Yoga Essentials and Gentle Yoga Instructor

Kelli has been practicing yoga for eleven years and completed the teacher training program at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in 2005. Since then, she has taught both at Kripalu and in various community settings in Western Massachusetts and has pursued further study with Ann Greene and Todd Norian. Kelli is also a 2009 graduate of the master’s program at the Rhode Island School of Design, where her work explored both visual and experiential representations of contemplative practice. She returned to RISD earlier this year to teach a course of her own design entitled Mindful Making, introducing students to yoga and meditation as practices to inform and support their creative pursuits in the studio. In her classes, Kelli cultivates an atmosphere of personal inquiry, both physical and spiritual, through detailed alignment and increased awareness of body, breath, and mind.

Kelli is delighted to be part of the teaching staff at Shri, as she is eager to explore the many ways in which yoga can contribute to the community of Pawtucket.