Our Teachers
John Beauregard
John came to yoga as a result of a dance injury six years ago. Initially invested in the practice of yoga as a physical healing process, he soon discovered a remarkable consistency, strength, and solidity growing out of time spent on the mat and within the quiet mind. He studied to teach under Corina Brenner and Jill Manning at Wake Up Yoga in Philadelphia and relocated to Somerville just in time for Bow Street's grand opening! Off the mat he combines his physical practice with a performative one, creating collaborative dance-theater pieces with Green Chair Dance Group and touring dance festivals. He studied literature at Swarthmore College and remains a student of words: just as the breath bridges the gap between mind and body, words join the internal experience to our environment.
John's classes aim to cultivate attentiveness to the breath and body, paving inroads for honest and compassionate inquiry into the self and its surroundings. Knowledgeable, matter-of-fact instruction is balanced with the inherent joy and playfulness of physically rigorous asana, helping students build a solid foundation of strength and mobility.
Theresa Briggs Paraskos
My sister dragged me to my first vinyasa class and I have to admit I would have preferred to meet her at the gym. Although I was initially put off by the “weird” aums and the man next to me thanking me for my energy, I couldn’t deny how amazing I felt. Since then I have grown to LOVE the auming, the energy shared, and the amazing tranquility this practice has given me. I love exploring the tiny shifts that can bring integrity to a pose, and the larger internal shifts that allow me to be comfortable in my own body. After leaving college with a degree in psychology and the unfortunate mindset that certain things just cannot be healed, yoga has renewed my belief in the therapeutic process and the possibility of change. I teach to share the multitude of benefits a daily yoga practice can provide, and guide my students with a light heart and a sense of humor. My classes are inspired by my incredible teachers of all yoga styles throughout the years- including Richard Lanza, Cat Kabira, Noah Maze, Ana Forest, Sean Corne- and continued study with the wonderful Barbara Benagh- and all the beautiful family and friends I am blessed to share my life with :)
Angela Marie Harrity
On the Mat: Yoga has become an extension of the alternative healing modalities that Angela has studied for the majority of her life. Her classes are light-hearted yet physically challenging. With her gentle approach, she introduces the postures and techniques of the practice to reveal the liberating quality of yoga. Through creative sequencing she hopes that all come to their mats with the ability to laugh a little while practicing; unlocking new possibilities with the journey.
Off the Mat: When she is not teaching yoga, you may find her in the front of a classroom exposing undergraduate students to the details of modern sciences.
Ryan Hill
Yoga has completely changed the way I live my life! After one of my first long savasanas, I realized that I have been safe all along. I’m enamored with the architecture of the body and use my daily practice to remind myself of life’s simple truths. The journey never ends and the realizations become more and more profound.
My practice is about passion and joy! It’s too easy to forget the basics of being alive- to breathe, sweat, laugh and cry! I’m here to provide you a safe space to fully experience yourself; to question and evolve your perception of reality. You’ll be encouraged to make the practice your own by modifying to meet your own needs.
I trained with David Vendetti at South Boston Yoga and have studied extensively with Anna Forrest, playfully with Sadie Nardini, and consistently with Magi Pierce and Todd Skoglund. I am also trained in myofacial yoga therapy and actively help people to manage body pain and break through their walls and masks.
Come play!Kari Jacobsen
Kari began practicing yoga and meditation in 2001, with the hope of reducing anxiety and stress. The sense of calm she attained with a simple 30-minute practice at the end of the day inspired her to make yoga a regular part of her life. Appreciating the balance of yin and yang, Kari teaches both vigorous, heat-building styles and contemplative, restoring styles of yoga. Kari studied with Ana Forrest, completing the foundational teacher training in Forrest Yoga and with Sarah Powers, completing a teacher training in Yin Yoga. She guides her students to find and listen to their inner wisdom so they practice in a way that feels dynamic and healing. Having studied CranioSacral Therapy through The Upledger Institute, Kari incorporates hands-on work to help students unravel areas of tension and restriction. Off the mat, she delights in the challenge of working as a mechanical engineer, investigating train collisions.
Carolyn Little
Registered Yoga Teacher, Reiki II practitioner, has studied and practiced yoga for more than 10 years and during this time has moved and traveled extensively both nationally and internationally. No matter where she is in the world, her mat is her home. Yoga is a grounding force in her life; a unification of mind, body and spirit. She hopes to share this inner peace and strength she has found through yoga with her students as she guides them through a safe and loving, yet vigorous vinyasa; or through a meditative, grounding and centering yin yoga class.
Carolyn has a background in ballet and various other types of dance which lead her to connect with the the graceful flow of vinyasa yoga. She has studied yoga, energy work and meditation with Richard Lanza (owner of Open Doors Power Yoga & Healing Center), Gary Kraftsow (founder of the American Viniyoga Institute), Desiree Rumbaugh (Anusara), David Vendetti (owner of South Boston Yoga), as well as with various international yoga teachers and healers in Southeast Asia. Carolyn also completed a yin yoga teacher training program with Josh Summers (Yin yoga and Insight Meditation) and is influenced by Paul Grilley and Sarah Powers (Insight Yoga). Her Yin classes combine traditional yoga poses with the meridian system from Chinese medicine, as well as Buddhist meditation.
Carolyn has a master's degree in International Relations in Social Justice and has worked in South America on issues of women's health and reproductive rights. Her goal is to be a catalyst for positive change by embodying a compassionate and holistic health approach to life.
Christie Rosen
Christie fell in love with yoga while volunteering and living at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in the Berkshires. Ever since then, yoga has been the most important part of her daily life, physically, mentally and spiritually. She completed her yoga teacher training at the Nosara Yoga Institute in Costa Rica with Don and Amba Stapleton and took her JourneyDance™ teacher training at Kripalu with Toni Bergins. Christie is most inspired by music and movement, and her classes will encourage you to follow your heart, listen to your body and have fun!
Christie has seen first hand how yoga can positively affect people in every aspect of life. She has been forever changed by the benefits of yoga and enjoys nothing more than seeing this transformation occur in her students. Her number one goal is to make her students happy and she loves taking requests.
Christie is also passionate about healthy living. She is a certified holistic health coach and received her training from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York City. She loves talking to people about simple ways they can improve their health and happiness. Visit her website at www.christierosen.com or email her at christie.rosen@gmail.com.
Jenn Pici
Jenn is a Yoga Alliance certified Power Vinyasa instructor with 10 years of practice and close to 5 years of teaching under her belt. A former collegiate distance runner, Jenn turned to yoga for guidance and balance. She believes in the healing power of yoga and welcomes people of all levels to be challenged and inspired by it. She creates her “flow” series for the day depending on the students’ energy, the moon cycles, and her own creative inspiration. Jenn uses music to guide the flow of each class and says teaching yoga is her favorite and most fulfilling part of each day.
Check out her blog for more information or insight: jpiciyogini.blogspot.com
Rob Phillips
Like many modern Yogis, Rob Phillips first came to yoga primarily seeking the physical benefits. As a fitness enthusiast, he hoped to increase his flexibility and perhaps even reduce his stress a bit. After unassumingly walking into an Ashtanga class, he was left humbled by the physical challenge and inspired by the energetic effects. It wasn’t long before he became a dedicated Ashtangi.
While he appreciates the strong energies created by the more active practices, Rob is also an enthusiast of the calmer contemplative practices of Yin Yoga and Buddhist Vipassana (Insight) meditation. After years of working with anxiety and depression, yoga and meditation have provided him with a base of focus and confidence that continues to grow with each year of practice.
Rob’s classes draw influences from the Buddhist tradition, placing a heavy emphasis on mindfulness of the body and movement of the breath; but his dry and witty humor help to keep a light air in the room. His first teacher training was in Yin Yoga with Josh Summers and he has also completed his 200-hour training through YogaWorks with Natasha Rizopoulos. More recently, mentorships with Kate O'Donnel and Nicole Clark have continued to inspire and shape his teaching. Rob is forever indebted to all of his teachers, both past and present, for helping him to discover his full potential.