Meet Our Facilitators

Each training is unique with a combination of presenters, depending on location and availability.

Rajeshwari Gretchen Carmel

FOUNDER/Training Director/Senior Facilitator

(aka Rajeshwari, RajiMa, Raji) Gretchen began to meditate at a very early age, connecting with the Divine. It was where she was happiest. As a teenager, she began to explore movement of the body, the strength of the physical and creative expression through... Read More

 

yogacharya bharata Bill Francis Barry

Guest Teacher - Philosophy

Yogacharya Bharata Bill Francis Barry has aspired to live the principles of yoga since 1969.  He has been a Spiritual Teacher since 2010.  He is a lifetime Member of the Indian Yoga Association and has completed thousands of hours of classroom & ashram yoga training.  Read More

 

JILL JARDINE

Guest Teacher - Astrologer/ Planetary Mantras  

With a M.A. Counseling/Psychology, Jill is a Professional Astrologer who combines a gift of Divine Intuition with a realistic application of the astrological archetypes.  Jill has been a Sensitive since childhood, and has studied astrology and metaphysics since she was 15 years old... Read More

 

larissa hall carlson

guest teacher - Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist

Larissa Hall Carlson, M.A. in Mindfulness Studies, E-RYT 500, is a Mindful Living teacher, Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist, Ayurvedic Practitioner, End-of-Life Doula, Yee Yoga teacher, Yoga Teacher Training Director, Prenatal Yoga teacher, and Kripalu Center faculty member… Read More

 

BRENDA MCMORROW

GUEST ARTISt - KIRTAN/DEVOTIONAL CHANT

Brenda is a Canadian Devotional Kirtan artist who has had a rich and diverse musical career (from folk to jazz to bluegrass). Now, with a deep devotion to the unveiling and celebration of our true beings through the power of sound, she is invited to travel worldwide to share her unique blend of... Read More

 

BHAVANI LORRAINE NELSON

Guest Artist - Sanskrit Study/Kirtan/voice performance 

Bhavani offers experiential workshops throughout the world from her base at Kripalu Center in Stockbridge, MA, with which she has been aligned as a program director since 1988. Bhavani teaches meditation and mindfulness, yogic tools to transform stress, and the power of the voice, including... Read More

 

CARMEN BUCKLEY

guest teacher - yoga asana

 A student of yoga for over 25 years, Carmen received her 200-hour certification in 2013 from the School Yoga Institute in Keene, New Hampshire. Carmen is knowledgeable and experienced in a variety of yogic disciplines, and is dedicated to the practice of yoga… Read More

 

Daria Montferrante

Guest artist - Sacred art/mala making

Daria is inspired by a desire to help others find balance, personal awareness and restoration. This led her into what she finds to be complimentary healing arts. She completed her 200hr Yoga teacher training with Yoga Works in 2010 and her 200hr Mantra Teacher Training with Rajeshwari Gretchen Carmel in 2017… Read More

 

OM BHASKARAYA NAMAHA

(One of twelve sun mantras; brings brilliant light of intelligence)