is currently studying the foundations of Ayurveda with Cate Stillman and Anne McIntyre. Her most influential yoga teachers include Doug Swenson, Nancy Gilgoff, Lucy Martorella, Deborah Neubauer, Nicki Doane, Eddie Modestini, Jonas Westring, and Simon Borg-Olivier.