Hello! My name is Kelly and I am a mom of 3, a middle school teacher, a wife and a proud yoga instructor. My goal is to help others find their joy through the Journey Of Yoga!

Hello, my name is Bettymarie, I am a mom of two children, breast cancer survivor, love to travel (including visiting different yoga studios wherever I am) play pickleball, bowl in addition to practicing and guiding others in their yoga practice. I am currently employed as a Licensed Master Social Worker and School Counselor in the Ken-Ton schools where I get to share the benefits of Mindfulness and Yoga with the students in my building. I have been practicing yoga over 25 years and it was 10 years ago that I began to explore more deeply the benefits of yoga which had a profound impact on me physically, mentally and spiritually. It was three years ago that I felt a calling to become a teacher and returned to the place that I kept gravitating towards these many years, The Himalayan Institute of Buffalo. It is here where I did my teacher training, completing 500 hours of specific training within the Himalayan tradition. In addition, I have been trained in Trauma-Informed Yoga, Yoga for Children and Teens and the Veterans Yoga Project (I am spouse to a NAVY Veteran and a mom to son who is serving in the Air Force), Mind-Body (American Red Cross – Service to Armed Forces) and a Reiki Practitioner - Level 2. I look forward to being a part of your journey as you explore the benefits of yoga in your life.

Nicole Lamantia is an intuitive energy practitioner with over a decade of experience in the healing arts. As a Usui Reiki Master, 200-hour certified yoga instructor, sound healing practitioner, and mindfulness and somatic breathwork coach, she combines her gifts to create experiences that are both restorative and transformative. Through her business, Sol Somatics 716, Nicole offers reiki, mindful movement, meditative breathwork, and sound healing to support healing, balance, and personal growth. Her sound healing events bring together her intuitive practices and her original journals, offering participants a space for reflection, nervous system reset, and inner exploration. Nicole is also an urban educator, specializing in mindful practices and the development of social-emotional skills with elementary students. Whether working in the classroom or in the healing space, her mission is to empower others through holistic approaches that reconnect mind, body, and spirit. She is grateful and excited to join the Joy Yoga 716 team, bringing her passion for guiding others into deeper mindful and compassionate connection with themselves.