About Us

Lynne Paterson

Certified Anusara Yoga Instructor, RYT 200 has studied with Deb Neubauer since 1996 and is the first of Deb's students to be certified in Anusara Yoga. In 1997, Lynne took her first workshop with John Friend. In 2000, Lynne began extensive study with John Friend, attending numerous teacher and therapy trainings across the USA. She was awarded certification in July 2003. Lynne is skilled in therapeutics and has a deep understanding of the Anusara Yoga principles and Tantric philosophy. She conveys her passion for the transformative power of Anusara Yoga with precision, humor and poetic imagery. She is known for her radiant smile, enthusiasm and joyful presence. Lynne brings clarity of purpose to each class, holding a vision of greatness for all her students.

Lynne's' life long search for Truth led her to yoga and meditation. In 1998, Lynne began formal study of meditation and philosophy with master teachers and continues her study today with Dr. Douglas Brooks and Dr. Paul Muller-Ortega. Lynne regularly attends meditation retreats and intensives and enjoys a daily meditation and chanting practice. Lynne began yoga in 1980 and studied with BKS Iyengar and many of his senior teachers in Boston until 1996. She certified in Flow Yoga with Ganga White and Tracy Rich of White Lotus in 1998. Lynne is also a professional chef and graduate of Johnson & Wales, who ran a natural foods catering business and cooking school from 1990-2000. Lynne's passions are a love of poetry and nature - especially oceans and mountains, healthy gourmet food, meaningful conversation, her cats and all things bright and beautiful.

George Nager

Reiki Master and certified Temple Academies Energy Healer, has spent most of his life following his heart. He received both spiritual and healing energy initiation while living on Maui, Hawaii. In 1990, he traveled to India to meet his spiritual teacher, the living master of an international community of seekers. Since then, he has regularly practiced meditation, chanting and japa (mantra repetition). In 1994, George received guidance that healing work was his calling. He received initiation into Reiki later that year. George attained Reiki Master in 2005.

In 2004, George successfully completed a yearlong professional training in energy healing with Devita Birdwell, a certified teacher trainer for Temple Academies. In this training he received attunements to many healing frequencies. George has studied breath work with master teacher, Andy Caponigro, author of the book, The Miracle of the Breath for the past three years and is part of an on-going master breath work series. George offers treatments which are a synthesis of these various modalities at both Prakasa Yoga Studio and in his Sunderland, MA office. Above all else, George loves to challenge and encourage people to recognize and affirm spiritual reality. He also loves rock 'n roll, sushi, back roads and the wilderness.