Annie Bugeau

8-limb Power Yoga: Powerful, Fun, Energetic

After many years of teaching in the fitness world, being a mom, and practicing yoga on her own at home, Annie ventured into Burning Wheel Yoga School one day and was quickly hooked! It was such a different experience to practice in person with other students. In the beginning, she couldn’t believe how challenging it was physically and mentally, but every time she left class, she felt better…about everything! And so she kept coming back. 

Annie began to learn that yoga is a philosophy and a way of living, not just an exercise routine, and this is what has made it truly transformational for her. She decided to do her Yoga Teacher training in 2019 with Jordan Lashley and has been teaching at Burning Wheel since she graduated. 

Annie’s class is an energetic and powerful class that offers challenging postural sequences with a focus on building strength and flexibility inside and out. It is a balanced, mindful, full-being workout. With fun music and guided meditations, she has a focus on incorporating present-moment training with the themes of self-awareness, empowerment, patience, compassion, courage, and, most importantly, connection to our awesome community! 

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Laura Villalobos

8-limb Power Yoga - Passionate, Healing, Focused on Alignment 

Laura is a certified Yoga Teacher through a 200-hour Teacher Training with the well-known teacher and author Rolf Gates. She has taught for over 12 years and been practicing for more than 15 years.

Laura’s classes invite you to ground and explore the needs of your body and mind. She is a big believer in alignment; her cues are simple and clear. They work for both the seasoned practitioner and the beginner.

She holds the space and the silence in the room so that her students feel safe and contained to commit to their physical and mental practice. Her gentle pace allows time to take comfortable deep breaths and mindfully explore every step of your practice.

For her, Yoga is a way of living life. She believes that when on your mat, you plant the seeds that cultivate the union between your actions, thoughts, and words to become a unified human being. Laura loves to create, play tennis, and run!

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Lindsey Hennessee

8-limb Power Yoga - Challenging, Fun, Focused on Flow

Lindsey has been practicing yoga for over 12 years, and it has become her passion. She loves to move, sweat, and breathe. Her teaching style will reflect just that–a lot of movement while challenging yourself to use your breath to move through it. 

The vibe of the class will have light, energetic music and a lot of flow with incorporated strength movements, followed by relaxing stretches and wind down. Hopefully, leaving you with a feeling of “I’m so glad I just did that!” Lindsey loves to be by the water, spend time with family and friends, and take long walks with a good podcast.

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Margo Macfarlane

Low Heat, Slow Flow: Nurturing, Supported, Mindful

My yoga journey began over two decades ago when I stumbled upon a class at a local gym. From the moment I stepped onto my mat and started to move my body, I experienced a profound shift. I learned to slow down, breathe, and move with intention and discovered greater equilibrium in my life. While practicing as a Physician Assistant in adult medicine, I felt a calling to merge my medical expertise with my passion for yoga. I wanted to provide a safe space where individuals navigating their changing bodies—whether due to illness, aging, or life's inevitable shifts—could find solace and empowerment through yoga and mindfulness practices. In 2014, I completed my 200-hour teacher training at HYP Studio in Needham.

My teaching philosophy is rooted in compassion and inclusivity. I strive to create a nurturing environment where every student feels embraced and supported on their journey of self-discovery through movement, breath, and mindfulness. Together, let's explore the boundless potential of yoga and mindfulness and uncover the profound sense of peace and vitality they can bring to our lives.

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Monique Allen

8-limb Power Yoga, Guided Flow & Restore, Fundamentals of Yoga - Soulful, Grounded, Nurturing

Monique was introduced to yoga in the mid-1970s by her mother when she began practicing to navigate the challenges of single parenting. Knowing her children were suffering from familial trauma; she intuited that they, too, would benefit from simple meditation and movement practices. For Monique, this began a lifetime of dabbling in the practice of yoga.

In the fall of 2018, Monique came to Burning Wheel Yoga School bereft and exhausted after the death of both of her parents within five months of each other. Jordan’s teaching was immediately healing and inspiring. In the fall of 2019, Monique joined Jordan’s Yoga Teacher Training program. The first goal was healing, the second was immersion in a sacred spiritual study, and finally, the desire to teach was born.  

Teaching yoga is an extension of a lifetime of gardening for Monique. She believes cultivating the human spirit is the best adaptation of gardening she can offer the Burning Wheel community and aims to offer a grounding practice that inspires personal growth. 
 
Monique is the founder of The Garden Continuum and its signature Life-Scape Method outlined in her book STOP Landscaping, START Life-Scaping. As the Lifescape Coach, she guides small business owners toward the path of self-realization and liberation as entrepreneurs. Monique loves to have her hands in the soil, ride her Harley, and cook for her family.

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Nikki Joyal

Inferno Pilates - Intense, Strong, Playful

Nikki's love for teaching came out of nowhere. She worked in the fitness world for years and never once thought, “I’d be a great teacher.” She loved yoga and exercise but wasn’t comfortable speaking to a group. For fun and self-development, she completed a 200-hour teacher training. She never thought she would actually share her learning with others.

She became a mother, fought and won a battle with breast cancer, and left her job without knowing where she would land. Becoming a mother changed her, but her battle with cancer completely turned her upside down, and when she came out the other side, she was not the same person anymore. This new person wanted to say YES! to everything life had to offer.

Nikki was extremely nervous about teaching her first yoga class, but I thought, “Why not!? If I don’t like it, I’ll never do it again.” That day was the beginning of the most amazing journey in personal growth. She found her true self through teaching. She loves helping people. Nikki is passionate about adapting any workout to meet the needs of her students. This passion has fueled her to complete many more training and certifications such as yoga rehabilitation, prenatal yoga, yoga for cancer, boxing trainer, personal trainer, and an inferno hot Pilates instructor.
Her classes incorporate all of her training and years of experience, from working with people who could hardly walk to working with others who are training for marathons. 

Nikki says, “I want exercise to be fun! I want you to move with the music and not overthink the moves; let your body lead you! I will change your mindset from ‘I have to do this’ to ‘I get to do this’! For me, feeling strong is powerful. I move my body, push my body because I spent years not being able to. We are so lucky to have these bodies and access to great teachers and great classes. I want people to show up to my class excited!” Nikki loves to read, cook, eat, boat, swim, hike, and spend time with her family.

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Veronika Berkowitz

8-Limb Power Yoga - Fun, Engaging, Driven

Yoga found Veronika over 20 years ago, and the practice immediately resonated. Since then, she has sought every opportunity to learn from teachers within various lineages. She is a Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance. Veronika’s teaching is influenced by Lashley, Baptiste, Kripalu, and Hatha, as well as fitness and Pilates. She believes that, above all, humor is an essential ingredient in yoga and that laughter is the best core exercise there is!

In addition to yoga, Veronika has been advising residential real estate clients on how best to achieve their home ownership goals since 2013. Veronika is a magna cum laude graduate of Smith College with a double major in Fine Art and Art History and has completed extensive graduate work at Boston Architectural College with a concentration in interior design. Presently, she is a top-producing real estate advisor in the greater Boston area. Veronika has received numerous awards for her outstanding service and the results she obtains for her clients. Every transaction is flawlessly handled with skill and attention to detail. Sellers and buyers benefit from her results-driven approach with each clients’ unique set of needs at the top of her mind.

When Veronika is not on her mat or working with clients, she is most likely on a horse. She is an avid equestrian and has been competing in the hunter/jumper ring and 3-Day Events for longer than she can remember.  Veronika is a member of the Norfolk Hunt Club, Live Oak Hounds, and the Masters of Foxhounds Association. She is married and has two children, Julia (19) and Michael (17), three horses, dogs, chickens, ducks, and a Sherborn resident.

She holds deep gratitude for all of her teachers and students and acknowledges that we are all lifelong students. Through an extensive range of leaders, Veronika has forged an intuitive and engaging teaching style. Her vibrant approach to life, courageous spirit, and open heart are infectious.

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Weslie Sellinger

Inferno Pilates - Intense, Physically Challenging, Fun

Weslie is a 200-hour certified yoga instructor, trained in Inferno Hot Pilates Level 1 and 2, and has over 7 years of teaching experience. She is known for her high energy and motivating teaching style. 

Weslie’s Inferno Hot Pilates class creates an empowering and challenging workout environment that leaves her students feeling energized and accomplished. Her classes create a dynamic and effective workout that targets core strength, flexibility, and overall body toning.

These classes are designed to push her students to their limits while also teaching proper form and technique.
She believes in creating a supportive atmosphere where students of all fitness levels can thrive and have fun! 
Weslie loves to spend time with her family, take walks with her dog Bolt, and travel, preferably to the ocean.

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Zoe Greiff 

8-Limb Power Yoga - Graceful, Insightful, Soothing

Zoe is a Burning Wheel Apprentice Program graduate. She is also currently working on a Master’s degree in nutrition and completing a dietetic internship through Simmons University. 

Zoe hopes to one day help others through combining her passions for nutrition/wellness with yoga/mindfulness practices, ultimately approaching health through a more holistic and full-body mindset. She would describe her teaching style as calm and peaceful yet powerful and energetic. She likes to play a combination of soothing/relaxing music as well as motivational and upbeat songs. 

Zoe feels that yoga is a form of freedom and escape, and her goal is to help her students break free from the chaos of life and be able to focus on themselves. She wants you to “leave class feeling at ease with your life but also feeling extremely confident, strong, and ready to face any challenge that you will encounter off of the mat.” Yoga has helped transform every aspect of her life for the better, and she wants her students to be able to use yoga in any and every situation they may confront in life. Zoe loves her dog, her family, and traveling to spend time with friends.

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