Our Teachers
The instructors at Willow Tree Yoga are highly trained and certified yoga teachers, registered with National Yoga Alliance. Our teachers are able to teach to all levels of students, including children, seniors and women who are in any stage of pregnancy. They are all skilled at making adjustments and modifications as needed, in order to ensure the utmost safety of everyone in their class.
Beatrice B. Mattaway
Beatrice, E-RYT 500, YACEP, is the founder and owner of Willow Tree Yoga. She received her 200 and 500 hour Yoga Alliance certification through Yoga Mountain in New City and is a certified Breast Cancer Recovery & Beyond yoga teacher. Beatrice took her first yoga class and began meditating when she was 6 years old, living in Japan.
She spent two years living in an ashram in India, where she practiced yoga, meditation and chanting daily. Beatrice encourages her students to deeply experience the poses by taking time to see how the mind and the body responds to the work done in class.
Her classes are fun and relaxed, allowing her students, from advanced to absolute beginners, to feel totally welcomed and safe to explore yoga in a very personal way. Class intensity varies depending on the experience & ability level of students in any given class.
Emma O'Connell
RYT-200, Emma has been practicing yoga for over 20 years and most recently decided to fulfill her passion and become a certified Yoga teacher.
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When she began her journey with yoga teacher training, Emma's mindset was to strengthen her body and learn to teach yoga. She quickly realized it was that, and so much more. It taught her how to reach deep and learn about herself starting from the inside. She discovered that strengthening her soul and her inner self is more important than anything else and it helped her in every area of her life. This vital discovery helps Emma inspire others to do the same
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Her approach to yoga remains focused on the balance between strength and flexibility. Her classes are Hatha Inspired Vinyasa Flow. You can expect modifications throughout as she is trained to teach all levels. Be ready to move with your breath and experience a full body release.
Jeannie De Marco
Jeannie discovered a yoga class being held at the Wellness Center in Highland Mills, NY. in 2000, and that was the beginning of a lifetime journey into a new world of exploring both the body and the chattering mind.
Her Yoga journey continued at Ananda Ashram, Monroe, NY into 2001.
After relocating to Rockland Co., and under the guidance of her teacher, Paula Heitzner - Master Teacher at New Age Center, Nyack, NY, Jeannie continued her practice. With Paula's encouragement and guidance, she became a Certified teacher and received her RYT 200 certification.
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At the request of Ken Pollenger, Director at the New Age Center, Jeannie was encouraged to teach at New Age Center in Nyack NY. She also taught at St Mary's Church in Dumont, NJ, Hackensack Hospital, NJ, and Children on Horseback in Pomona NY. Recently, Jeannie has been teaching classes at Titan Gym in Haverstraw, NY, until earlier this year.
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Jeannie has worked with a variety of students from a wide range of ages and backgrounds, including members of ARC Rockland & Yonkers.
Jeannie has studied at the Himalayan Institute in PA, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in MA. and is a member of the YTA in Westchester Co. NY.
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Jeannie's class intention is to create safe and peaceful spaces so that the benefits of the practice of yoga can be fully enjoyed by all.
Roseanne Reilly (workshops & special classes)
Roseanne Reilly, E-RYT 500, YACEP, is not only a highly trained yoga instructor but is a world class Nervous System Restoration Practitioner. Roseanne combines her credentials and experience as a nurse, a yoga practitioner, a Craniosacral Therapist, Health & Safety Educator and a lifetime working with and through stress to design & deliver programs and classes to build vagal tone and intelligent inner resilience. Roseanne is Originally from Ireland, and lives in New York with her husband Mike and their beautiful daughter Roisin.
In her classes, Roseanne empowers you to nurture the body - mind connection in effective and efficient ways through Conscious Active Movement and Breathwork. She invites you to welcome yourself to class as you are and leave feeling more balanced, energized and calmly strong.
Katrina Kelliher (Sound Baths & Reiki)
Katrina Kelliher is a trained Reiki Master and certified Sound Healer. She has been facilitating group and private sound baths and workshops in Rockland County for the past 2 years. She combines Reiki and Crystal Singing bowls to promote relaxation and balance in the body.
Jenny Papo (one of our beloved subs, when she's in town!)
Jenny, RYT 200, began practicing Yoga in 2018, after completing a Beginners Yoga course at the Sivananda Vedanta Center in NYC. She has since completed her first 200-Hr Certification with Lila Flow in 2020 and a 25-Hr Yoga and Social Justice Training with Shanna Small in 2021. Driven by her passion for anatomy and functional movement, Jenny also completed her first Pilates Mat certification in 2021.
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Jenny has found joy and peace through her yoga practice, and she wants to provide that experience for her students. Jenny's classes are creative and lighthearted, with the mission of creating a safe space for her students to find comfort within their own bodies and minds.