We are conscious and intentional about racial reconciliation. We are listening.
The Roots
Jennie Claire
Angelique O'Keefe
Angelique O'Keefe
Owner, Yoga Instructor, Reike Master, Certified Mindfulness Instructor, Thai Massage Therapist and Acupressure Therapist. Jennie has personal history of perseverance and recovery, and as a survivor of rape, abuse and addiction, brings a uniquely balanced perspective her classes, workshops and sessions. Through emotional and nervous system regulation, Jennie helps clients release somatized stress and trauma, allowing people to not only feel better, but be better.
Angelique O'Keefe
Angelique O'Keefe
Angelique O'Keefe
Trauma certified Baptiste instructor, focuses class on experiencing the connection between yoga & trauma. Explores emotions such as anxiety. Utilizes breath&movement to overcome distress.
Colleen Rossi
Angelique O'Keefe
Valerie Castagna
Colleen is a student of both yoga and spirituality. A 27-year master teacher and life-long learner, she graduated from West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Elementary Education. Colleen also earned Master's Degrees from Georgian Court University (Education) as well as Rider University (School and Clinical Counseling). Additionally, Colleen received her Certificate in Theology and Ministry from Princeton Theological Seminary.
Colleen perceives yoga as a restorative blend of mind, body and soul. She seeks to teach yoga that is applicable to all learners; differentiated for students with diverse needs, experiences and ability levels.
Valerie Castagna
Pamela Matusz Arroliga
Valerie Castagna
“Start at the beginning, move in the direction you want to go, never get to the end…it’s about the journey” I started my yoga journey in 1998 at the YMCA in Voorhees. In 1999, my much beloved teacher, Anne Foley, asked me to place my mat next to hers in the front of the room to help demonstrate poses as she walked about the room. That began my Kripalu/Iyengar/Hatha apprenticeship from 1999-to 2002. One day she handed me a AAA-I training application, told me to sign up for teacher training! I had never expressed any desire to be a teacher, just a student. I took the training and she turned over her class to me!!! I completed my Yoga Alliance 200 hour training at Experience Yoga Studios in 2010 under Jill Blumenstock and Bobbi Johnson. The program was a rich blend of Hatha, Vinyasa and Anusara based yoga. At the same time I completed a Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga program at Kripalu, a workshop with Amy Ippoliti, yoga and Yoga Nidra classes with Jennifer Reis, and a one day training with Eion Finn. Continuing my journey, I began my 500 hour Yoga Teacher Training in 2017 with Jill Blumenstock. I believe yoga happens from the inside out. When we slow down, pay attention to our bodies, and listen to the message, we expand the possibilities of our mind, body and spirit awakening our own inner teacher.
Kristin Ortiz
Pamela Matusz Arroliga
Pamela Matusz Arroliga
Kristin Ortiz is a level two reiki practitioner from Haddon Township, NJ. She is currently studying for her master level. Kristin believes that energy healing is a key modality in total body, mind, and spirit wellness. She takes the time to get to know each of her clients and how she can serve them to the highest good. Kristin is available for appointments on weekday nights or weekends. Shanti shanti, peace peace.
Pamela Matusz Arroliga
Pamela Matusz Arroliga
Pamela Matusz Arroliga
Educator/National Speaker/ Published Author/ Community Outreach Project Developer/ Life Coach/ Master Reiki/Mother/Woman.
We all wear many hats in our daily lives. Mine are all the same style, "advocate" would describe them best. As an urban educator, I advocated for my students and for the empty promise of equal education in our poorest areas. As a National Speaker, I advocated for the first generation college students. When I spent my weekend mornings painting front doors in and replacing locks downtown I advocated for the forgotten parts of the community. Energy work and healing is an act of true altruism as well, an offering of myself and my abilities to help those in need. Coaching allows me the opportunity to help shift my clients’ perspective to gain a new outlook and to live authentic to themselves. Teaching others to trust their intuition and break through the fear, that is the greatest obstacle to us all, is a beautiful process.
My energy work has been something that entered my life in my thirties while healing from my own personal trauma, but has been a part of me my entire life. I hope that one day energy work and the importance of our energy fields will become mainstreamed so that all can benefit from it. I truly believe everyone has the ability to resonate on a higher plane, and find their inner peace. I welcome the emerging scientific and medical studies that question our traditional two-dimensional health treatments. I’ve learned overtime how lucky I am to possess my intuitive nature. I consider myself to be blessed enough to use it in a way that fits into my life-long mission of helping others.
Heather Williams
Veronica Carpenter
Veronica Carpenter
Heather is a Master Level Reiki Practitioner who has been certified and practicing since 2015. She is currently enrolled in the 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training at Palo Santo Yoga and Wellness in South Philadelphia, and will graduate in May. She also has previous education in alcohol and substance abuse counseling.
Heather is a firm believer in the mind/body connection and how energy can be stored in the body creating blockages to freeing our minds, and allowing us to fully connect with our true spirit and pure consciousness. Throughout her whole life, even as a small child, Heather has always felt a connection to a higher Source.
Her Reiki practice is focused on allowing clients to feel seen, heard, safe, and loved in order to live a better and healthier life physically, mentally, and spiritually.
In her Yoga, Heather is drawn to meditation, mantra, and philosophy based teaching. In her classes, you will learn how to take yoga off the mat and into your daily life.
She is also the owner of Lotus & Pearl, a local spiritual wellness brand creating Reiki/Crystal infused mists and intention bundles
Veronica Carpenter
Veronica Carpenter
Veronica Carpenter
Veronica is a Philadelphia native, currently residing in Audubon NJ. She has been practicing Yoga since 2003 and teaching since 2008. She deepened her practice and solidified her teaching skills when she studied in Philadelphia with Beyond Asana to become a 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher in 2014. She is currently enrolled in Yoga Life Institutes Comprehensive Yoga Therapy Certification program where she became a 500-hour RYT in 2019 and will graduate with over 1,000 hours of training in June of 2021. Since Veronica’s beginnings she has taught a variety of classes including Heated Power, Gentle, Vinyasa, Restorative and Yin. Veronica also has a background in relationship-based therapy with children on the autism spectrum and has used Yoga as a self-awareness tool with that population. She believes Yoga is an instrument that can be used by individuals of all ages/abilities to connect to their highest selves. Veronica is forever a yoga student and practices tapping into her authentic voice as a teacher. Her overall teaching intention is rooted in the hopes that her students move and breathe with acceptance, appreciation and gratitude- all with a childlike and playful attitude.
Beth O'Brien
Veronica Carpenter
Elizabeth Jordan
Angelic healer, hypnotist and medium. Offering Hynosis and workshops. Hypnosis is a relaxed subconscious state of mind to which the person is still conscious and regulates sensations and emotions. Hypnosis is great for PTSD, anxiety, stress, smoking cessation, weight loss, addiction, fear, past life regression and more.
Elizabeth Jordan
Elizabeth Jordan
Elizabeth Jordan
Elizabeth Jordan is a holistic health practitioner who utilizes a complete mind, body and spirit approach to holistic health through the use of massage, hypnosis, coaching, somatic and plant therapy. She is a licensed massage massage therapist in the state of New Jersey helping clients address physical pain through therapeutic massage, reflexology and oracular therapy. As a certified medicinal and clinical aromatherapist she teaches about the power of plants and how to simply and safely use essential oil’s and flower essences as a holistic modality that complement your current healing protocols.