Meet Our Yoga Instructors & Wellness Practitioners
Wellness For The Heart, From The Heart
Meghann Foster LMT, E-RYT 500
Co-Founder
Meghann fell in love with yoga, healing and bodywork in her early 20s. Growing up as a gymnast and athlete movement and body work has always been important to her and she loves the way yoga goes beyond the mat and incorporates yoga into all aspects of her life. She also has a holistic approach to health which encompasses massage, breath work, energy work and more.
Meghann became a licensed massage therapist in 2014 and then received her first 200 hour yoga certification in 2016, with a passion and thirst for knowledge and wisdom she went on to receive a 300 hour certification in yin yoga, based in mindfulness meditation and Chinese medicine in 2019 and most recently in May of 2023 she completed an additional 300 hour training in advanced yoga practices at Boston Yoga Union (now Back Bay Yoga Union). Along the way Meghann has also trained in over 100 hours of breath work, as well as countless hours in other massage techniques and many continuing education workshops for yoga such as trauma informed yoga.
When Meghann isn’t on her mat or working on continuing education you can find her in the massage office where she specializes in a multitude of massage techniques, breath work and energy work. She also has a deep love for the outdoors with hiking being her favorite activity. She lives in Kennebunk with her partner and 3 dogs. One of these dogs, Basil, is the official office greeter and you will find him in the office most days of the week.
Meghann hopes to create a space for everyone that is accessible, healing, grounding, sometimes challenging, refreshing, and safe
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Courtney Blatti
Co-Founder
Courtney started on her yoga journey a few years ago and has found it helps her navigate the stressors of life and feel happy in her body and mind. Courtney is in the process of becoming a certified yoga teacher but really thrives on the behind the scenes magic of the studio. She is the reason we can be here today, processing all of the back end parts of Kennebunk Yoga & Wellness Collective, she keeps the studio running smoothly.
Courtney graduated from Keene State College with a bachelors in Occupational Health and Safety plus a minor in chemistry in 2015 and in 2017 went on to receive a Masters of Public Health from the University of Michigan.
Courtney has a deep connection to nature, she could never chose between beaches or mountains and needs both to thrive in this life. She also has a love for dogs, especially the Corgi breed and our studio mascot, Basil.
Basil
Studio Greeter
Basil joined our team in June of 2023 and has become a staple to our everyday activities. His official title is Studio Greeter and he is here for all of the cuddling therapy you need. He has become an avid yogi practicing almost daily with his moms, his favorite pose is savasana. He looks forward to seeing you all and loves pets, kisses, and treats.
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Rochelle Trudo
Massage Therapist and Yoga Teacher
Rochelle Trudo is a passionate and dedicated wellness professional with over 25 years of experience in massage therapy. As a trained Mind-body therapy practitioner, Rochelle helps her clients deepen the benefits of massage by guiding them to understand their nervous system and what it needs for optimal balance. She is also a committed yoga practitioner and trained yoga teacher, integrating the principles of yoga into her therapeutic approach to promote relaxation, pain relief, and a deeper connection between body and mind. Rochelle's holistic methods empower her clients to achieve lasting wellness and self-awareness. Rochelle thrives in nature, spending her spare time hiking and exploring the beauty of Maine with her family and friends.
Deneen Bernier
Energy Wellness Practitioner
Deneen is an awareness leader guiding people back to wholeness. She is passionate about supporting people's quality of life through her unique energy-enhancing and mindfulness services. Sharing her intuitive gifts as a healer, mentor, and guide, she assists her clients in identifying and engaging with the modalities that best address their needs. Dowsing skills are the cornerstone of Deneen's practice. Whether the focus of inner work within the body or information gathering on the landscape, her expert guidance is foundational in supporting your co-creation, connections, and wellness.
Deneen serves the world locally and globally in numerous ways through energy healing, plant spirit medicine, therapeutic recreation, and more. Her treasure trove of wisdom and skill has been born from nearly 3 decades of service to others' wellness and skill development. This passionate commitment stems from a diverse life of challenge and joy. Discovering the depths of depression in her youth and losses throughout adulthood yielded to an unexpected resiliency - not only to seek health and balance physically and emotionally, but also to find purpose in this complex world. All the services offered by Deneen directly contributed to her own healing, growth, and mission. Each of these tools continues to define and shape who she is today.
A life-long Mainer, Deneen grew up in southern Maine where she developed a strong connection to the natural world at a young age. Since then, nature has always grounded her, acting as her greatest source of inspiration and connection to Spirit. On any given day, Deneen can be found exploring the timeless secrets of plants and their medicine, tracking local wildlife, hiking or cross-country skiing new trails, or canoeing Maine’s wild rivers from the Allagash to the St. Croix. Deneen lives to be outside, to fuel her spirit, and perpetuate her work, personally and professionally.
Hannah Haines
Yoga Teacher
Hannah Haines is a yogi, dancer, choreographer, and movement educator based in Southern Maine. As a dancer, Hannah has been a lifelong lover of movement. Hannah has found the addition of yoga to her own movement practices has given her the healing gift of slowing down her mind to feel more present in her body. Hannah is a 200 hr RYT. She received her 200-hour yoga teacher training at Samudra Yoga studio with the Fluid School, and graduated with a BA in Anthropology, and Dance with a concentration in performance and choreography from Skidmore College. In her yoga classes, Hannah aims to create a challenging (and sweaty!) yet joyful practice that allows all students to find their sweet bliss.
Cori Crovo
Yoga Teacher
From a young age, Cori has had passions in health and wellness. After sustaining a back injury in gymnastics, she turned to yoga for the first time. As her consistent practice developed over the years, she found deep inner shifts and a brightening of her spiritual awareness. Cori received her 200 hour yoga certification from Panacea School of Integrative Health in Hallowell, ME in 2018 and is currently working towards her 300 hour certification through Yoga Medicine. Cori holds additional certifications in Yin Yoga, Breath Work, and Myofascial Release.
Additionally, Cori has a Master’s of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology and enjoys bringing techniques from her experience as an SLP to her yoga classes. Cori is certified in Reiki II and sound therapy and is fascinated with the overlapping worlds of energy, sound, and vibration. In her classes, you can expect creative variations of poses, a sneaky touch of strength, as well as deep release and relaxation. You will always be guided through focused movement, strong breath work, and attention to the inner landscape and energetic body.
Off the mat, Cori is a lover of all things nature and health. She enjoys hiking, working on her organic micro-farm, creative pursuits, and following the band, Phish.
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Lily McGintee
Yoga Teacher
Lily is originally from Long Island, New York and her yoga journey began in 2017 at a local studio in her home town of Montauk. Yoga has been a big part of her life ever since. In 2018, Lily completed her 200-Hour Teacher Training through The University of Vermont. In 2022, she returned to her roots and continued her Teacher Training in Montauk at her home studio. Since her first training in 2018, she has been teaching classes and hosting Yoga Retreats in Montauk, Puerto Rico and now Maine, where she currently lives! Lily teaches a Vinyasa style Yoga class and is also a trained Mindfulness-Meditation teacher. Her classes weave together Yogic philosophy, anatomy and meditation in a rhythmic sequence. Lily's love for Yoga inspires her each day and she plans to continue her education in the years to come.
Jennifer Gallo
Yoga Teacher
Jennifer Gallo has been exercising her love of movement for many decades — in the form of competitive swimming and triathlons; coaching; and group fitness, indoor cycling, and yoga instruction. Her certifications include: Yoga Alliance-approved/Yoga NH-trained 200 hr teacher (with Yoga Nidra, Restorative Yoga, and Reiki level 1), Yoga Flight School Move Module/Myofascial Release (60 hrs), Acumobility level 1, Arthritis Foundation (aqua), Johnny G Spinning, and Les Mills BodyPump. No matter the discipline, Jennifer’s focus when leading classes will forever be to encourage others to challenge themselves while also honoring their bodies with intention and tapping into the power of their breath.
Jennifer is also a freelance writer, wife, mom to one son and many animals, and as an ethical vegan she is a passionate follower of the yogic principle Ahimsa: Do No Harm.
Dragana Pavic-Zappia
Yoga Teacher
Born and raised in Yugoslavia, Dragana's journey of yoga has transformed over the 25 years of her devoted practice and study of yoga as art, science and philosophy. Through the decades, she has obtained multiple certifications and a truly unique set of skills.
Dragana's path has led to the sustainable, deep well in the tradition of Mr. B.K.S. Iyengar, called Iyengar Yoga. Student, practitioner and a Certified Level 2 Iyengar Yoga teacher, she shares her compassionate, skilled and joyous approach to yoga in her classes. Additionally, years of experience in the Tradition of Thai Body work, honors the skilled, compassionate touch and human mind-body unity.
The deep passion of yoga relating to all aspects of life and yoga philosophy threads through her practice and teachings. Dragana is thrilled to work with all walks of students from beginner to experienced, youth and seniors alike and especially those going through deep transitions in life.
Judy Stark
Yoga Teacher
Judy is a Fitness Professional and Certified as a Strength and Stretch Coach, 200hr Yoga Teacher and OULA Dance Fitness Instructor. She has worked for years in both animal and human health with in laboratory science settings. She is currently a co-owner of Harmonic Egg Saco, an energy healing modality using sound, light and color.
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All of the paths above have brought her to where she is today. Judy is a lifelong leaner of physical movement. She loves music and finding a synchronized way of moving the body to music. Judy has instructed numerous fitness formats through the years
and believes in exercise, sound nutrition, taking care of emotional needs and reducing stress to create a well-balanced person. Her bucket list items are learning how to play the drums, taking a trip across the country, hiking and connecting more deeply with people.
Ajeet Grover
Yoga Teacher
Ajeet is passionate about movement and all things health and wellness, she is dedicated to inspiring others to embrace their unique rhythm in life. As a curious lifelong learner, she thrives on exploring new ideas and deepening her practice every day. A proud mom of three and one big pup, Ajeet believes we all have our own soundtrack to life—one that drives us to move, grow, and celebrate every moment. She is sunrise and sunset chaser! Ajeet completed her 200 hour teacher training in 2020, she went on to continue her education with an additional 300 hour training from Boston Yoga Union in 2023. Off the mat you can find Ajeet running or spending time with her friends and family.
Jill Cremens
Yoga Teacher
Jill is an artist and yoga lover! She has over 300 hours of certified yoga training and even more experience teaching on the mat. The root of why she love teaching lies with the slow growth of gaining new skills & shapes. Having a consistent, lighthearted practice builds a humble confidence in others and within herself which lies at the root of why she truly loves what she does. She integrated her yoga practice with art which flows into her practice with life <3.
Sami Chaves
Yoga Teacher
Sami Chaves is a Kennebunk native whose yoga journey began in high school during the pandemic, when she turned to the practice as a way to navigate anxiety and reconnect with herself. Drawn in by the healing power of breath, movement, and philosophy, she developed a deep appreciation for yoga’s ability to unify body and mind. While studying art and horticulture at the University of Vermont, Sami began practicing in community classes and fell in love with the sacred, supportive and inclusive space they created. In 2024, she completed her 200-hour teacher training through First See the Good Yoga at UVM. Outside the studio, Sami enjoys painting, gardening, reading, and spending time with her friends and family.
Elisabeth Medina
Yoga Teacher
Elisabeth is a RYT 200 level certified yoga teacher. Her journey began 20 years ago in Alaska while attending training in outdoor education. Her love and passion for the outdoors has shaped her yoga practice to include both strength building and restorative postures to support mind, body, and spirit connection. Her classes are rooted in tradition and tailored to be beneficial for all ages and body types.
Elisabeth has her master’s in education and has experience teaching in a variety of settings. Elisabeth is from southern Maine and enjoys the many activities the state has to offer, such as hiking, sea kayaking, and swimming in the ocean and lakes. She especially enjoys skiing with her husband and 3 children.
Sadie Hansbury LMT
Calypso Massage + Wellness
Massage Therapist
Sadie is the founder of Calypso Massge + Wellness located within Kennebunk Yoga & Wellness Collective. Visit her website to learn more and book with her. Instagram @calypsomassagewellness.
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Sadie’s personal mission as a massage therapist is to support her clients through mind, body & spirit connection. She works with each client to align her work with their own health and wellness journey. Sadie is known for her relaxing and rejuvenating massages that incorporate energy healing. She enjoys learning the interplay of the energetic and physical bodies and honing how she can release any stagnant energy that presents as aches and pains for her clients. She brings this energy work to each massage, manipulating her clients muscle tissue to release stagnant energy and restore balance and flow to the mind, body & spirit. Sadie specializes in deep tissue massage techniques, including trigger point therapy, positional release therapy, myofascial release, mindful stretching, cupping, and gua sha therapy. She also incorporates reiki, sound healing, tarot and oracle intuitive readings, and spirit and energetic healing in her sessions. Sadie loves to learn and plans to continue her education in massage & energy therapy modalities as they align on her path.
When Sadie is not practicing massage, she enjoys taking long walks with her dogs & partner at the beach or in the woods, hanging out with family & friends and taking dance classes. Movement has been a huge part of Sadie’s mental health journey and she encourages herself & her clients to find those hobbies that help support them to feel good in their mind, body & spirit.