Kim Ellner
Yoga Instructor

Kim Ellner is the founder of Yoga West. Her love of yoga began in 2001 and is based on its physicality, breath work, concepts and community of followers. Kim was born with a displaced hip and underwent numerous months of body casting as an infant. Following that, she wore leg braces. Diagnosed later with scoliosis, she wore a full body brace during her teenage years.

Her teaching method is to personalize the yoga experience to make the most of each student’s strength, flexibility and capabilities.

Yoga Certifications & Meditation Retreats
Hatha Yoga – The American Yoga Academy
Yoga for Osteoporosis – Sara Meeks
Energy Intensive Meditation – Richard Faulds & Jonathan Foust at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
Kripalu Yoga - Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
Yoga Therapy Level 1 - Phoenix Rising
Circus & Family Yoga - Kevin & Erin Maile O’Keefe
5 Day Sit - Bhavani at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
7 Day Silent Sit – Larry Rosenberg at Insight Meditation Society
Yoga for Scoliosis – Elise Browning Miller
Yoga for Scoliosis – Bobbie Fultz
Yoga for Scoliosis – Deborah Wolk
Iyengar Yoga – Training in process

Kathleen Good
Yoga Instructor

Kathleen has been practicing yoga for over 10 years. She trained and received her certification in Kundalini Yoga at Kundalini Yoga East in New York City. Kathleen is the mother of three children, a cancer survivor and an attorney. She is committed to sharing the practice of yoga to maintain physical health and peace of mind.

Karen Bokert
Yoga Instructor
Karen has been studying and practicing yoga for almost 30 years. Karen is a grandmother of 3 and has a M.A. in Art History. She credits her daily practice of yoga for her active life and good health.

John Ford
Yoga Instructor

John came to yoga while still a Police Officer in New York City for its health benefits and stress relief. After more than 7 years on ” The Job” he decided to leave to pursue a growing passion in yoga. He completed his 200hr Teacher Training in San Francisco and his 500hr in New York City with YogaWorks. His classes are fun and exploratory with a focus on alignment and precision of movement. John hopes to inspire in his students more mindfulness and a larger connection to their true self. Ultimately, he would like to introduce all of the wonderful health benefits of yoga back to the law enforcement and first responder communities.

Jane DoCampo
Yoga Instructor
A long-time yoga practitioner and mother of two, holds teaching certifications from both Cyndi Lee of OM Yoga Center, NYC and Raji Thron of Yoga Synthesis, Ramsey, NJ.  

Additionally she is certified to teach prenatal, restorative and pranayama classes through OM Yoga Center.  She teaches in both Westfield and NYC and enjoys sharing the joy and benefits of the practice with others.

Elaine Coburn
Yoga Instructor
Elaine has been teaching yoga for fifteen years and practicing for twenty. Calling herself an “escaped English teacher,” she has an M .A. in adult language learning. She is a certified yoga teacher in the Himalayan tradition, focusing on yoga  postures, breath work and meditation, and is certified to teach Life Force Yoga, which is designed to alleviate depression and anxiety.

Elaine has been a student of yoga nidra, a yogic system of profound physical and mental relaxation, with Rolf Sovik at the Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. On her personal journey, she has managed depression, arthritis and scoliosis with her yoga practice and, through her teaching, seeks to help others find the same comfort and well being she enjoys.

Meg Freer
Yoga Instructor

Irene Jelinek
Yoga Instructor

Irene first found yoga as a safe place to balance out the chaos of life’s events.  Finding solace in the savasana at the end of each yoga practice helped her overcome and deal with issues resulting from PTSD.  “Coming to the mat to practice” is how Irene balances her life and lead her to become a certified RYT 200 vinyasa flow yoga teacher.  Irene has worked as a special education teacher and now works with adults with disabilities and has also been trained in PTSD yoga.  Irene received her certification at Satsang Yoga Studio in Westfield, NJ and her PTSD training at Central Mass Yoga and Wellness, Inc. in West Boylston,  MA.

Irene’s life experiences have lead her to a spiritual and physical path that brought her to yoga and her desire to share her experience, strength and hope with others.  Irene firmly believes that people can transcend their trauma through yoga practices and has years of recovery experience to share.  Irene would like to thank all her teachers and “life experierences” for making her the person she is today.