Our Teachers

RYT 500

Owner

Kathleen Leisure Haberstock discovered the healing power of yoga, in 2009, when she dedicated herself to her practice. Drawn to the physical practice at first, she later found the more profound changes occurred over time with a deeper mind/body connection.

E-RYT-500
Co-Founder

Jeri Wilson, believes in trying to live her yoga practice on and off the mat. She's a nationally certified teacher, having completed her 200 and 500-hour certifications, and has been teaching since early 2005.

E-RYT-500
Co-Founder

Susan Golden is a nationally certified yoga teacher. She transitioned easily from working as a registered nurse to teaching yoga. In combining both professions, her knowledge of anatomy and desire to help people comes through clearly in her teachings.

RYT-200

Wendy has been teaching yoga since 2005, and received a second certification in 2014 from Darren Rhodes. She is fascinated by the parallels between asana and life off the mat. Wendy's love of studying alignment and anatomy is apparent in her teachings.Wendy is a homeschooling mama who misses the mountains, travels as much as her kids allow, and enjoys arm balances and tequila-though not together.

RYT-500

Tiffany believes that yoga can and should be accessible to ALL people, regardless of age, level of physical fitness or religious beliefs. With an open mind and a sense of curiosity, anyone can find the perfect style of yoga to practice for themselves.

RYT-200

Mari began practicing Yoga for the physical exercise around 15 years old but soon discovered the magic in shivasana. Since then she has worked to deepen her own practice and expand her knowledge of all forms of Yoga as well as the philosophy of yogic teachings.

RYT 200

Christiane Guillois has been practicing yoga since her adolescent years in France. She obtained certification as a yoga teacher in 2011 at School Street Studio, and has trained in teaching Yin Yoga with Joshua Summers. With her background in Chinese medicine, dance, and pranayama, she is especially attuned to the interaction between the body and the meditative aspects of Yin Yoga.

RYT-200

Kate has been influenced by teachers from Iyengar, Anusara and Forrest traditions. After 8 years of yoga practice, she completed a 200 hour training at School Street Yoga with Carla Stangenberg and others from Jaya Yoga in Brooklyn, NY. Kate’s teaching reflects her strong belief that there is a yoga for each individual person and when given the space to explore we can learn a lot about ourselves through this relationship.

RN - Herbalist, RYT 200

Reuben has developed a wide range of experience as a health practitioner. He studied medical herbalism in Colorado, Thai yoga massage in Thailand, and completed a YTT on his most recent trip to India. He draws on his experience in these fields to form a unique teaching style, and enjoys sharing this ancient healing art with his local community.

E-RYT-500, MFA, TCTSY, KRI 

Beth teaches Kripalu Yoga and Kundalini Yoga, as well as Yoga Nidra and Trauma Center's Trauma Sensitive Yoga method.  Her specialty classes focus on mantra, meditation and freeing up space in the body through a practice that encourages micro-movement and choice-making.  A long-time member of the Family Violence Project (FVP) treatment team for  domestic violence and addiction recovery, she teaches at FVP and at Day One Recovery.  She's also a contributing writer to Yoga Service Council's new book, Yoga and Resilience: Empowering Practices for Survivors of Sexual Trauma (Handspring Press, 2020)”

RYT 200

Emily Widor has been in love with yoga since being introduced to the practice at School Street Yoga in 2009. She loves the relationship that yoga has facilitated between herself and her body and strives to help others develop this sense of awareness to their own Self. Emily is a mom and loves teaching yoga, and working with moms and babies! She is 200 hour Hatha yoga teacher certified and also has an additional certification in Baby and Me yoga.

Ph.D.

Jeff started the free meditation circle at School Street Yoga. He sometimes teaches introductory meditation classes at School Street Yoga through MaineGeneral Medical Center's Healthy Living Resource Center and sometimes co-teaches meditation through Adult Education with his wife, yoga teacher Jeri Wilson.