Our Instructors
Lindsay Helwig O’Hara
Lindsay became certified in Classical Hatha Yoga in 2010 and has practiced yoga since 1998. In January 2017, Lindsay became the new owner of River House Yoga. Lindsay enjoys making yoga accessible to everyone and fosters a deep sense of community through her yoga classes. In her quest to understand and embody natural healing Lindsay has studied medicinal herbs, meditation, Thai yoga bodywork, natural childbirth and holistic nutrition. She has worked extensively in the natural products industry and is knowledgeable about herbal supplements, natural body care and holistic health. Lindsay blends this experience into every one of her yoga classes to facilitate deep relaxation and inner peace. You can expect a gentle, therapeutic, heart-centered approach in Lindsay's yoga classes. She teaches a balanced sequence of safely aligned postures, breath work, and relaxation, integrating props when necessary. Lindsay tailors her teaching approach to the needs of each individual while also balancing the needs of the class as a whole. She also believes in constantly refining and improving her teaching repertoire through continuing to study with the best teachers in the field. Lindsay is currently working towards a certification in Iyengar Yoga under the mentorship of Rebecca Weisman of the Iyengar Yoga Center of Vermont. She lives off the grid in East Montpelier and loves spending her time alternately lounging and weeding in extensive herb gardens and orchards during the growing season!
Katherine Nelson
Katherine received her 200 hour teacher certification in 2007 with Mimi Loureiro at O2 Yoga (www.o2yoga.com) in Somerville, MA. Prior to 2007, she began practicing yoga to achieve purely physical goals- not expecting the practice to become such a central and integral part of her life. Yoga has brought a sense of balance, peace and mindfulness not only on her mat, but in her personal and corporate life. Katherine’s teaching style and training uses many principals of Astanga Yoga with a more creative and less predictable vinyasa-flow format. A native of Plainfield, VT, Katherine is excited to be back home and looks forward to continuing to give to students the joy and passion of yoga that she has received from so many knowledgeable, wonderful and supportive teachers.
Roseanne Scotta
It is said that people can begin their yoga journey at any point of entry and often, it is in the physical practice of asana that one begins. The beginning of Roseannes’s journey was to stay limber and physically healthy and through asana, she began her spiritual journey. She has always been active with exercise and movement and started practicing yoga in 1990. Yoga brought another layer to movement in the form of quiet focus, connection, and spiritual growth and she has been practicing ever since. Later in life she decided to deepen her practice and understanding of Yoga, studying yoga to become an instructor. In 2015, she discovered Burlington Yoga and began studying with Candra Prabha, the style of flow resonating. In 2016, she became certified as an RYT200 yoga teacher and completed training with Candra for her RYT500 in April, 2022.
Her goal in teaching is to share the benefits of bringing yoga into daily motion while developing balance, calm, acceptance, and regulation in a strong body and mind, fueling individual and global Peace.
Craig Usher
Originally from outside NYC, and ever a wanderer, Craig would say yoga has saved and changed his life. Sharing this practice in its many forms is a way of bringing meaning into our lives and the world. He has choosen to focus on Yin Yoga because the most difficult practice for oneself is often the medicine we need most.
Craig has completed 270 hours of teacher training through the Summers School of Yin Yoga, studied Vedic Philosophy and practice with Allowah Lani ( Truly Helpful Yoga) in Florida, and Vinyasa with Costa Maya Yoga in Mexico. He is currently working towards his 500 hr. certification