Rita Maranda Brown is an Empath/Flower Child on a Spiritual Journey since Birth. She moved to Vermont 33 years ago to raise her sons and enjoy Country living. She founded, hosted, attended and cooked for Yoga & Music Events & Retreats for 4 decades.

Rita discovered Yoga for her own self-evolution during the uneasy, early days of Covid. After seeing that daily Yoga and meditation improved her life, she signed up for online YTT 200 Certification and graduated Sept, 2022 with Soul Ascension Healing Arts. This Yoga School has some of the best Yoga Instructors Around the World.

For 20 years, Rita developed her property in Warren, Vermont to be a premiere Nature/Yoga Retreat, hosting Music, Art & Yoga Events for the community to enjoy together in Blyssful surroundings. BLYSS Blueberry Lake Yoga Sanctuary & Studio was officially born Sept, 2022. Rita opened her BLYSS Yoga studio and Art loft in Waitsfield, Vermont in Jan., 2023, bringing Locals & Visitors of The Mad River Valley of Vermont and our Global online Community together to Connect to their BLYSS!

Always beautiful settings featuring diverse styles of Yoga, Art & Music. Rita is the chef at BLYSS Yoga Sanctuary, offering Artistic, local, healing Cuisine at our YTT 200 Retreats and other BLYSS events. Currently Rita is studying for her 300 YTT with SAHA to expand on Energy Healing.

Eloise Zeeman (Karuna Om) has taught and practiced for over three decades, certified in several lineages such as Sivananda, Ashtanga and with her guru, Sri Dharma Mittra.

She spent many years running Yoga centers, vegan parties, teaching in recovery centers, and leading retreats in holistic wellness, diet & meditation practices.

Her classes are feel-good and fun- strong but accessible, slow-flow vinyasa style for developing strength, flexibility, steadiness and grace. She specializes in tailoring and adjusting practices for all students and progression in one’s individual practice - becoming connected and powerful while enjoying the ride!

CONTACT:

eloisezeeman23@gmail.com

Abby has been practicing yoga for most of her life, starting out in the early 2000’s in her home town of Mountain Top, PA at her local community college. Since then, she’s migrated to Vermont for the love of the outdoors and chasing new challenges on her snowboard.

In 2014, she moved to Tahoe City, CA and during this time, practiced all types of yoga every day at her local studio. After 2 years in Tahoe, she moved back to Vermont and decided to pursue a higher education in teaching and understanding yoga philosophy.

This desire brought her to Goa, India where she studied Ashtanga, vinyasa, and pranayama in an intensive 200-hr. YTTC for about a month.

Returning to Vermont, Abby has taught at Zen Barn studio in Waterbury Center and The Spa at Spruce Peak in Stowe. Now settled into the Mad River Valley, she is ready to start sharing her passion for movement and breath with her community.

Abby’s classes are accommodating to all. She teaches Vinyasa Flow with some Ashtanga sequences to a vibrant and fun playlist. Come move, stretch and breathe in Abby’s Vinyasa class!