Our Instructors

200-Hour RYT | Fave Pose: Revolved Triangle

Allison first discovered hot Vinyasa Yoga in 2015. Since then, she has expanded her experiences and deepened her practice by exploring all styles of yoga, participating in workshops, and practicing daily. Allison chose to deepen her practice both physically and mentally by completing her 200-hour RYT in 2020.

Allison believes that our mat is a place that can help us manage all of life's trials, tribulations, and celebrations. Her classes focus on a balance of stretch and strength while also concentrating on mindful breathing to help you find your center. Creative, challenging, and strength-building movements can be made accessible to all with modifications offered, as needed, to individualize everyone's experience.

500-Hour RYT | Fave Pose: Eight Angle

Cheryl discovered yoga in 2009 while working with a fitness coach who motivated her with the mantra “movement is life.” Wanting to share this with others as a yoga teacher was a natural progression, and she soon completed three 200-hour RYT certifications and a 500-hour RYT certification with Bhakti Barn in 2019. 

Cheryl’s passion is inspiring her students to discover for themselves the gifts of freedom, empowerment, and deeper connection yoga offers — in a challenging yet fun and playful way. 

Cheryl’s classes offer creative and vigorous movement that inspire and encourage students to fully express themselves, safely access and explore their edge, and play with fearlessness. Her eclectic and high-octane playlists, along with her powerful flow and soulful vibe, converge to infuse mind, body and spirit with just the right amount of energizing bliss to create a unique and unforgettable yoga experience in every class.

200-Hour RYT | Fave Pose: Eagle

Christina is a Yoga Alliance 200-RYT certified instructor pursuing her doctorate in psychology. During the height of the COVID pandemic, she used yoga as a stress relief and to complement an avid running routine. In doing so, she discovered the mental and physical benefits of the practice and never looked back. Within yoga, she has found joy and clarity as well as flexibility and strength that transformed her life. 

As an NCAA tennis player, lifelong athlete, and a third degree in Taekwondo,  Christina brings discipline and power to the mat while offering her students the freedom to explore their own practices. She promotes the importance of a positive lifestyle in wellbeing and hopes to encourage her students to adopt healthy practices on and off the mat. 

500-Hour RYT | Fave Pose: Warrior 3

Christina is a 500+ hour trained yoga instructor, fitness instructor, and licensed mental health therapist. She is an avid promoter of dog rescue, and spends as much of her free time on her mat as she does outside hiking various trails with her two rescue dogs.

Some of Christina's favorite asana are inversions — not because they’re “advanced” but because they require focus and a sense of center, and they remind us all to stay present and aware (and humble!).

Christina has come to love all forms of asana practice as well as deepen into areas of yoga beyond asana, and still loves to find herself in a heated power class when she needs a mental reset. Her teaching style is focused but not insistent, and she loves nothing more than seeing a room full of variations as everyone finds what they need in their own practices.

500-Hour RYT

David Us is a 500-hour registered Yoga teacher and a Reiki Master level practitioner. After 25+ years in the art world, David found consistent yoga practice as an outlet for the pressures of corporate work. He did his 200-hour yoga training at Hot Yoga Revolution in Cranford, NJ, and his 300-hour yoga training at AMP Yoga in Springfield, NJ, and is certified through the National Yoga Alliance.

Through these, he has developed a teaching style that keeps it moving. He loves to create an organic flow that is accessible to all while also being challenging. He enjoys focusing on core alignment while encouraging movement with the breath. He has done further training on the history of yoga and its lineage, and he takes self-study classes with the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers. He deeply respects the roots of yoga and enjoys sharing what he learns in his classes.

When he is not working in the corporate art world or doing yoga, he can be found playing video games, taking care of his zoo of animals, or exploring new places with his wife.

200-Hour RYT | Fave Pose: Dancer

Emily Soto is a 200-hour RYT certified yoga instructor. She found yoga in 2012 in college as what she thought at the time was just a good exercise. She soon realized the abundance of mental and spiritual benefits that come from practicing yoga.

Emily trained with Dig Yoga from 2017-2018 and has been teaching power yoga ever since. Currently a NICU nurse, Emily utilizes all of the practices of yoga to help her maintain a level of calmness. Her class is alignment-driven with a strong focus on linking breath to movement to help students be more present on and off the mat.

200-Hour RYT | Fave Pose: Side Lean

Katie began doing yoga about ten years ago as a way to improve her physical health. As she grew into the practice, she noticed how it transformed her mental health, too, allowing her to cope better with the anxiety and stress of everyday life. She is a certified 200-hour RYT.

Working as a social worker full-time, Katie sees the benefits of utilizing breath work both with her clients and herself to help regulate emotions and reduce burnout.

Katie strives to teach classes accessible for all and encourages her students to find the balance of effort and ease in the practice. Katie has been with Yoga Odyssey since its opening day and is grateful to serve this vibrant community as both the Studio Manager/friendly face behind the desk and instructor!

700-Hour RYT | Fave Pose: Pyramid

Meg Soucy is a 700-hour RYT yoga teacher who completed her first 500 hours of training in Vinyasa yoga at Jaipure Yoga under the care and love of Marcie Wallace and Loryn Riggiola. In 2021, she completed a 700-hour certification with Lara Heiman and is now a certified LYT Method yoga teacher.

Meg has specialties in Yin, Aerial, and Prenatal yoga. She teaches an alignment-focused, Vinyasa-style class, incorporating yogic teachings into every class. She brings fresh sequencing, an attention to detail, and a strong knowledge of anatomy, allowing her to sustainably and intentionally guide her students through a challenging yet accessible flow.

Meg always brings something new to the mat. Her goal as a teacher is to continue to evolve with her students in skill, observation, and creativity.

200-Hour RYT | Fave Pose: Wheel

Meghan has been practicing yoga for more than 10 years. She achieved her 200-Hour RYT certification from Dhyana Yoga Arts in Chester, NJ, with Deanna Sidoti in 2017. With education in trauma-sensitive yoga therapy, she places an emphasis on providing options to students as they move through their yoga practice to encourage a sense of autonomy and empowerment.

To Meghan, yoga is a personal journey about meeting yourself where you are, accepting yourself for who you are, and challenging yourself to fulfill your fullest potential. Yoga is not about achieving poses; it is about being present with yourself throughout the practice, being mindful of the way that you talk to yourself, and choosing to be kind to yourself.

Meghan’s classes are physically challenging with a focus on maintaining the breath while encouraging creativity and self-expression.

When Meghan is not doing yoga, she is working as a mental health therapist, going on hikes, and always looking for new ways to challenge herself physically.

E-RYT® 500, YACEP® | Fave Pose: Handstand

MJ focuses on safe, sustainable yoga movement patterns based on anatomy. Her practice is both strong and playful. She works with the balance of yoga: movement and stillness, strength and flexibility, patience and determination. Her goal is to combine precise alignment with intuitive body intelligence to create a happy sweaty yogi.

MJ has been a Yoga Alliance Certified yoga teacher since 2000 with more than 1,000 hours of Yoga Alliance Certified training. Anatomy Studies for Yoga Teachers (ASFYT). Iyengar Trained. LYT Certified.

200-Hour E-RYT | Fave Pose: Side Plank

As a student, practitioner, and teacher, Mollissa aims to guide students in a way that feels inclusive, generous, and joyful. Her teaching is informed by various asana modalities, literature, theories, and life experiences. She teaches to share the tools and techniques that have helped her cultivate strength, awareness, and alignment in all of life’s places and spaces. Teaching with compassion and clarity is important to her, and she aims to create a safe space where students can learn, grow, and have fun.

Mollissa embraces yoga's roots in its truest sense, transcending time on the mat. The use of props are encouraged and utilized frequently in her classes as a way to construct foundational shapes, explore, and grow. Diverse language, curiosity, and playlists are really important and fun for her, so expect that plus lots of humor and humility. Mollissa's vibe: come as you are, be curious, let go, and spark joy in the opportunity to move, be with yourself, and be in community.

Mollissa has been practicing asana since 1996. She is a multifaceted yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance E-RYT status, completion of two 200-hour RYT programs, 500+ hours of training, a certified Vinyasa, Yin, and Youth/Children’s teacher, as well as a certified Katonah Yoga® Teacher. She has additional training in pranayama (breathwork) practices, chairs for asana and alignment, and restorative methodologies. Mollissa has practical experience with Iyengar, Kundalini, Ashtanga, Baptiste, and Ghosh~Hot 26, and she maintains current CPR/First Aid certifications. In addition to guiding asana, movement, breath and meditation practices, Mollissa has been a New Jersey public school educator since 1996, and is a proud M.Ed NJ certified teacher and school librarian.

200-Hour RYT | Fave Pose: Wild Thing

Nancy found yoga in 2012 as a competitive track and field athlete to prevent injury and stay in shape in the off-season. She immediately fell in love with the practice. Initially, Nancy was attracted to the physical aspect but she soon realized it was so much more as the mental and spiritual benefits influenced her life in a positive manner. Yoga has made her stronger and more flexible both on and off the mat. Nancy hopes that her students leave their mat feeling nourished and balanced with her sustainable and clever sequencing.

Nancy’s classes are geared toward the student who wants to mindfully move. Each practice sequence will be physically challenging and creatively linked with some zen, mindfulness, and a deep connection to breath. In her own signature style, Nancy seamlessly blends elements of Vinyasa, Yin, and Mobility Training into each class.

200-Hour RYT | Fave Pose: Handstand

Sam Zabawa in 2014 studied 200 hours under Maty Ezraty, the founder of Yogaworks, which combined Ashtanga and lyenger styles. She competed an additional 200 hours with Yoga Essence in vinyasa yoga. With a background in gymnastics, Sam was first drawn to the physical practice of yoga, but after committing to a daily practice, she quickly realized the transformation that results from the combination of physical movement, breath work, meditation, and a more mindful lifestyle.

Sam’s classes are designed to highlight the dualities of effort and ease, as well as with movement and stillness. A firm believer that
”what doesn't challenge you doesn't change you,” Sam aims to create an environment in each class that leaves students feeling challenged and empowered in their bodies and minds.

500-Hour RYT | Fave Pose: Dancer’s

Karma yoga is the path of selfless action without the need or desire for anything in return. Sandy’s life has followed that of a Karma yogi, finding pure happiness and enjoyment when in service of others. Her deep sense of compassion for those around her has helped her become a well-versed and understanding yoga teacher for all populations.

Although she was exposed to the practice of yoga at a young age, Sandy’s path to becoming an instructor didn’t begin until early adulthood. She completed her 200-hour certification at the Integral Yoga Institute NYC while also pursuing a B.S. in Marine Biology. After completing both her teacher training and college degree, she started working at Ashrams for Autism, an organization providing yoga in schools and facilities for the autism and special needs community. Today, she serves as the Executive Director at Ashrams for Autism and spends her time teaching for the organization and spreading its mission to individuals within the community.

Sandy also completed her 300-hour certification through Dig Yoga. She has seen and experienced first-hand the healing powers of yoga, and she firmly believes it can transform the body and mind for the better. Sandy also understands that the practice of yoga is unique to each individual, a philosophy she keeps in mind while teaching to ensure that everyone has an optimal experience while taking her class.

500-Hour RYT | Fave Pose: Dancer’s

Siobhan began practicing yoga in 2007 at home and in various studios in Monmouth County. In 2010, she found Evenflow in Long Branch, NJ, where she acquired a foundation in the practice of Jivamukti. In 2011, she moved to Maryland where she practiced Bikram and fell in love with Hot Vinyasa. Upon moving back to New Jersey in November 2013, she felt compelled to obtain her teaching certificate and sought out a program to make her dream of teaching come true. She completed her 200-hour RYT training a year later through Powerflow with Julie Gurevich and Heather Sheridan.

Siobhan’s teaching style combines a strong and powerful Vinyasa flow with smart alignment and proper integration of breath. In her classes, you will find yourself flowing from posture to posture with a unique and diverse playlist that reflects her passion for live music and her gratitude for the beauty of the world.

200-Hour RYT | Fave Pose: Camel

Zee Cordero is a 200-hour RYT certified and insured instructor since 2014. His journey began in 2008 in Naples, Florida, where he discovered Bikram yoga. Shortly after, he decided to deepen his practice by adding Vinyasa and more Power yoga to his practice.

In 2014, he took the leap and went for his teacher training. A year after training, he went to Goa, India, to submerge himself for a two-week intensive practice at Bamaboo yoga retreat. He loved it so much that he returned the following year for another two weeks.

In 2018, he went to Sri Lanka for a 15-day self meditation retreat. In his years as a teacher, he has taught classes at gyms and studios for yogis of all ages, flexing his teaching style to all levels from beginners to advanced practitioners.