2024 YOGA 

Katie O’Connell, E-RYT 500 with over 16,000 teaching hours, and over to 2,000 hours of logged training in yoga & meditation. Ayurveda Health Practitioner, Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist, Heart Based Meditation (HBM) Teacher, Thai Yoga bodyworker,  Reiki  II Practitioner.

Katie, owner and principle teacher at Dragonfly Yoga Barn, is a joyful yogi known for her love of singing, cooking, gardening, and snuggling with her kitty cats, husband Declan, hanging out with her two adult children, and of course, practicing YOGA! She can be found doing yoga in the mountain forest, on a rock, on a paddle board, in a river, on snowshoes, on the beach, and in beautiful places all over the world! Katie has always been fascinated by dragonflies–their ability to transform, catch the wind, maneuver spirals and water dips with such grace, always shining iridescent in the sunlight, thus they have become our studio symbol. Offering yoga retreats at Dragonfly Yoga and around the globe is one of Katie’s greatest passions!

Katie is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT), has been practicing yoga for 27 years, has over 2,000 training hours in yoga studies alone, and has taught over 16,000 hours since she began teaching in 2003! She has been training yoga teachers since 2011, and has studied with veteran teachers and experts in the fields of Yoga, Ayurveda, and meditation since 2003 (Here are just a few: Paula Tursi, Bernie Clark, Dr. Paul Dugliss, Dr. Marc Halpern, Sudha Lundeen (Kripalu), Cora Wen, Janet Stone, Sadie Nardini).

Katie studied Ayurveda Yoga Therapy with Marisa Kinman and Dr. Marc Halpern, head of the California College of Ayurveda, with whom she also earned a certification in the ancient science of Yoga Nidra. Katie is an Ayurvedic Health Practitioner, studying under Dr. Paul Dugliss at New World Ayurveda and has over 1,000+ hours of study as an Ayurvedic Practitioner and Ayurveda Yoga Specialist, as well as traveling to India each winter for Panchakarma therapy and to study Ayurveda with Dr. Chandra Mouli and Dr. Sundara Raman. She has numerous certifications in Thai Yoga with Peter Kaaberbol (2006), Sunny Klaber (2012), and T’ai Jamar Hannah (2013), and is SUP Yoga trained by Michelle Clarke of Moondala. Katie is a long-time student of Bernie Clark, one of the three primary Yin Yoga teachers in the West. Katie continues to study and is currently enrolled in Advanced yoga teacher training with Janet Stone, and completed a second year-long training with Dr. Paul Dugliss in Spiritual Mentorship and Heart Based Meditation in early 2020. Her greatest teachers of all are her students, her own children, and her husband and partner in everything, Declan, aka Dhadood.

Katie teaches daily yoga classes, runs yoga retreats worldwide, offers Ayurveda & Yoga consultations and classes, private Thai Yoga bodywork, Yoga Mentoring, YTT, Ayurvedic Indian Cooking classes, and Reiki appointments in front of the sun-filled windows facing the peaceful hemlock forest here at Dragonfly Yoga Barn.

Lisa Buerk, RYT 200 grew up in South Florida and was a children’s dance teacher before becoming a flight attendant.  She has lived in New York, California, and finally landed in NH.  When she is not flying across the country, she loves floating over the local lakes and mountains with her husband in their antique airplanes.  She enjoys canoeing, kayaking, hiking, and growing and gathering fresh vegetables in her garden and preparing healthy meals with her husband and friends. Lisa has been practicing yoga for 20+ years and is excited to be sharing with others her love of yoga and the peace and calm it brings.  She is certified in Yin Yoga by Bernie Clark, has Pilates Mat certifications, and she is currently studying advanced yoga therapeutics with Tiffany Cruikshank. Lisa teaches her myofascial release and flow classes at Dragonfly and in the Dragonfly Yoga Summer program at Rockywold-Deephaven Camps in Holderness, NH.

Lindsay Mayock PT, DPT, RYT 200 is a Doctor of Physical Therapy practicing at Mountain Center Physical Therapy in Conway, NH. After growing up in Conway, she went off to receive a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Virginia in 2005 and Clinical Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Simmons College in 2008. After working and living on both coasts and internationally, Lindsay returned to the Mt. Washington Valley in 2014 to set down some roots. Completing her 200 hour YTT in 2015 with Meghan Currie in Nicaragua, and Yin TT with Bernie Clark, Lindsay teaches weekly classes, as well as incorporates yoga-based techniques into her patients’ treatments.  “I think yoga is one of the best mediums through which we all become more acquainted with our physical form. Through sound teachings firmly rooted in human anatomy and biomechanics, I seek to guide my students to a deeper understanding of how to move their bodies safely and efficiently, on and off the mat.”

Abby Erler, RYT 200 was first introduced to yoga in 2013 while attending college in New Jersey. As a collegiate athlete she was drawn to the supportive nature of the practice on and off the mat. Her love of asana was born with the discovery that physical and mental boundaries could be pushed safely on the mat. She enjoys the creativity of modern vinyasa practice and likes to create space in her classes for students to find freedom in their movement and connect with their bodies. She completed her 200 Hr. YTT with Katie O’Connell at Dragonfly Yoga Barn in 2022, followed by her 300 hr YTT at Dragonfly in April 2024 (Congratulations, Abby!). Abby teaches weekly studio and community based classes, and is part of the Dragonfly Yoga Summer program at Rockywold-Deephaven Camps in Holderness, NH. Born and raised in New Hampshire, she lives in North Woodstock with her husband. Off the mat you’ll find her exploring the 4000 footers of the White Mountains, Rock climbing or playing in her garden.

Reiki, Massage, Trail Guides, and more!

Leslie Jose, LMT/ARMT:  Peace of Mind Reiki®, Karuna Usui Tibetan Reiki Master and Teacher, Licensed Massage Therapist.  Leslie is held in high esteem as a local wise woman for her knowledge of Reiki, ability to teach and share her knowledge of traditional Reiki wisdom, and for her love of nature, the healing qualities of stones, sound, and therapeutic massage.  Leslie co-leads Restorative Yoga & Reiki classes with Katie O’Connell, and together Leslie and Katie host “Adventures in Spirit” events. To learn more about Leslie’s programs: https://lesliejose.com/

Dragonfly Yoga Barn continues to grow strong in yoga, workshops, Ayurveda, group retreats, Kirtan, YTT, and music events.  Join us on our journey of awareness, joy, strength, and surrender in the mountains of central New Hampshire!

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