Sue began practicing yoga in 1994 to compliment her very active lifestyle. Through her years of daily practice, she has found her passion lies in Ashtanga & Power Vinyasa Yoga, which create a strong, flexible, healthy body — as well as a quiet, peaceful mind.

After studying with Gabriel Cousens at the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center, she has transformed her life in a deeper way by adding daily meditation and eating primarily an organic, raw, vegan diet. Yoga, meditation and a healing diet help not only to cleanse and purify the body, but also the mind...connecting us to our inner "buddha" which means "one who is awake". When we make this connection, we become conscious of the choices which we often make at an emotional or unconscious level; and it is through this connection that we can truly transform our lives.

Sue began her teaching career in 1984, teaching various forms of fitness training for the past 26 years! She began teaching yoga in 2003 and founded New England Yoga on August 26, 2006. Sue previously taught aerobics, weight training, personal training, pilates, and was a ski instructor and a pre-school teacher.

• Certified Yoga Instructor
• RYT Instructor w/Yoga Alliance
• 200 Hr., Raja Ashtanga Yoga Certification w/Focal Point Yoga
• 108 Hr., Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training with Kino MacGregor & Greg Nardi
• 40 Hr., Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training w/David Swenson
• 42 Hr., Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training w/Tim Miller
• 40 Hr., Advanced Teacher Training w/Ana Forrest
• 35 Hr., Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training w/Seane Corn
• Workshop training includes: Kino MacGregor, Beryl Bender Birch, David Swenson, David Williams, Nancy Gilgoff, Manju Jois, Annie Pace, Shiva Rae, Seane Corn, Rolf Gates, Shannah Greene & David Magone
• Certified "Living on Live Food" Raw Food Teacher w/Alissa Cohen
• Level I – Conscious Eating Intensive/7 Day Vegan Live Food Training w/The Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center
• Level II – Advanced Conscious Eating Intensive/7 Day Vegan Live Food Training
  w/The Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center.
• Certified Personal Trainer w/AAI/ISMA
• STOTT PILATES trained Intensive Mat Pilates
• STOTT PILATES trained Intensive Reformer

Lisa has been practicing yoga for 10 years to balance her own life as a Registered Nurse. She has been working in many aspects of health care for 30 years and was swayed to Holistic Medicine mid practice. Enjoying the benefits of yoga philosophy herself, Lisa decided to move to the next level, getting certified through Yogafit and becoming an instructor. Attending many workshops and practicing different styles of yoga, she settled on Vinyasa Flow. The mind-body connection with breath meditation transcends us deeper into our true self. The awaking, healing, strength and feelings of gratitude each pose offers is something she wants to convey to others on the mat vs the bedside. Life is a journey to be nurtured...find your balance and enjoy!

Sammy has been practicing yoga for 9 years and has received her 200 hour teacher training with author and master teacher Rolf Gates who inspired her to teach from the heart with humor and instinct.

Sammy teaches a progressive vinyasa style yoga with emphasis on the breath and alignment. Classes are both challenging and restorative as she encourages students of all levels to discover and soften their own edges.
Expect a flowing tempo incorporating music, breath and thoughtfully sequenced poses: Sun Salutations, standing postures, balance and core work, backbends and more.
It is Sammy's hope that students will leave class having interpreted, for themselves, an experience that leaves them feeling more physically and mentally relaxed and with a clearer mind with which to re-enter their lives off the mat.

I feel so blessed that my life has turned onto this (very unexpected) path of yoga. My belief is that yoga is truly a miracle and whatever we seek, whether consciously or unconsciously, for our minds or for our bodies, can be found on our mats. I'm so honored to be able to teach and my goal for my classes is to further my students' awareness of their energy, breath, bodies, and alignment, and to help them realize the beautiful light they all possess. My 200-hour Yoga Alliance certification is from Prana Power Yoga... thank you, Taylor & Philippe! I should also thank David Magone, Baron Baptiste, Bryan Kest, Ana Forrest, and Ellen Heed. Jene, Jacqui, and Sue, you continue to inspire me and Joe, if it wasn't for you I wouldn't have found my way here. Thanks to all for your energy and light. Besides yoga, I'm certified to teach pilates and Zumba, am a Level II Usui Reiki practitioner, and have a deep interest in our chakras and how they affect every aspect of our lives. I've been graced with two unbelievably wonderful sons and one exceptionally crazy dog. Peace.

Elena is a popular instructor in the area, teaching with compassion and humor. She is certified in several styles of yoga and has master instructor status. Elena has taught a nationally certified yoga teacher training program and appeared on television numerous times in the past to discuss the benefits of yoga. Videos of her appearances are available. Elena is a certified registered yoga instructor with the National Yoga Alliance, the former president of the Massachusetts Yoga Alliance, and a member of several yoga organizations. She took a hiatus from teaching for a few years and has returned with more health, humility, calm and focus.

After 15 years of competitive gymnastics, and 10 years of coaching gymnastics, Danielle came to yoga looking for an activity that allowed the same sense of strength, balance and endurance that gymnastics fostered. Danielle has practiced various styles of yoga (Bikram, Power Vinyasa and Anusara) for 8 years, and identifies most with the beauty and meditation of the flowing, vinyasa style. She has been teaching all over New England for the past 2 years. Danielle's approach to teaching is to support the physical practice by creating flows that are always different, always challenging, but yet accessible for all levels of practitioners. As a Ph.D scientist researching and teaching exercize physiology at UMass-Lowell, Danielle uses yoga philosophy to balance her analytical mind, and attempts to share that balance with her students

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Jennifer Driscoll is a certified Pilates, yoga and group fitness instructor and is also a certified personal trainer. She received her Pilates and yoga training through the PhysicalMind Institute, Stott Pilates and YogaFit and is also a 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher through the Yoga Alliance. In addition, she holds certifications through AFAA (the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America), Silver Sneakers, Les Mills and Madd Dogg Athletics. Jennifer has a passion for movement and well-being, and enjoys working with students of all levels to improve their strength, alignment, flexibility and balance while reducing stress and increasing energy.

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Ann is an Occupational Therapist who currently works in the area of special needs with children and young adults. Ann has taught yoga to children with cerebral palsy and other neuromuscular challenges with the belief that yoga truly is for everybody.

Ann began practicing yoga in early 2000 and received her 200 hour certification in Raja Ashtanga Yoga in July of 2002.

Since then, Ann has done numerous workshops with such noted instructors as Rodney Yee, David Magone, and Rolf Gates.

Ann received her ACSM Personal Training Certification in February of 2006, is certified to teach Pilates Mat level one, and has completed Pilates Fit training through Yoga Fit Training Systems.

Ann has taken workshops such as: Integrating the Feldenkrais Method with Orthopedic Therapy and Exercise Rehabilitation programs; Designing Home Exercise Programs for Persons with Disabilities; The Pilates Method for Use as Therapeutic and Corrective Exercise.

Ann is extremely grateful to Sue Pentland for the opportunity to teach and grow in such a beautiful studio, and to Julie Erickson for her excellent Pilates instruction.

Coby Kozlowski has been practicing yoga and meditation since 1994. As a college athlete she became injured and yoga was the gift that helped her healing process (and her ability to walk again). It was during this time that she realized the true mind body connection. Since then she has studied various styles of yoga all over the world; but her true love of yoga is with vinyasa flow. For Coby the connection of breath and movement is a moving meditation and allows a deeper connection to self. She believes through your yoga practice that you can become awakened to your greatest potential both physically and spiritually. Along with being a 200 hour registered yoga teacher she is also a professional life and wellness coach, ayurvedic health educator, workshop facilitator and works for Kripalu’s semester intensive program. Coby is continuing her study of yoga and enrolling in Shiva Rea’s 500 hour teacher training.

After several years of home practice with books and videos, and classes with many local teachers, I enrolled in a year-long teacher training to deepen my practice and connect with others of like mind. During my teacher training I experienced my first Anusara class when Deb Neubauer came as a guest teacher. I was so impressed by how much deeper my poses were, and how uplifted I felt after class that I knew I had to learn more, so I took every workshop and class I could, eventually taking a year-long teacher training with Deb. I continue to be awed and inspired in each Anusara class I take.

Anusara, which was developed by John Friend, celebrates the essential goodness in each student, and brings the student to a higher state of opening and freedom by addressing the inner experience as well as the physical alignments of the yoga postures. By opening ourselves to the greater flow of Universal energy, we find ourselves being transformed on the mat, as well as off.

My goal as a teacher is to create a safe, uplifting environment where each student feels inspired to reach inside to discover the strength, freedom and joy that is our essential nature.

Marge began practicing yoga nearly 10 years ago as part of a comprehensive health program. Initially drawn to power vinyasa as an aerobic, graceful exercise, she began to see that yoga’s benefits transcended the usual workout. Curious to discover why yoga was unique, she began to practice other styles, including restorative, which she found to be extremely powerful. Following a cancer diagnosis nearly 5 years ago, Marge entered deeply into the practice, finding that she could remain active and centered during the rigorous schedule of treatments and surgery. It was through NE Yoga that she found the support and courage to use yoga as a means of not only managing her life, but was inspired by Founder Sue Pentland’s willingness to bring her personal sorrows and challenges to the studio with an open mind and heart.

Marge completed her 200 hr certification with Lucy Cimini of Central Mass Yoga, where Lucy’s work with PTSD and combat veterans inspired her to more deeply explore the relationship between trauma and the physical/emotional response to trauma that could be addressed and healed through yoga.

Her personal practice is an Ashtanga- based practice which appeals to her for its meditative flow and comprehensive asana sequence. She recently attended a weekend workshop with Ashtanga master David Swenson.

In addition to working as a private duty nurse, Marge counsels and coaches women who have been through cancer treatment or other debilitating and traumatic experiences, bringing extensive knowledge of integrative therapy, nutrition, and restorative and therapeutic yoga to those who seek alternative methods of healing.