All Yoga for health instructors believe that each student is a unique individual and that his or her yoga practice must be adapted to benefit and support that uniqueness. No matter how large or small a class, each person is encouraged to focus within him or herself and to move with the breath, as deeply or softly as feels right to them. The practice of yoga is a personal experience that brings balance to the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of ourselves.

Our certified yoga instructors all practice and study various styles of Hatha Yoga and Yoga Therapy and are experienced group facilitators.

Janet Green Garrison, Founder and Director Janet began teaching Hatha Yoga thirty years ago and named her practice Yoga for health because of her personal experience with the healing powers of yoga. Within six months of regularly practicing the yoga asanas, or postures, Janet stopped smoking, lost weight, changed her diet from junk food to health food and felt as though she had found a path that could guide her through whatever challenges life had to offer. The positive changes in her body, mental attitude and spiritual beliefs were undeniable and inspired her to pursue further training and become a yoga instructor. Janet completed the 6 week Teacher Training Program with Swami Vishnudevananda in 1973 and the White Lotus Teacher Certification Program in Santa Barbara in 1994. Each year she continues her studies with various renowned Iyengar, Bikram, Kripalu and Sivananda instructors and maintains a personal practice that feeds the wealth of experience that her teaching comes from. Her classes are an eclectic blend of Hatha Yoga styles reflecting her continued study with instructors such as Rodney Yee, Angela Farmer, Erich Schiffmann, and Gayna Uransky. Janet is also a Certified Substance Abuse Therapist and has led therapeutic groups at local substance abuse clinics for two decades. She is a popular speaker on the benefits and pleasures of yoga, and hosts "Yoga For Health" on Cape Ann Cable Access Television, Channel 12, Thursdays, 8:30 to 9:00 pm.

Joan Collier
Prior to becoming a certified Yoga Teacher Joan Collier was a Registered Pediatric Nurse, and Patient Advocate. "I have practiced Hatha Yoga under Janets' excellent tutelage for eight years.  Yoga is the love of my life. With the encouragemnet of Janet, Bo Abrams and Carol James, I completed the  Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training in 2002."  Joan has been teaching in the Cape Ann area for 3 years.  She is a member of the Kripalu Teachers Association and Yoga Alliance. "I truly believe the best gift we can give the world and ourselves is the peace and mindfulness that can be attained from the regular practice of Yoga.

Kim Valeri is the founder and director of YOGAspirit® Studios and Healing Center is a Registered Yoga Teacher with over 20 years of teaching experience. She has been certifying teachers since 1999 and has mentored many practitioners of Yoga in the New England area. A graduate of the BKS Iyengar Teacher Training program, her Hatha practice is based in Iyengar Yoga, with Patricia Walden as her primary teacher. She is also a certified Kundalini Yoga instructor. Kim has a profound connectedness to a faith deep within her heart, and guides others to find this place of faith within themselves. She has cultivated inner qualities of strength, grace and service. Most of all, Kim is a student of life and a dedicated mother, friend, and mystic. Kim will also be teaching a yearlong Teacher Certification course beginning this January. See her web site for more information: www.yogaspiritstudios.com .