If you’re interested in teaching, email info@leominsteryoga.com
Jenn Dillon – Owner/Manager
Jenn started practicing yoga at home as a teenager, but then had trouble making the time and space for it in the years that followed. In January 2015, while stuck at home during a snow storm, she decided to roll out the old mat and look for some yoga on Youtube, and discovered “Yoga with Adriene”. From that day on she was hooked, making yoga a regular part of her life. Once she began taking classes in a studio, she fell in love with the feeling of being in a yoga studio and practicing with others, and the dream of creating one of those spaces began.
She received her 200 hour teaching certification in January 2018 from Frog Pond Yoga in Princeton MA, and is also certified in prenatal yoga and a Reiki Master. She enjoys sharing the infinite benefits of yoga, with a blend of hatha and energetic vinyasa flow as well as relaxation and stretching.
Jenn lives in Leominster with her fiancé, their son, dog and two cats. She enjoys spending her free time hiking and kayaking, and also works full time as an office manager at an equine veterinary practice.
Marie Aboujaoude
Marie believes that yoga is not a workout, yoga is a work in. She has been practicing for 16 years in many different yoga styles, including Hatha, Vini, Ashtanga, Centergy and Vinyasa, as well as a daily 10 minutes of breathing techniques for peace and calm. In June 2020 Marie completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training from Diane Featherstone at Frog Pond Yoga Centre. She enjoys motivating, guiding, and inspiring new students, customizes yoga classes to support and benefit individuals, and works with students of all fitness levels. Her love for yoga guides her to help others and show the physical and mental benefits of yoga. Show up to class once and you will fall in love with yoga.
Carolyn Kogut
Carolyn is a certified Hatha 200hr yoga teacher and has been practicing yoga for over 20 years. She was introduced to yoga in college. She feels yoga heals and unites us own best teacher; the one inside ourselves. She started her own studio in 2015 called Forever Yoga, and lives in Leominster with Harris and 3 cats.
Carolyn (Ms. Kogut) was a LHS high school art teacher (MAE) for over 33 years, and is now working full time in Framingham teaching Yoga & Art at a Therapeutic school for boys.
Come share yoga with her, connect to your breath, listen to what you hear in your heart and see where it brings you.
Lisa Moore
Lisa started practicing yoga to help alleviate back pain and she immediately fell in love with it. Realizing the physical and emotional benefits of the practice, Lisa decided to pursue her teaching certification.
In May 2020, Lisa received her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Certification from Central Mass Yoga in West Boylston and is registered with Yoga Alliance. She is also certified in Yoga Warriors International, a movement-based program for those suffering from PTSD.
Her teaching passions include Yin Yoga, Gentle Flow, Restorative Yoga and Meditation.
Jaime Gaudette
Jaime has been practicing yoga for over 20 years. She completed her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Certification in 2020. Yoga has helped her manage anxiety and back pain as well as encourage her to live an ethical and compassionate life. She believes yoga is more than just the poses on the mat; it’s a lifestyle. She tries to incorporate yoga philosophy into all aspects of her life. She has experience with Power Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, and Yin Yoga. An eternal student, she is always learning something new and is excited to share that knowledge in her classes.
Tyri Hampton
Tyri grew up playing sports his entire life and didn’t know it back then but yoga has always been an important part of his life. Along with sports of course came the multiple injuries and deterioration in mobility. The physical pain is first what motivated Tyri to adopt a yoga practice. He has been practicing yoga now for 2-3 years now and it has transitioned from more than just physical activity, it has become a spiritual and holistic journey of self discovery. Yoga came into his life at the perfect moment: a time where he was rediscovering and reconnecting with himself. He completed his 200-hour yoga teacher training with Yoga Renew in 2022, and enjoys strengthening, relaxation, breath work and body awareness. With teaching yoga he hopes to help guide others into balance and connection.
Shannon Ward-Leighton
A veteran educator of 14 years, Shannon began her personal yoga and mindfulness practice as a way to address and alleviate the physical and mental stress of teaching. In January of 2023, she decided to temporarily leave the classroom to take her practice to the next level by learning how to help other teachers who have experienced workplace trauma and stress. In the summer of 2023, she earned her 200-hr YTT and Social-Emotional Learning & Mindfulness Facilitator certification through Breathe for Change, an organization dedicated to bringing wellness practices to educators and students. She is also the founder of Healthy Educating and Living (H.E.A.L.), coaching educators in developing their own wellness practices and overcoming career challenges. Shannon is currently a Student Support Interventionist at the Sizer School in Fitchburg, serves on the Gardner School Committee, and her favorite title – Mom to her two daughters, Sofie and Cora.
Jenn Lopez
Jenn first discovered yoga by accident while looking for an exercise video on youtube . She soon discovered that yoga was much more than that, it became a daily part of her life and a few years later she was teaching it to others.
Her style is hatha yoga (classical yoga) which is the practice of postures, breath techniques and meditation. The combination of the three bring the mind into the present moment making the practice of yoga a pleasant experience every time.
Her mission is to share with others all the good things that yoga has done for her physically, mentlly and spiritually.
Jenn received her 200 hour YTT certificate from Diane Featherstone and Anne Goewey at the Frog Pond Yoga Centre.
She is from Leominster and lives with her husband, daughter and three hermit crabs. You can find her on Facebook and Instagram at Omjennyoga.
Lindsey Calhoun
After suffering a back injury at the age of 16, Lindsey was recommended to start practicing yoga by a physical therapist. Soon after her first class, Lindsey knew what was missing from her life. Not only did it dramatically increase her mobility, but also decreased the pain associated with the accident and injury. As a wonderful bonus, it also helped her tame the life long struggle with anxiety. Practicing yoga was something that soothed her body, mind, and soul.
With increased curiosity about the yogic history and lifestyle, Lindsey took a course in college about the philosophy of yoga. It was then that she wanted to become a yoga teacher and dive below the surface of just the physical practice. In the summer of 2018, Lindsey received her RYT 200 from Common Ground Yoga, which at the time was Elements3 Yoga. In the fall of 2018 she received her Aerial Yoga teaching certification from the studio as well. Lindsey‘s style of teaching includes breathwork, body awareness, Reiki healing, and the idea of practicing yogic philosophy on and off the mat. Lindsey is a yoga teacher hoping to help others find balance and peace within themselves.