Nancy Causey

Nancy Causey, RYT 200, has taught yoga for over 10 years, and co-founded the Half Moon Yoga Barn 7 years ago. She began her practice of yoga 19 years ago with Marsha Albert in Woodstock, New York, as an escape from her high-pressure career in the clothing industry.

“You’re going to teach some day,” Marsha predicted.

Nancy counts Marsha among her greatest influences that include Cheri Clampett, Sam Dworkis, Tias Little and Patty Townsend. It was because of Cheri that Nancy undertook her first teacher’s training at White Lotus in Santa Barbara, California, the home of “Flow Yoga,” a vinyasa style of practice.

Nancy has completed Therapeutic Yoga training with Cheri Clampett and Arturo Peal and received 200 and 500 hour certification in embodyoga™ with Patty Townsend of Yoga Center Amherst.

“The study of yoga changed my life,” says Nancy. “I can’t imagine being without it.”
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Nicolas Dalton

Nicolas, RYT 500, has completed the intensive 500-hour training in Svaroopa Yoga. His passion for this deeply transformational yoga grows with each passing day as he continues to deepen his own practice and understanding of it. Nicolas is also certified in Kripalu Yoga.

 

Kathy Delia

Kathy began her yoga journey several years ago at Half Moon Yoga Barn with Nancy Causey and quickly developed a love for the practice and an appreciation of it's benefits. After years of consistent practice, she decided to undertake a teacher's training program and successfully completely her 200 hour certification with Satya Yoga Center in Rhinebeck last June. Kathy's hope is that her students experience the same peaceful, joyful feeling in their practice that she has been blessed with in hers.

 

Dana Lucas

Dana inadvertently discovered yoga when she spotted a “Yoga for Back Care” video at the library. After experiencing firsthand how much yoga helped her, Dana continued to practice at home, eventually finding her way to the Half Moon Yoga Barn, where she studied for several years with Nancy Causey. In May 2007 Dana received her 200 hour teacher training certificate from Satya Yoga in Rhinebeck, NY. Dana is currently teaching Community Yoga at the Yoga Barn, where her gentle yet encouraging style of teaching are greatly appreciated.

 

Bobbie Menendez

Bobbie, RYT 200, has recently completed her 200-hour teacher training program at the Center for Yoga in Amherst, MA, under the direction of Patty Townsend. Bobbie brings her background as an enthusiastic yoga student and her nurturing manner to her teachings.

 

Kavitha Rao

Kavitha Rao, RYT 200, was brought up by a mother that infused yoga and Vedic philosophy into growing up. Once out of college Kavitha pursued yoga for herself studying Kundalini, Hatha and Iyengar yoga in India. She has completed a two-year teacher training program with Jonji Provenzano of River Cloud School of Yoga.

 

Terry Regan

Terry, RYT 200, began studying yoga over 20 years ago with Senior Iyengar teacher, Sam Dworkis. Terry worked with Sam privately and in small classes weekly for 7 years, developing an appreciation for the anatomy of the body and the alignment of poses.

When Sam began traveling to Florida in the winters and a new yoga teacher came to town – Nancy and Terry met. Since Nancy’s style was very different from Sam’s it took some time to build trust and an appreciation of the differences, but Terry being the true student she is, opened her mind and heart to the new teacher and eventually Half Moon Yoga Barn was born. Over the years, Terry has studied with many other teachers, earning her teaching certificate from the Center for Yoga in Amherst, Mass where she studied with Patty Townsend.

Today, Terry is co-owner and co-director of the Half Moon Yoga Barn and a dedicated student of the yoga way of life.

Sylvia Samilton Baker

Sylvia Samilton-Baker, MA, RYT 200, has been a student of yoga for more than two decades. Sylvia completed her 200-hour training at Yoga Haven with Betsy Kase and went on to become trained in Vinyasa flow with Shiva Rea. Sylvia has been teaching for 7 years and combines Vinyasa flow with properties of alignment, pranayama and joyful fun. She is currently working toward completing her Advanced Professional Level 500 hours at Kripalu where she began the path of yoga during the early 1980's. Sylvia believes yoga can be accessible to everyone.

 

Laurie Sepe Marder

Laurie Sepe Marder is indeed a legend in Millbrook. Laurie comes with a long list of credentials in dance and several styles of physical training, including Pilates. Her classes are lively, fun, challenging, and the place to be on Monday and Wednesday mornings.

 

Christine Sergent

Christine Sergent, MS, RD, CDN, CYT, RYT 200 has been practicing yoga for the past 13 years. In addition to her certification to teach Kripalu yoga, she has experience in dance, physical fitness/movement and overall wellness studies. Christine also has 20 years experience as a chef and 15 years experience as a registered/certified nutritionist. Her classes include holistic wellness, stress management/relaxation and yoga practice guidance subtly incorporated into each sadhana (yoga session).

 

Caitlin Twain

Caitilin Twain, RYT 200, first learned of yoga as a child when she watched her mom performing strange exercises. It wasn't until much later that she experienced the transformative and expansive qualities of yoga for herself, which led her to sharing the joy of yoga through teaching. Caitilin completed the 200-hour teacher training program through Satya Yoga Studio in Rhinebeck, New York, graduating in May 2006. She continues to study many forms of hatha yoga, especially from the Anusara and Iyengar traditions.
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