Owner and Founder of Firefly Power Yoga, MaryRose opened Firefly Yoga over 10 years ago. She brings a broad background of yoga and leadership training and methodologies into each class. She has been a student of yoga for over 20 years and leads many teacher training programs, retreats and other yoga training and workshops. Practices and teachings of yoga are the foundation of who she is as a business woman, mother, wife and human in the world. When she is not teaching yoga she is a mom to 3 amazing humans and owns a small restaurant in her current hometown of Cold Spring.

Tara has been practicing yoga for as long as she can remember growing up as a competitive gymnast and knowing how important it was to remain physically strong. In 2012 she started fully immersing herself in her yoga journey to rediscover her true self.  It was time to change from an unhealthy way of being.

She received her 200hr certification under the guidance of Sondra Loring and Raghunath Cappo in 2015. She continues to be empowered through the Baptiste Institue by completing Levels 1, 2, and Art of Assisting.  She believes the benefits of a yoga through asana, meditation, and self inquiry can improve physical and spiritual health leading to peaceful, loving, and positive changes in this world one person at a time.

Deanna is a yoga and barre teacher and has been practicing yoga for 13 years.  Yoga came into her life when she needed it most after losing a parent.  Its been a constant evolution of mind and body, and when she was introduced to Baptiste yoga, by a great friend, a few years ago, she was hooked.  The power of the physical and empowerment of the mind.  She is lit up by the energy the practice creates and by the fact that she can share something so important to her well being, with others, in hopes to inspire others to stretch their imagination and bring their awareness into limitless possibilities on and off the mat.  When she is not teaching at the studio, she is coaching entrepreneurs into business ownership and gets energized by others realizing their own potential and seeing it through. 

As a wife and mother of three I often find that I am always serving others. Putting myself at the bottom of the totem pole as most mothers do. Getting on my mat allows me to turn the totem pile upside down. It gives me a little 2' x 6' space to call my own. A space that is reserved just for me. To serve myself. A space to grow physically and mentally stronger without judgement from myself or others. Without a fear of failure. In order to create the change I want to see in myself and in others I believe we need to take a leap out of our comfort zone . that all beings are entitled to feel confident and proud of who we are, in our own body, no matter what the rest of the world may think. Yoga and more importantly, my yoga community; teachers & fellow practitioners, have taught me how powerful I can really be. These people have left me with a feeling of invincibility. As though I can take on the world. That I am limitless. 

Mary is a Certified Tier 1 Baptiste leader, teaching journey into power. Certified Yin yoga teacher, teaching Journey Into Stillness. Also teaches Kids yoga. 

Mary discovered her love for yoga in 2017 after randomly walking into a yoga class at her local gym. She was pointed in the direction of Firefly yoga. While walking through hardships in her life she decided to go through teaching training at Firefly for a life transformation. Yoga transformed her life physically and spiritually. Mary believes the benefits of yoga are endless and helps to transform in all areas of life. It was this community and studio that brought her out of the darkness. She has since gained confidence, leadership, and the ability to be more open with others. 

TRAINING

200hr RYT at firefly, Unstoppable training,  The art of True North alignment, The Art of assisting, The Advanced Art of assisting, Participated in many 40 days programs, 40 days Facilitate training, Co-facilitate 40 days, Social impact training, Assisted Bail yoga retreat, Assisted Portugal yoga retreat,  Level 1 Journey Into Power program with Baron Baptiste, Level 2 Sannyasin’s Journey program with Baron.  

She is now a Tier 1 certified Baptiste leader.  Certified Yin yoga leader. And will continue to grow as a leader and within herself.

Gail began her yoga journey in 2008 with the Bikram and Hot 26 styles in NYC and the Hudson Valley.  Since then she has never turned back!  Initially the practice offered the perfect way to break away from the day to day operations of running her own clothing business, but quickly turned into a deeper spiritual and self growth experience.

After a decade in NYC, Gail moved to the Hudson Valley in 2008, and then began a bi-coastal lifestyle between LA and the Hudson Valley in 2017.  While in LA she acquired her Modo 200hr Teacher Training through Modo Yoga in 2020, and her 100hr Modo Flow Teacher Training in the Spring of 2023.  She continues to explore different practices of Hatha, Vinyasa, Ashtanga and Bhakti yoga styles throughout her various travels.

Gail has recently moved back to the Hudson Valley area this Fall 2023 and is beyond excited and grateful to share the Hot style of Modo and Modo Flow inspired yoga with the Firefly community!  Her desire above and beyond all, is to share this incredibly healing practice with all she is able.  

When Gail is not on her mat, she actively explores the world of art, dance, fashion, architecture, all forms of human expression.

Shanti, Shanti, Shanti!  Sending love and light….

Amie is a dedicated yogi and holistic wellness practitioner with a deep passion for connecting with people and serving the collective in meaningful ways. Her journey has taken her from the corporate worlds of fashion and finance, to fulfilling her dharma and traveling the world, leading her to a deeply grounded path in yoga, plant medicine, and (what’s the) alternative medicine.

Amie's yoga journey began over a decade ago whilst living in Los Angeles. Yoga opened the door to everything, and her practice became the foundation of a tremendous journey of growth, healing, evolution and expansion. She holds a RYT500 designation with Yoga Alliance and has been certified by Yoga to the People in the Hot Yoga series, by her Guru, Jayaprada Radhika, in Ashtanga Yoga (RYT200) and by Yoga Vida, in Vinyasa Yoga (RYT300). Amie has trained, taught and practiced all over the world both privately and in group/studio settings. She has embraced several different practices of yoga, meditation & pranayama and her path has been enriched by countless dynamic meditations, various studies of yogic philosophies and texts, working deeply with various sacred plant medicines, sweat lodges, intense physical trainings, silent retreats, kirtans, satsangs and more.

Amie approaches her role as a yoga instructor and as a physical and energetic being with integrity, perspective, humility, compassion, and unconditional love. Her intention is to provide a safe, nurturing space for students to transcend their comfort zones, explore their full expressions, and to offer support both on and off the mat. After decades in New York City, Amie looks forward to the opportunity to serve the Firefly community, the Upstate New York region, and the greater collective through her unique combination of lived and learned yoga expertise and holistic wisdom. 

Satchitananda.

Danielle Locastro, typically known as Dani, is an artist and lover of life! Dani discovered yoga in 2001 as a way to get healthy after a near death experience during childbirth and as a way of finding balance from her demanding textile design career in NYC. After her first yoga class, she realized the connection of mind, body, and awareness with spirit on the mat is the same for her as creating art, both now integrated into her daily life towards wellness.

She has a full time business called Heartful Yoga by Dani to invite others to live and breathe in the process of exploring awareness, creativity and self-expression on and off the mat. The integration process of yoga and art textile design and manufacturing is uniquely Dani.

She is now a Tier 1 certified Baptiste leader.  Certified Yin yoga leader. And will continue to grow as a leader and within herself.

Stephanie Wallace (500 RYT, YACEP) is a yoga and meditation instructor, reiki healer, and embodied intuitive spiritual guide. With a decade-long dedication to guiding yoga and meditation, Stephanie illuminates paths to self-awareness and compassion — in the studio, on retreats, in corporate settings, and in teacher trainings, throughout the US and internationally. Trained in Vinyasa, Yin, Reiki, and Somatic Healing, Stephanie infuses her teachings with the energetic elements of the chakra system and wisdom of astrological and lunar cycles, and her trauma-informed training supports in creating safe, accessible, and transformative spaces. Her gift lies in crafting sanctuaries that offer solace and guiding practices that allow deeper inner-standing.

After experiencing injuries as an athlete and years in the corporate media world, Stephanie found profound healing through yogic disciplines and philosophies. She is passionate about serving people from all walks of life, helping them explore and implement these methods to bring ease and harmony into everyday living. Stephanie’s guidance is informative, inspirational, and accessible, and her gentle approach allows each person to find their unique alignment – both on and off the mat. Immersed in ritual earth magic, she has also studied as a herbalist and green witch apprentice, and has trained in the practice of embodied feminine spirituality. She also channels as a Reiki II practitioner, harnessing universal energies to restore balance and harmony. A connector and seeker, Stephanie navigates the world with an unquenchable thirst for understanding and embodying a heart-led life. She is originally from Southwest Louisiana, and has taken many roads that have recently led her to the Hudson Valley!

Victoria is your lesbian Full Spectrum Community Doula and Yoga Instructor. She is passionate about cultivating and sharing accessible tools for self regulating the nervous system, creating + maintaining a functional body for a functional life, social activism within our reproductive health care system, protecting the birth space for individuals & families and LGBTQIA+ rights. Teaching yoga since 2019, Victoria holds certifications as a Vinyasa E-200 RYT YACEP®️, 85HR RPYT®️, Postnatal Yoga, Trauma-informed yoga, and Therapeutics yoga. With her various yoga offerings, Victoria’s goal is to provide a space for all humans to feel validated, supported and seen through the current cycle of life they are experiencing. As a Full Spectrum Community Doula, Victoria’s role within birth work is under a social activism, trauma-informed, and cultural sensitivity lens. It’s about meeting her clients where they are at during a pivotal moment of their life and bringing accessible resources to them. Victoria is trained to not only support, but hold space for you through significant periods in your life such as, reproduction and fertility, birth and labor, postpartum, loss, abortion and lactation care. She provides support to all individuals + families, especially her BIPOC LGBTQIA+ community by offering emotional, physical and informational support. If you are an individual or know someone currently pregnant and seeking support anywhere under the entire umbrella of reproductive health, inquire for services with Victoria!

At Firefly, Victoria is available for a variety of private yoga lessons and Doula services. All ethnicities, genders, and identities are invited. I look forward to meeting you.

www.vgvdoulayoga.com

When Michael Took his first Bikram yoga class in 2021 , he immediately fell in love with the practice. He completed teacher training at Bode NYC shortly after. Michael now teaches the class with Light and Positive energy. Michael's favorite thing about teaching is seeing students improve and the immense benefits of the practice.

Janice is a New Yorker born and raised from Long Island to Queens and now Hudson Valley. Hot yoga taught her to work on focus and an open mindedness of her surroundings and other people. She completed her teacher training at Bode. Now, she wants to share her passion for hot yoga and help others develop the peace of mind they deserve.