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About Us
The idea for the Lenox Yoga studio was created by Premier Instructor and Berkshire county native Sue Parsley. While Sue has taught and teaches for many exclusive spas such as Canyon Ranch of the Berkshires, The Westmoor Club in Nantucket and The Ritz Carlton in Montego Bay Jamaica, she wanted a place for locals to practice close to home. After a site search, the Curtis Building offered a wonderful historic setting and beautiful space. The studio features a cooperative of independent teachers, hand selected for their expertise. Classes incorporate many different styles and backgrounds of yoga into flowing practices. Teachers are trained to work with beginners and help them progress by providing individual modifications for each pose. We teach Hatha, Kriya, Kripalu,, SUP Yoga, Ashtanga, Vinyasa, and Power Yoga, and we have added Pilates Taiji and Qigong. Levels range from easy to moderate to vigorous practices. Contact us for more info.
Faculty
Sue Parsley
Sue is a certified master yoga instructor specializing in Corporate Wellness. In addition to teaching and lecturing at many WORLD CLASS facilities including Canyon Ranch Lenox , Club Westmoor in Nantucket and Equinox in Vermont.Sue also serves as the Wellness Director at The Center for Motivationa nd Change in the Berkshires. As a former athlete and coach, Sue quickly found her way to the forefront of yoga teachers. With the precise instruction and athletic edge she adds to each of her classes, it makes them palatable to both the seasoned practitioner and the weekend athlete. Sue works with many celebrities and high profile clients sculpting their bodies naturally.and her approach has landed her respective Awards for Outstanding Guest Service at Canyon Ranch for 10 years in a row. In 2015 and 2016 Sue was named Ambassador to The Canyon Ranch Institute, an honor reserved for those who embody the highest standards of wellness, both personally and professionally.
Blaise Gregory
I have had the opportunity to work with/teach thousands of clients over the last 16 years and have decided to take this hands on knowledge and share it in a more individual, focused setting. My strengths lie in an understanding of what works in a "real life" setting we can pull a workout from a book but if you don't know how to apply it to the your own specific objectives, it's a waste of time. Understanding what is needed to reach your goals are the key. Expertise : yoga, strength training; free weights, body weight, Chi Gong, Aqua; teaching basic strokes and fitness classes. Kettlebells, Sandbags TRX, VIPR, Mat Pllaties, flexibility, mobility, functional body patterning, Heavy ropes. Certifications: American College of Sport Medicine, Yoga Alliance CYT (certified Yoga Teacher), American Tai Chi Chi Gong Association, Crossfit Mobility, Madd Dog Indoor Cycling (past Master trainer) ,Indo-Row Schwinn Indoor Cycling,TRX, SHOCKWAVE,VIPR,ZEN*GA
Nora Fenner
Nora received her 200-hour yoga certification from Sundari Yoga Studio in 2004. She found yoga through attending fitness classes at her local gym and fell in love with yoga. Nora began practicing Ashtanga yoga over 10 years ago. She has attended workshops with Manju Jois, David Swenson, David Williams, Angela Farmer, Bryan Kest, Simon Park and a few others. Nora brings a light cheer, peace and a well-balanced physical and mental practice to her classes. She feels the practice guides her to inner peace and strength, which she offers to her classes.
Laurie Carroll
Laurie helps his students channel their yoga skills to work for them in everyday awareness, concentration, stress management and overall good physical and mental health. Laurie encourages his students to be patient and kind to themselves, working at their own level. He will leave you with new skills of self awareness and empower you to find balance and centeredness in your life.
Laurie Carroll is a yoga-alliance certified instructor through the Kripalu lineage. He is passionate about supporting others’ health and fitness. He is a native born Australian who grew up as a surfer and long distance runner, including two 100 mile ultra-marathons. Laurie is a veteran educator who was nominated for the Distinctive Educator of the Berkshires. He has been practicing yoga for ten years and meditation for thirty years.
Greg Dilisio
Greg is a licensed acupuncturist, licensed massage therapist, certified advanced-level Qigong and T’ai Chi teacher, and Kripalu 500 hour Professional Level Yoga teacher. He specializes in an integrative approach to Oriental Medicine, incorporating Qigong energy healing, Therapeutic Massage, and Herbal Medicine into his work.Greg graduated from the New England School of Acupuncture, Newton MA in 1997 and has been practicing both Japanese and Chinese styles of acupuncture for over 18 years. Greg served as a full-time acupuncturist and Chinese Medicine practitioner at Canyon Ranch for over a decade, where he lectured, taught classes, and gave the guests acupuncture sessions.his teaching of Qigong and T’ai Chi, Greg creates powerful possibilities for you for your own self-care. More than a decade ago Greg developed a close association with 19th generation Master Yang Yang, and incorporates his Evidence-Based Qigong and T’ai Chi curriculum into everything he teaches now. He loves teaching an integrated approach to energy cultivation and energy healing, for a graceful body and peaceful mind. He has served many thousands of students in T’ai Chi and Qigong classes.
Michael Pulitzer
Michael Pulitzer is a 500 hour professionally Kripalu trained and certified yoga and mediation instructor. He began his inquiry and yoga practice over 15 years ago while working as a television broadcasting executive. He has been teaching with the Berkshire Kripalu Yoga community, the Phoenix House program for recovery, Rhythms Studio, the Lenox Club and Berkshire Pulse and has tailored classes for men with Yoga for Guys as well as restorative classes.
Robin Slick
Loving how yoga has made her body feel for over 25 years, Robin earned her 200 hour teaching certificate from Kripalu four years ago and is now pursing her 500 hour, having completed the Kripalu Vinyasa module. Originally from New York City, she is a retired attorney, wife, and mother of two children who has made the Berkshires her home for the past 17 years. Robin believes in the transformative power of yoga when practiced with mindfulness, authenticity, and compassion. With a consistent practice, her students notice an increase in flexibility and strength. Robin’s ultimate goal as a yoga instructor is to empower her students to skillfully participate and engage in life both on and off the mat. One of Robin’s great privileges as a teacher is to introduce beginners to yoga! You can “LIKE” Robin on Facebook at Voluminous Yoga - Yoga for everybody, no matter your age, shape, size, or fitness level.
Sue Shook
Sue is a Yoga Institute Of The Berkshires Graduate and Yoga Alliance Member has been practicing yoga for over 16 years. Her own practice has a strong emphasis on breath awareness and feels it has been the driving force of her love for yoga.
She encourages students, friends and strangers to appreciate themselves by simply showing up on the mat.
Her intention is to create a playful, safe, grounded practice while focusing on linking slow movement with the breath. You will feel nurtured in your final calm Shavasana pose.
When not on the mat practicing yoga, you will likely find her beautifying a client's landscape, running or hiking in the woods with 2 loving labradors Buddha & Elvis.
She is a native of the Berkshires and business owner/partner.
Mary Hannah Parkman
Mary Hannah Parkman, a native of Berkshire County, has been a student of yoga for 17 years, and a certified teacher for 7 years. Mary Hannah earned her 200-hour certification in teachings from Iyengar, Kundalini and Kali Ray TriYoga at the Arlington Center in Arlington, MA. She also studied Hatha and Ashtanga yoga under Vidya Jacqueline Heisel, Director of Frog Lotus Yoga International. Mary Hannah finds yoga strengthens her connection to inner wisdom and brings joy and mindfulness to life off the mat. Her calm and friendly approach creates a welcoming space and invites students to deepen their practice.
Mary Hannah is a Yoga Instructor, Outdoor Sports Guide and Drumming Instructor at Canyon Ranch. She presents R&R workshops and leads outdoor experiences at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. Mary Hannah’s passion for the outdoors extends to serving on the Board of Directors for two Berkshire-based environmental organizations, Tamarack Hollow Nature and Cultural Center and Berkshire Environmental Action Team, both focused on environmental education, conservation and protection. In 2016 she found BFF Adventures, a grant winning project specializing in empowering women and girls.
Cherilyn Zaretsky
In 1999, while recovering from a dance injury, I took my first yoga class at the studio across the street from my apartment in New York City, Dharma Yoga, and never looked back. What I once used solely for physical exercise and rehabilitation, has now completely changed my life.
After several years of practice, I completed my 200hr certification with Sri Dharma Mittra and continue my studies as often as possible while being mommy to my two children. I enjoy leading several levels of dharma yoga and my own flow classes.
Class Inspiration:
Drawing on my current career as a mental health therapist and former professional dancer, I enjoy 'choreographing' fun, challenging asana sequences while always bringing awareness to the mind/body connection. Be prepared to move a lot and think outside of the edges of your mat. Yoga is so much more than the physical and it is my hope that each of my students will discover something new about themselves each time they step onto their mat.
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