High Mountain Hall » Teachers

Satjeet Kaur

kimgrinnell — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:09:53 +0000

Satjeet Kaur has been practicing various forms of yoga since 1991, and she discovered the benefits of the science of Kundalini yoga in the year 2000 through the process of healing her own spinal injuries. Kundalini yoga, often referred to as the “yoga of awareness,” works on the energy of the spine. Each class includes a combination of pranayam (breath work), mantra (sound), mudra (hand position), asana (posture), and meditation. Most classes can be scaled from beginner to advanced, and no experience is required.

Satjeet graduated from Dartmouth College in 1990, and she completed the Yoga Alliance®–certified teacher training program for Kundalini Yoga as Taught by Yogi Bhajan® in 2007 at the Baba Siri Chand Ashram in Millis, Massachusetts.

Classes: Kundalini Yoga and Healing Gong Meditation

Allyson Neilson

kimgrinnell — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:54:59 +0000

Allyson Neilson , is an ISSA (International Sports Science Association) certified fitness trainer with certifications in Breast Cancer Recovery Care, Core Conditioning, Bootcamp, and Drums Alive from DSWFitness. She is also the founder of Flexible Fitness Personal Training and co-founder of Body Quest Bootcamp. Allyson approaches training holistically, assessing the choices and patterns of each client, and challenging both body and mind in order to achieve a lifestyle transformation that is tangible and sustainable.

Allyson’s interests in yoga, martial arts, and kettlebell training, as well as her background as a social worker, influence all aspects of her training and client-trainer relationships. Allyson keeps her clients motivated by constantly changing up her workouts, often taking clients outside to train when the weather permits.

Her interest in fitness reaches back to her youth in Cape Breton , Nova Scotia , where she started working out on her own – using Nautilus machines, lifting weights, and attending aerobics classes at a local gym. It was years later, after several life changes and a move to Maine, that her commitment to fitness deepened and translated into a desire to help other people transform their bodies and their lives.

Allyson sees clients in her private studio in Camden. Feel free to visit her website at flexiblefitnessme.com or call her at 542.8951.

Classes: A.B.S. All Body Sculpt

Michele DiGirolamo

kimgrinnell — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:17:03 +0000

Michele has been practicing yoga and the healing arts since 1989. She has found wonderful amazing teachers along the way and gleaned jewels of wisdom from many traditions. Michele is a graduate of the New England Institute of Massage, a Kripalu Yoga Instructor and a Reiki Master. She also completed a two year certificate in Energy Medicine with Alberto Villloldo and maintains a practice with her two fabulous Native American spiritual teachers.

Michele weaves elements of these teachings into her class as well as her practice.Michele’s vision is to hold a space of unconditional love and compassion, helping people to find a greater sense of peace. When we bring this to the yoga matt and our daily lives it creates a ripple effect without end, impacting all who come into contact with it.

Classes: Inner Sanctuary Yoga

Peter Rollins

kimgrinnell — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:33:17 +0000

Peter is a certified Black Belt instructor in Shaolin Kempo. He has been studying in the Northern Chi system for 9 years and previously practiced other martial arts such as Judo, Kung Fu, and Taiji Chuan. He is also a certified instructor of Beifang Qi Taiji Cane. For the past 3 years he has been teaching an afterschool martial arts program at the Lincolnville Central School with Brian Englander Sensei who is also a Northern Chi instructor.

Classes: Shaolin Kempo Workout

Lucy Pincince

kimgrinnell — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:49:56 +0000

In May, 2008, Lucy went to Fiji to join a group of thirty Americans, who all received the transmission and training, which enabled them to give the Oneness Blessing, also called the Oneness Experience or Deeksha.

The Oneness Blessing is a transfer of energy, similar to Reiki. It takes only a couple of minutes and has a clear intention behind it; that is, to leave the receiver with a feeling of peace, a letting go of the internal commentary, prior conditioning and anxiety that plagues so many of us. It has lasting effects. The Oneness Experience does not adhere to any religion, particular belief or spiritual path. Please see www.onenessnorthamerica.org the Oneness Website, to learn more about the Oneness Blessing.

Lucy, who lives in Lincolnville, is a Licensed Massage Therapist, Reiki Practitioner, and, for the longest part of her working life, a Speech/Language Pathologist.

Classes: Oneness Blessing

Korinn Scattoloni

kimgrinnell — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:08:44 +0000

When Korinn was born she landed in a quadruple pirouette with a twinkle in her eye. At the age of two she leaped from house top to house top and at the age of four practiced dance 25 hours a day. When she was 9 the doctor informed her parents that her hips would never be properly attached to her torso. From there she Cha Cha’d to California, Salsa’d to Utah, Merengue’d to Washington, then Tangoed to Delaware and Pennsylvania, and eventually skipped to Maine where she has assisted numerous adults and children in the mid coast for years in achieving their fitness as well as personal goals. Korinn is the pioneer of Zumba for the midcoast and the creator of the legendary ‘100 beads to fitness’ program.
To contact Korinn and learn more about her various programs, or to set up a free consultation, she may be reached at: Korinnsdance@msn.com

Classes: Zumba®, Zumba Toning

Anna Witholt-Abaldo

megsideris — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:26:27 +0000

Anna has been studying the 5Rhythms® with Gabrielle Roth and faculty for over 10 years, and became a certified 5Rhythms® teacher in 2001. Anna has taught classes and workshops in Europe, the Caribbean and New England since 1997. Her background in body-oriented psychology (MA) and Authentic Movement adds a sense of permission, groundedness and depth to her classes. In 2001, Anna founded her own studio for dance, movement and personal / spiritual development near Amsterdam. She directed the studio until 2004, when she moved to Maine following a vision of creating a place for this work amidst the beauty and stillness of nature.

As her teaching has ripened over the years, she continues to be fascinated by two realms in particular: working with partnering, and interpersonal relationships; and second, stimulating each individual to investigate their path, and supporting them in manifesting what deeply calls them in this moment.

When Anna is not teaching or dancing, she can usually be found chasing her two little children down a woods trail or up to her elbows in play dough. She also loves spending time with dear friends; taking in the beauty of Maine’s woods, hills, lakes and beaches; creating a warm and happy home with her beloved; and making art. – you can delete this highlighted part too if it’s too long; otherwise it can be kept. Anna is a professional member of the 5Rhythms® Teachers Association and the American Dance Therapy Association.

Anna is a professional member of the 5Rhythms® Teachers Association and the American Dance Therapy Association.

Classes: 5Rhythms®

Kari Luehman

megsideris — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:04:53 +0000

Kari has dedicated herself to the discipline and delight of teaching. She is devoted to her students of dance, and has worked in elementary schools, small businesses and family systems using the power of dance to enhance communication, and build stronger interpersonal relationships. She is always working toward potential, and loves bringing alive the inherent magic and power within each person, each group. Kari considers herself a “midwife for the creative potential in us all,” and believes in tending to the details of daily living like a garden. Kari is a Certified 5Rhythms® Waves Teacher. Kari’s email is karilue@gmail.com, look for her blog soon.

Classes: 5Rhythms®

Jessica Kent

megsideris — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:53:48 +0000

Jessica, originally from New Hampshire, studied behavioral science at Green Mountain College. She later moved to Maine to look for other, more holistic methods of healing. This lead to her massage therapy training at the Namaste Institute in Rockport and then to her yoga teacher training through Shiva Shakti School of Yoga. The practice of massage as a hands-on method of healing and relaxation combined with the mind, body, and spirit integration aspect of her yoga practice gives her unique insight on the overall health and wellness of herself and her clients. Jessica’s great interest in the physical and energetic body has only increased since finishing her trainings. She brings enthusiasm and a beginner’s mind to each of her yoga classes.

Classes: Early Morning Yoga

Colleen Duggan

megsideris — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:38:03 +0000

Colleen is a certified yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance who has been studying yoga for over 15 years throughout Asia, Europe and the US. She has taught locally in Camden and Islesboro since relocating here in 2001 to start a family. Her passion is Iyengar yoga- which focuses on alignment and precision in the poses. Colleen commutes regularly to Cambridge Mass to study with her mentor Patricia Walden. She has taken multiple trips to India to study Iyengar yoga from its source. Most recently she returned from two months of intensive study with the Iyengar family in India during October and November of 2008.

Classes: Iyengar Influenced Yoga