Angela Caplan

E-RYT 500, YACEP
Certified Advanced Relax and Renew Trainer®
Certified Anusara Yoga® 2007-2012

Angela began teaching by assisting her first yoga teacher in a maximum security prison. She was a college student during years of social unrest and felt she could contribute some bit of peace by teaching inmates to meditate. She continued to offer meditation & yoga in correctional facilities for years to come. As her own meditation practice unfolded, so did a natural desire to share the power & potency of hatha yoga. Angela has studied & practiced intensively & continued to do so through years of raising a family & immersing herself in the art of dance & choreography. Angela's love of teaching is attributed to the influences of the late modern dancer, Nona Schurman, as well as numerous skilled yoga teachers in the Anusara, Iyengar and Rasa Yoga traditions. In addition to co-directing & teaching classes, workshops & teacher- trainings at Shakti Yoga, Angela specializes in Private Yoga and incorporates Usui Reiki upon request.. She has also taught hatha yoga & movement at the University of Rochester and for the Wegman’s staff. She has worked with teens through the Livingston County Mental Health Department and recently returned to volunteer as a yoga instructor at Groveland Correctional Facility.

"My intention is to offer classes that are creative & nurturing, dynamic & graceful. Most of all, I wish to offer whatever help & service I can, to those who want physical, mental, emotional & spiritual connection. In my own practice & life, I aspire to keep joy & compassion in the forefront while stepping with courage into whatever challenge I am faced with. I support students in doing the same, along with what is equally important to me: cultivating silence & sensitivity." 

Jacki McCausland

E-RYT-500, YACEP
Certified Anusara Yoga® teacher 2009-2012
Certified Relax and Renew Trainer®

    Jacki’s initial journey in yoga and meditation began in the early 1970’s when she was asking important questions on the meaning of life. This deep interest in spirituality, along with her studies and university degree in dance, led her quite naturally to exploring hatha yoga. Jacki has been teaching yoga since the 1980’s, having practiced the Iyengar Yoga method for 10 years, and Anusara Yoga from 1997-2012.  She continues to enhance her personal growth through ongoing study, practice and application of yogic teachings in her daily life.  Jacki served as the owner and director of the Valley School of Dance from 1982-2020. She also taught dance as a faculty member of SUNY Geneseo from 1984-2020, and taught yoga as a faculty member of the University of Rochester's Program of Dance and Movement from 2000-2015. Currently, along with Angela Caplan, she co-directs and co-owns Shakti Yoga, which has offered yoga classes since 1990.
    “The practice of yoga has been one of engaging in and embracing every aspect of my life more fully.  Every pose, every breath presents me with another opportunity to step into steadiness, strength, spaciousness and freedom.  I enjoy sharing my own explorations, discoveries and insights with students, as we all grow together into more empowered, joyful and loving human beings.”

Jamie Roche

RYT 500

Jamie completed her RYT 200- hour teacher training in June 2020, and her RYT 300- hour teacher training in December 2022, both at Shakti Yoga. She began practicing yoga as a teenager and fell in love with the practice. Jamie aims to bring an energy of compassion and a zest for life to each class she teaches. "I believe yoga classes at Shakti are a community, where everybody is welcome to move and flow together. My goal is for each student to feel confident in their body, safe in the pose, and present in the moment." Jamie also brings poses and breath work to each session she teaches as a speech-language pathologist with Greater Southern Tier BOCES. She sees clearly that this is an effective means to support the communication needs of her students.

Sara Kelly

RYT 200

 Sara completed her RYT 200 Hour Teacher Training at Shakti Yoga in June 2018.  She is the mother of 5 children and began practicing yoga in 2000 after the birth of her third child.  She immediately felt the positive effects and the calm, strength, and steadiness which yoga cultivates. She is a teacher at Geneseo Central School and co-facilitates a Wellness Club for 3rd-5th graders at the school. Sara is passionate about sharing yoga with others.  "The practice of yoga has been a gift and a blessing in my life.  I am honored to share this gift and blessing with others through teaching yoga.  I aspire to support all students to look within to their infinite potential.  My goal is that each student connect with and develop his or her potential through the practice of yoga."

Sheri Kreher

RYT 200, C-IAYT

Sheri has been practicing at Shakti Yoga for over 20 years and completed her first Yoga Teacher Training at Shakti in 2012. Always the student, she is completing a second Yoga Teacher Training in 2024. She is also a Certified Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist and Group Facilitator.  Sheri brings a compassionate heart and a deep appreciation for Nondual Shaiva Tantra teachings to her classes, and her work as a Clinical Social Worker.   “Yoga is a path to deeply knowing and loving your True Self.  When we know ourselves with compassion, we can also see the best in others and bring healing and joy to our little corner of the Universe.”

Paul Kreher

RYT 200, DPT

Paul completed his RYT 200 hour teacher training at Shakti in June 2024, after years of attending classes with the other wonderful teachers our community is graced to have.  As a practicing Physical Therapist for over 25 years, Paul deeply appreciates the wisdom and benefits yoga offers to every body.  Paul joyfully aspires to share yoga’s wisdom and benefits with his students.  “Yoga has helped me cultivate a deeper awareness of and gratitude for our uniquely challenging and wonder-full human experience on the Earth.  Lessons on the mat and cushion offer so much for our lives!”

Cara Britton

RYT 200, LMT

Cara graduated from a 200-hour Shakti Yoga teacher training in June 2024. It was during her first pregnancy that she began taking a regular weekly class at a studio, and at this time she felt the impact of her yoga practice, finding relaxation and breathing awareness very beneficial. In 2012 she became a student at Shakti Yoga where she developed a deeper passion for the practice, valuing the heart centered teachings that yoga has to offer on and off the mat.  Cara has also been a practicing massage therapist since 2005. “The path of yoga not only maintains and enhances my physical body health, it has guided me to confidence, self worth and compassion for myself and others.  It radiates throughout my daily life.  I love to share the joy and beauty of life and yoga with those around me.”