Simply Yoga

Lynne Greene

Lynne has been teaching yoga full time for 8 years now. She was a core teacher at Westfield Yoga Studio for 4 years, a core teacher at Heartsong Yoga in East Longmeadow, MA for 3 years and in November 2006, opened Simply Yoga in East Windsor, CT. She also teaches yoga at a Vernon Congregate Living Center and has been teaching at the Enfield Senior Center for 5 years.

She taught yoga to children in the Suffield school system for one school year. Lynne spent two weeks of the summer of 2005 assisting her yoga teacher, Christopher Ken Baxter at the Omega Center in Rhinebeck, NY. In the spring of 2005, she had a piece published in the book, Yoga Meditations ~Timeless Mind-Body Practices.

Lynne received her 200-hour certification from Atma Yoga in 2000. Atma Yoga is a Kripalu based yoga which is founded in core strength and safety of the body. After working in the medical field for 16 years, as a Medical Assistant and Office Manager in pediatric and family medicine, she honors the way that yoga addresses the mind, body connection.

Lynne completed a 5 day Vinyasa Flow Teacher’s Intensive with Shiva Rea. She enjoys putting Vinyasa or yoga flows together to help create releases. She also works with creative visualization during relaxation, which led her to Yoga Nidra training at Kripalu Yoga Center in July 2004. This now allows her to share her love of the deep relaxation of Yoga Nidra. This guided deep relaxation is especially helpful for those with chronic physical or emotional pain.

Feline O’Gorman

Feline O’Gorman was fortunate to be introduced to yoga and meditation as a child, early in life.

Feline sees the benefits of yoga and meditation as gifts and is dedicated to the mission of sharing these gifts with others, of all ages! She is a certified Kripalu Yoga instructor, Radiant Child Yoga Program teacher, YogaEd Tools for Teachers instructor, and is a registered yoga teacher (RYT) with the Yoga Alliance.

Feline’s teaching is influenced by her studies in Integrated Movement Therapy (IMT)™, Forrest Yoga, Jill Miller Core of Yoga, Pranakriya Yoga, and Yoga Nidra. She teaches chair and mat yoga throughout the community for corporations, yoga studios, town programs, schools, and daycare centers.

John “Jack” Fila, RYT

Jack is a Certified Yoga Instructor registered with “Yoga Alliance”. He also is a Nordic Walking Instructor certified by the American Nordic Walking Association (ANWA). Being a native New Englander he enjoys taking advantage of all the seasons by participating in surf kayaking, snow skiing, cycling and Nordic walking.

A number of years ago Jack was being treated by a physical therapist for lower back problems and it was recommended that he should start practicing Yoga as it would compliment his treatments. He did, and several months later his back problems became non issues! He then became deeply involved with the Living Art of Yoga. The commitment and love of Yoga deepened to a point where he decided to share his knowledge of the practice with others by becoming an instructor.

Jack enrolled in an intensive teacher training program at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Lenox, MA and received his teacher certification. The curriculum included the study of Asanas (postures), Pranyama (breathing techniques), Meditation, Theoretical and Applied Yogic Philosophy, Anatomy and Physiology, Communication, Teaching Methodology, and Professional Ethics and Practices.

After basic teacher training, he trained in Adaptive Yoga for Multiple Sclerosis, and he is certified by the National MS Society in that modality. Jac k brings Yoga to all levels of students ranging from adaptive and beginner through advanced “Power Yoga” classes. Additionally, he conducts seminars integrating Yoga basics with sports and activities such as golfing, skiing, and Nordic walking to name a few.

Memberships: Kripalu Yoga Teachers Assoc. /Yoga Alliance/National MS Society/World Fitness Alliance/American Nordic Walking Association