Meet our amazing teachers
Teachers
Our Big-Hearted and Dedicated Teachers
Betsy Davis
Betsy Davis is the founder/co-owner and principal teacher of Bhakti Barn Yoga in Millburn, New Jersey, which has been a vibrant haven for yogis for the past 12 years. Betsy is certified as an E-RYT 500 through Yoga Alliance and has been teaching yoga for 22 years and practicing yoga for 25 years. Betsy began her yoga studies under the tutelage of Dana Flynn and Jasmine Tarkeshi of Laughing Lotus NYC and was a senior teacher at Laughing Lotus NYC for 12 years.
Betsy’s teachings offer an experience of yoga that includes mudra, mantra, pranayama, asana, and yoga philosophy that is infused with a mind-full awareness of alignment. She incorporates music and poetry for a transformative and uplifting experience. Her classes are filled with creative and playful movement, which acts as a bridge to deeper union with the self and the moment, on the path to liberation.
Betsy is also a painter and ran a decorative painting business and set painting/backdrop business out of New York City for 25 years! You can see her handy work at the Bhakti Barn studio through murals and decorative gold-leaf borders.
Vanessa Nassif
In her role as Bhakti Barn’s Co-Director of Education, Vanessa helps to shape Bhakti’s esteemed Teacher Training.
Varrita Siryon
In her classes her goal is to share mindfulness through movement and breath. Love and Light.
Tamara Tsoutsouris
Tamara offers detailed instruction, focusing on helping people to find the poses in their own bodies rather than fitting their bodies to some imagined ideal shape.
Stefanie Haberman
Stefanie strives to create a warm and welcoming class environment in which students can feel comfortable and empowered regardless of their abilities or level of experience.
Sherri Williamson
Sherri weaves breathwork, singing bowls, nature imagery, moon energy, and guided visualization into all of her offerings.
Magda Usarek
Magda enjoys creating a challenging but accessible practice that features various modalities of movement & relaxation; flow, stillness, meditation, breath, mobility, and strength.
Jen Guarnieri
Jen teaches breath-centered Vinyasa classes that weave together mindful alignment and creative sequencing.
Deb Kephart
Debbie Kephart (RYT-500) has been teaching yoga since 2023 and completed her 300 hour teacher training at Bhakti Barn Yoga with Betsy Davis & Vanessa Nassif in May 2021.
Vanessa Burkly
Vanessa's mission is to encourage healing and joy through art, nature, yoga and breath.
Vianora Vinca
The classes I offer blend the physical practice with spirituality and the wisdom of the sacred texts, storytelling and poetry.
Nicole De Sando
Kayla Dove
Kayla teaches an anatomy based class that weaves yoga philosophy throughout.
Jenny Hoffman
Jenny teaches an alignment based flow class that keeps the student connected with their breath and body to calm the mind.
Stacy Anuttara Newfeld
Stacy has been sharing yoga, meditation & alchemy sound immersions for 35 years.
Anne Sussman
Anne's mission is to make the world more peaceful
Cynthia Tarantino
Cynthia weaves into her yoga classes a passion for nature, breath awareness, alignment and yogic philosophy as a moving meditation for practitioners of all levels.
Yuka Sakyo
Yuka is a firm believer in the healing power of yoga in the middle of a high-stress modern world.
Mary Steuart Dyer
Mary Steuart seeks to guide her students through a deeply healing experience for the mind, body and soul.
Steve Dessimone
Steve believes that in this life, the body and mind are the instruments with which we’ve been given to perform, and yogic practices are how we tune them.
Galina Ioffe
I strongly believe that Yoga is for everyone: all genders, all ages, all religions and cultures. It's a unifying practice.
Diana Schlobom
Diana is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with additional trainings in restorative and therapeutic yoga
Ryan Connolly
Ryan is grateful to be a guide so that we can come together and learn the true nature of ourselves together in resonant stillness and peace.