Meet our amazing instructors!

Denise Devaney

Denise is a lifelong learner of yoga. She began her journey in 1995 when she took her first class and was immediately was drawn back by the benefit of a quiet mind and a strong healthy body. Denise received her 200 RYA certification in Ashtanga Yoga in 2003 at The Yoga Studio in Newton. Denise also holds certification as a children’s yoga instructor with the Boston Public Schools and finds joy in sharing yoga with children. Denise became aware of the power of the mind-body connection and experienced the physical, emotional and spiritual benefits of the practice and wants to help others find the same.

Class Description: In this vinyasa class, we will connect with our breath, ground our energy and move through asanas with mindful intention. We will synchronize our breath to movement creating a moving meditation, with focus on how our body feels and what it needs in the moment. We finish with stillness in savasana. This class is open to all levels. Modifications will be provided.

Christiana Gaied

Christiana has been practicing yoga for several years, but it wasn’t until a deeply transitional period living in New York City that her practice truly became a source of grounding and healing. What began as a physical outlet evolved into something much more - a space to breathe, process emotions, and reconnect with her truest self. Inspired to explore yoga philosophy further, Christiana completed her 200 RYT through Yoga Renew in Hoboken, NJ. For her, teaching has become a natural extension of her personal journey - a way to hold space for others as they explore the layers of their own practice. She believes yoga isn’t always comfortable, and that’s often where the transformation begins. To her, yoga is a reminder of our innate connection to Mother Earth - how, like nature, we move through seasons of change, stillness, and growth.

Class Description: Christiana offers a gentle vinyasa flow that honors both movement and stillness, designed to guide you inward. Her classes move with intention - anchored in mindful transitions and a deep respect for each student’s unique rhythm. Rooted in subtle themes like grounding, heart-opening, and nervous system regulation, her flows create space to soften, listen, and return home to yourself, even if only for a moment. 

Raika Nasirullah-Patterson

Raika is an E-RYT and completed her 200-hour teacher training in 2016 with the New School of Yogic Arts at Coolidge Corner Yoga. She also completed Restorative Yoga training in 2019 and Yin Yoga training in 2023. Through teacher training, Raika discovered the power of self-exploration with the support of a gracious and loving community. Yoga has taught her how to explore her perceived physical and mental limitations as well as to appreciate the beauty of being a student. Her teaching encourages her students to discover the power of self-exploration through breath and movement. Raika's classes are shaped by her compassionate touch and are characterized by a balance of restorative poses and mindful vinyasa movement. She encourages a slower pace and longer holds so that students can incorporate attention to alignment and integrity in the asanas. Raika also incorporates restorative or gentle yoga poses to encourage students to relax and renew, as time on the mat is the truest form of self-care.

Class Description: This All Levels Vinyasa class is a space that welcomes all yogis, from the curious beginner to the experienced student. Each class is designed to focus on moving with the breath and building strength through a creative vinyasa sequence. Variations and modifications are always offered throughout class, including opportunities to challenge yourself or modify poses as needed.

Colleen Proulx

After years in the pool as a competitive swimmer and miles of endurance running, Colleen practiced yoga as a way to tap into breathwork, stretching, recovery, and  mindset development. Yoga was a way to balance Colleen’s busy routines, which led her to her 200-hour teacher training with LifePower Yoga in 2022 and her Breathwork & Meditation Teacher Training with David Magone. Her focus was to go in deeper, expand her practice, and share yoga with her personal training clients. True surrender to the practice arrived when Colleen was injured with a concussion/ TBI, forcing her to step back from her “normal” routines, social engagements, and activities. During this challenging recovery,  her yoga practice became so much more than a stretch— The practice offered her a sense of safety, trust, stillness, and acceptance of herself, her injury, and the world around her. In pursuit of sharing this peace with others, yoga taught Colleen how to soften, how to listen, and how to love herself and others as they already are.  Yoga is for everyone and every body. 

Class Description:  Colleen focuses on offering students a sacred space to practice intentional awareness. Through stillness, dynamic stretching, stability, strengthening, mobility, and breath, Colleen’s classes allow students to become & trust their own inner teacher. All levels of experience are welcome and encouraged to observe how their practice flows on & off the mat!

Mary Rush

I have lived in West Roxbury for nearly 15 years, and I love the area as well as surrounding neighborhoods. My love for yoga began at a little studio in West Roxbury called, ‘Yoga for You’, a Bikram studio. I loved the classes, the heat, the instructors, and the community it created. Many years later after being introduced to a Vinyasa style of yoga I quickly became interested in this brand new (to me) style of yoga! My certification began as a quest to learn more about the practice as well as to one day teach it.

Class Description : This is a classic vinyasa flow class. Whether you are a beginner or a multi year practitioner, the class will help you become more at ease with your body while also calming your mind.

LoriAnn Romano

I received my 200 hour YTT certification through LifeTime Athletic in 2019 after practicing for many years and wanting to deepen my practice. Many people feel they aren’t good at yoga but I believe there is no good or bad way to “do” yoga. It’s not about flexibility or athleticism, although both of those will improve with yoga. It’s about connecting with yourself through breath and movement and calming your mind. The practice is just that, a “practice” and every class is a journey of self discovery and awareness. It all starts with coming to your mat and I hope to see you there!

Class Description: This all levels vinyasa class will encompass strengthening, balancing, and meditative postures while connecting breath to movement.  Modifications for poses will be offered for more of a challenge or for more support throughout our 60 minute class.  You'll feel stronger, steadier, and better equipped to dial down the noise of life, on and off your mat!