Shannon Brandt is the owner & founder of Shambhala Yoga Center and Director of Shambhala Beacon.

She has been a student of yoga for over ten years, studying in Brooklyn, Hawaii and North Carolina. She believes that everyone has the capacity for growth of spirit through the practice of movement with breath facilitated by the study of yoga. She loves to teach in any capacity, encouraging her students to have faith in themselves and their breath to move through their practice and their daily life. When not teaching yoga, Shannon is a therapist who works with children on the autism spectrum. Shannon would like to thank her teachers- the various yogis and yoginis she has had the honor of practicing with, her husband, son, and the beautiful, wise children she works with.

Megan Spencer King is a certified yoga teacher, body motivator, and movement instructor. Her down-to-earth attitude and accessible personality welcomes participants to feel comfortable in their skin and confident in their movements. She received training through YogaWorks and the American Counsel on Exercise. She teaches dance, yoga and movement throughout the Hudson Valley and Northern California.

A native Beaconite, Ishia originally studied modern dance and earned a B.F.A. in Dance from SUNY Buffalo. She began practicing yoga to supplement her career and training, and it soon grew into a great passion & priority to help others carve their bodies and souls with the yogic teachings. She completed her teacher training in NYC at Joschi Yoga Institute, and is also prenatal certified studying at Kripalu with Janice Clairfield. Ishia firmly believes that the principles of Vinyasa yoga can help us improve all aspects of our lives, both on the mat and beyond...

Elizabeth Castagna received her Alexander Technique Master Class training with Chloe Wing in NYC. Where Elizabeth taught private classes for several years before moving to the Hudson Valley in 2007. As a part of her training she did extensive study in Trauma Release Therapy, Body Mapping, The Infinity Walk and Bioenergetics.
Elizabeth's approach to teaching is deeply rooted in her value of understanding, and her wonder of what is in the natural intelligence of the body. She dedicates her teaching to seeing clearly her students and to hearing them. To support the unfolding of their body and mind together and to respect the pace of this movement. Elizabeth loves that the Alexander Technique is a teacher/student relationship empowering the student with tools to create change in their lives. In her 3rd year of training she gave birth to her son, Rubio. With an increased awareness of her body and knowledge of how it is designed, she enjoyed a healthy, pain-free pregnancy and natural childbirth.
Elizabeth has the deepest gratitude for her amazing teachers and students who never stop supporting her growth. “How much movement do I need to stay clear?” Is a question that has guided Elizabeth forever.

Warm, good-humored, rounded yoga teacher with a decade of teaching experience and more than 1000 hours of training. Rhonda has both training and experience in vinyasa, Iyengar and therapeutic yoga, so expect the unexpected when you come to class! She also teaches prospective yoga teachers in philosophy and anatomy.

Arabella Champaq has been studying for over 30 years with various teachers. She was a mureed (student) of the Sufi Master, Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, and has also studied extensively with Alan Lowen and with Rudy Ballentine. She has taught meditation, and has led workshops and Circles since 1982.