Gwenivere Lovewell
Gwenivere started her yoga education in 2002 after meeting her first teacher, from that year forward is was undeniable that she was indeed in love with the practice. Later, in 2006 she formally trained and has spent every following year in a continuation of her education in the art and practice of yoga. Her warm-hearted classes bring sunshine and on any day she'll keep you challenged and invigorated in any pose. Gwen works with the attendance of every class customizing it to fit the students needs and incorporates therapeutics for aiding healing processes. Even those with special conditions are treated with the highest honor for being a part of the practice. She finds that yoga is a continuous self-study that takes as many forms as does life and it's a joyous as well as courageous journey.
Gwen's classes range from warm fast paced, challenging and invigorating, to slow, mindful and technically based. Making yoga accessible is her priority so straps, blocks, bolsters and blankets are common feature for those who need it. She is big in applying yogic wisdom to our every day living for all we live real lives and yoga is such help in fully enjoying it.
Gwen's classes range from warm fast paced, challenging and invigorating, to slow, mindful and technically based. Making yoga accessible is her priority so straps, blocks, bolsters and blankets are common feature for those who need it. She is big in applying yogic wisdom to our every day living for all we live real lives and yoga is such help in fully enjoying it.
Elizabeth McQuiad
Elizabeth believes that the benefits of a yoga practice are available to all students - natural flexibility is not a requirement! Her classes offer an alignment focused Vinyasa Flow with a strong emphasis on injury prevention and compassion for the body through use of modifications and props.
Elizabeth took her first yoga class almost 15 years ago – what started as a great workout became a profound tool for finding perspective and managing anxiety in times of high stress. When the opportunity presented itself Elizabeth decided to leave behind a 10 year career in advertising and dedicate herself to practicing and teaching yoga. She is grateful to her teachers past and present and feels honored to share this practice with others!
Elizabeth received her 200 hour certification at the School of Hatha Yoga at the Ananda Ashram in Monroe, NY and recently completed her YogaWorks certification with Natasha Rizopoulos. She has also trained with David Vendetti and Todd Skoglund of South Boston Yoga.
Elizabeth took her first yoga class almost 15 years ago – what started as a great workout became a profound tool for finding perspective and managing anxiety in times of high stress. When the opportunity presented itself Elizabeth decided to leave behind a 10 year career in advertising and dedicate herself to practicing and teaching yoga. She is grateful to her teachers past and present and feels honored to share this practice with others!
Elizabeth received her 200 hour certification at the School of Hatha Yoga at the Ananda Ashram in Monroe, NY and recently completed her YogaWorks certification with Natasha Rizopoulos. She has also trained with David Vendetti and Todd Skoglund of South Boston Yoga.
Andrea Fotopoulos
Andrea first stepped onto the mat and into the practice of yoga in 1995. She had no idea then how it would profoundly shift her own life. She received her original 200 hour training certification in Hatha Yoga in 2004, but soon after immersed herself in training and skillful action in Anusara Yoga. She steadily surfs the waves of her own unfolding as an Anusara-Inspired Teacher to which she has offered more than a 1000 hours of study, playful self inquiry and a desire to serve others in helping them experience their own unique beauty.
Andrea teaches her students to always start with a solid foundation from which they can expand themselves into their own greatness. She believes the way to align with your heart is through fun and playful engagement of all that life has to offer. Her classes focus on strong alignment principles, as a mechanism for healing and strengthening from the inside out. Therapeutics and adjustments are offered as a way to help her students get a tastier taste of their experience!
She is profoundly grateful to all her teachers for their wisdom and ability to laugh- especially John Friend, Stacey Rosenberg, Abby Tucker, Paul Muller-Ortega and Douglas Brooks.
Andrea teaches her students to always start with a solid foundation from which they can expand themselves into their own greatness. She believes the way to align with your heart is through fun and playful engagement of all that life has to offer. Her classes focus on strong alignment principles, as a mechanism for healing and strengthening from the inside out. Therapeutics and adjustments are offered as a way to help her students get a tastier taste of their experience!
She is profoundly grateful to all her teachers for their wisdom and ability to laugh- especially John Friend, Stacey Rosenberg, Abby Tucker, Paul Muller-Ortega and Douglas Brooks.
Lotsie Cash
Lotsie has been a professional ballet dancer for the past 6 years and has always found great comfort, strength, and peace through the practice of yoga. What originally started out as a supplemental form of exercise and work has blossomed into a life changing and inspiring new lifestyle. Lotsie received her 200-hour vinyasa flow training under the instruction of Vidya Heisel of Frog Lotus Yoga International in Acebo, Spain. She completed Sadie Nardini's Rockstar Core Strength Vinyasa teacher training and is constantly learning and growing. She credits her training thus far to Ame Wren, Sadie Nardini, Vidya Heisel, Kate Heffernan and Patricia Walden but continues to learn everyday from each and every one of her students and fellow yogis and yoga teachers. She currently dances with Contrapose Dance and teaches vinyasa flow in the Boston area both publicly and privately. In addition to being a dancer and yogi, Lotsie enjoys exploring various forms of meditation and mindfulness techniques, thai yoga massage, acupuncture/acupressure, and vegetarian cuisine. Lotsie is a recent college grad and has a BA in psychology from Harvard University. She is an animal lover and a proud mother of two yoga loving cats and hopes to one day blend the practice of yoga with an animal rescue/sanctuary and wellness center. She is very happy to be a part of the Shiva Shakti team!