Our Team
Whitney Coccaro
Founder/Teacher
Whitney is a 500hr certified yoga teacher. She completed her 200hr at Saraswati Yoga Joint in Norwalk,Ct and her 300hr with Cathy Madeo Yoga. She has further honed her skills by attaining Reiki certifications 1 & 2. Additionally, Whitney is trained in Mayan Birthing Rituals, acquiring a 85-hour Prenatal yoga and Doula certification on sacred grounds in Guatemala.
Prior to her entrepreneurship and yoga career, she worked for several publicly traded companies including monday.com, Datto, and Yext, where she led and guided sales teams and corporate partnerships through driving sales growth. She believes her time spent in the corporate world has prepared her to have the skill set and confidence to successfully operate a business.
Most importantly, she believes that everyone deserves to feel good in their own skin, and through the exploration of movement, mindful breathing, and moments of stillness she aspires to share the gift of yoga with all that are open to it.
Brett Matzke
Teacher
Brett is a 200hr certified yoga teacher through Maui Yoga Shala, and is currently on the path towards becoming a Certified Yoga Therapist with PranaYoga School for Holistic Health and Yoga. In her studies, she has learned that it is the combination of Ayurveda & Yoga Therapy that beautifully represent her own core beliefs around healing holistically.
Brett utilizes the Sattva Vinyasa lineage in all of her classes, so you can expect to learn how we can use elemental inspired Asana, Pranayama, & Meditation therapies to support us as we experience different seasons & cycles.
Cindi Hamm
Teacher
Cindi is a certified 200hr certified yoga teacher through Saraswati Yoga Joint in 2022. In 2023, she added 50 hours of Yin Yoga training with Breanna Taylor Yoga.
Professionally she led transformational growth at IBM, Gartner, Xerox and then took a career pivot to non-profit, at Year Up, to lead young adults through professional development and career opportunities.Yoga has been a catalyst and support structure through chapters of her life and is now a gift, through her teaching, to share with others.
She brings authenticity, experience, and awareness to the practice. It is grounded in stillness and centering and takes off with clear guidance, alignment and coaching that can work with all levels.
Isabel Chase
Teacher
Isabel is a 200hr certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor as well as a 200-hour certified Ashtanga Yoga Teacher. Most recently she received a Restorative Yoga Certification in addition to spending two years becoming a Transformational Life Coach.
Isabel believes that yoga is not something that you “do”. Yoga is a way of life which gets practiced throughout your day. If you learn to trust and listen to how you feel, what you and your body need during this practice, this will certainly translate into other areas of your life, allowing you to cultivate more mindfulness throughout your day.
Kathryn Sabath
Teacher
Kat is a 200hr certified yoga teacher under the mentorship of Lyn Kehoe in Ridgefield, CT in 2021. Kat recently earned her Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work at Columbia University and enjoys bringing therapeutic techniques into her teaching.
Kat teaches an all-levels vinyasa class with a focus on mindful movement through the poses, guided by the breath. Kat will encourage you to embrace challenges, but always listen to your body and rest in gratitude when needed. You can expect her to sprinkle in some yoga philosophy throughout class as well!