Instructors

ERYT 500, Patanjali School Of Yoga, Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner From KSA, Certified Aromatherapist

Jolie is the Founder and Director of Mandala Yoga Center for Healing Arts, and has been a certified yoga teacher from The Patanjali Yoga Center in Kathmandu, Nepal since 1990. Jolie is certified as an Ayurvedic Diet & Lifestyle Practitioner from the Kripalu School of Ayurveda and is trained as a practitioner of the Ayurvedic hands on Treatments as well as an Aromatherapist.

Her yoga classes guide you to maintain a steady synchronicity of breath and movement as a way to experience a deep listening of Self. She'll keep you moving in a strength-building flow incorporating steps along the way for your body and mind to fully embody the complexity of each posture. There is often Ayurvedic wisdom and tools for daily well-being woven throughout. As a student of the classic Ashtanga system she returns to that particular tradition to shape much of her sequencing. It's a practice that celebrates a vibrant life both on and off the mat.

ERYT 500, Vinyasa flow, Doug Keller, Russill Paul Influence

Sheryl leads students in an anatomically detailed, breath based, vinyasa flow, interwoven with mantra, and philosophy, and is known for her exuberant, comprehensive teaching of yoga. Sheryl has taught yoga, and dance, with integrated anatomy, for over 3 decades, and is grateful to many teachers including Stephanie Dodge, Doug Keller, Dr. Edwin Bryant, Russill Paul, and Thich Nhat Hanh. She holds certifications in Yoga, Wellness Coaching, Laban Effort-Shape, an MFA in Arts Administration, a BFA in Dance, and has enjoyed professional careers as a ballet / modern dancer and teacher, an arts administrator, and health/fitness coach. When not at the studio, Sheryl teaches yoga to teenagers at the Ross Upper School. She may be found by a warm wood stove in winter, and on the beach in summer, meditating on the beauty and spaciousness of the East End.

Anusara Influenced, Vinyasa Flow

Emily Weitz McLean believes that yoga is a tool to access the truth within, to remain grounded in the moment, and to breathe through the tight spots in life. Educated in the Anusara style, she completed her 200-hour teacher training with Lois Nesbitt, Ellen Saltonstall, and Julie Dohrman in 2007. Since then she has been bringing these profound teachings to studios all over the East End. She weaves themes such as grounding, joy, and centering to help students bring the strength of their practice to their everyday lives.

Yoga Shanti Certified 500 hour RYT

Born and raised in East Hampton Stacy is thrilled to be able to share her love of yoga with the community in which she grew up. Stacy’s classes are uplifting, alignment focused and thoughtfully sequenced. Stacy completed the 300 hour Yoga Shanti Teacher Training program in 2011, the 100 hour advanced training in 2014 and the Urban Zen Integrative Therapy program in 2014. She has since gone on to be a faculty member in Yoga Shanti Teacher Trainings. Stacy loves the loyal yoga students at Mandala and is proud to be a part of the community.

Authorized Level One Ashtanga Yoga Teacher

By the grace of her guru, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, and with the blessing of her teacher, R. Sharath Jois, Frances Jones is an Authorized Level One Ashtanga teacher who has been lucky enough to have a daily Ashtanga practice for the past twenty years. Frances welcomes students of all levels, abilities and traditions.

Roey Ficaro, LCSW, RYT, CHT, has been a certified yoga/meditation Instructor for over 20 years, as well as a practicing licensed psychotherapist/hypnotherapist. Her extensive yoga training is based on Iyengar & Anusara systems of alignment. In addition to teaching fun level 1-2 classes she is also certified with Judith Lasater in Restorative Yoga. Roey became inspired to utilize hypnotic stress reduction techniques with Crystal singing bowls while in restorative poses to target anxiety, sleep issues & PTSD by dropping one’s nervous system to Parasympathetic mode where healing can begin.

Mandala certified, Vinyasa Flow

Montauk-born Alison has always had a passion for sports of all kinds - anything that involved physical movement. Once she discovered yoga at 17, she fell in love with it's principles and the blend of spirituality, breath and movement. 

Alison's newfound love moved her to practice many different styles of yoga as frequently as possible. She then deepened her practice with Mandala Yoga's teacher training program. Alison teaches playful, vinyasa-inspired classes that offer glimpses of many aspects of yoga including breathwork, spirituality, philosophy and meditation.

RYT-500 Awakened Life School of Yoga

The style of yoga that I teach is vinyasa, which directly translates “to place in a particular way.” In linking breath & movement, my classes are designed to bring your awareness to the present moment while strengthening the mind/body connection. We will practice different pranayama techniques to help you breathe into each asana & cultivate your spiritual connection with the practice.

Leah’s classes are beautifully paced, carefully sequenced and led with delicate instruction.

Leah graduated from Georgetown University in 2001, completed a 200 hour training at the Nosara Yoga Institute in 2003, the 500 hour teacher training at Yoga Shanti in 2004 and the 500 hour Urban Zen training in 2010.

She is grateful to her teachers and students for years of collaboration, conversation and community.

Rameshwar Das has been navigating a spiritual path for 50 years. Ramesh met Ram Dass in 1968, and spent time with Neem Karoli Baba in India from 1970-72. He learned vipassana meditation from Goenka in India. Ramesh has worked as an artist, photographer, environmentalist and writer. He has collaborated on many projects with Ram Dass over the years, including the original Be Here Now and the Love Serve Remember recordings, and is co-author with Ram Dass on three books, Be Love Now (2010), Polishing the Mirror (2013), and Being Ram Dass (2021).

Iyengar, Heart of Yoga 500 hour RYT

Kate is at heart a traveler and adventurer, for years studying traditional arts and teaching yoga in Japan, immersing in India, living in a monastery in Thailand, trekking the Himalayas in Nepal, and walking alone across Tibet to Lhasa from Southwestern China. She visits India regularly to visit her teachers and the temples in the Himalayas. She has studied for 35 years with master teachers of Yoga, BKS Iyengar, Patabi Jois, among others. Throughout the yoga journey, she is certified in Shiatsu Massage, Ayurvedic healing, natural gourmet cooking and Feng Shui.

RYT 300, Certified Children's Yoga, Certified Prenatal

Bunny’s decades of modern dance led her to her yoga path. She has found that her interaction with children has tapped into a genuine sense of purpose & gratefulness. The spontaneity, curiosity, courage & inherent joy of children supports her devotion to them. Love of music, movement & children keep her inner smile beaming!

Bunny received her 200hour teacher training through the Sonic at Mandala Yoga Teacher Training led by Jolie Parcher and Lauren Hanna. She expanded her 300 hour education through the Mandala Yoga Mentorship program and was kids yoga certified by Shari Vilchez-Blatt of Karma Kids Yoga in NYC. Prenatal certified through Sonic Yoga led by Lauren Hanna & Sarah Ireland.

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Larson is a passionate health educator and author of “The Simple, Healing Cleanse: The Ayurvedic Path to Energy, Clarity, Wellness, and Your Best You”. She has two decades of practice as a certified massage therapist, yoga teacher, and Ayurvedic consultant. Kimberly is a graduate of the Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda, a former Kripalu faculty member, and has completed advanced studies in India and Thailand.

She has devoted the last decade to Ayurveda and Cleansing: creating personalized health plans for individuals including daily diet and recipes, personalized yoga and self-care, and cleansing practices tailored to each individual. She and her husband Terrel create herbal products, tinctures, and oils together and spread their love of Ayurveda.