Kelly Upson
Yoga Instructor
Meghan Leighton
Yoga Instructor
Kelly Upson
Like many, Kelly came to yoga for health reasons and decided to give yoga a try and soon realized how much she enjoyed the peacefulness and ease of mind that she felt after a class.
Kelly is a Kripalu RYT 500hr. and designs adaptive classes to allow for safety, comfort and challenge therefore creating an environment where students of all levels can grow their practice and feel welcome. She enjoys weaving Pranayama, Restorative, Reiki, Yoga Nidra, meditation and sound healing in her classes. You might even find a crystal on your mat or essential oils offered during practice.Kelly encourages all bodies and abilities to move at their own pace and comfort level.
Trainings/Certifications: 500hr. Kripalu YTT, 200hr. Vishudda YTT, Restorative Therapeutic Yoga, Yoga Nidra Facilitator, Yoga's Therapeutic Wisdom Training, Innovative Methodology & Sequencing Aligned Anatomy, Usui Reiki Level I, II & Master Level, Crystal Reiki Master, Sound Healing Yoga Alliance Member
Meghan Leighton
Meghan Leighton, M.A.T., is founder of Awake Minds: Yoga +Conscious Living and is a Live Love Teach 800-hour EYT yoga instructor, certified mindfulness educator, 200-hour yoga teacher trainer, retreat leader, and student of Ayurveda.
She spent fifteen years working in school systems throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island implementing groundbreaking mindfulness & yoga programs for young people, teens, and staff before starting Awake Minds Yoga. Meg’s journey began twenty years ago when she started practicing meditation with absolutely no idea of the impact it would have on her life. As the benefits and shifts showed up, Meg’s enthusiasm for the practice grew immensely leading her to her purpose to share the teachings of yoga and meditation with others now through yoga teacher trainings, classes in studios, hospitals, and for corporations, private meditation offerings (for all levels and abilities), Inward Bound teen retreats, and facilitating Awake Minds yoga & meditation retreats in Costa Rica, Hawaii, RI & MA with Valerie Griffiths and Jess Gumkowski.Meghan’s additional trainings include:
Heart Math resilient educator, Kripalu Ayurveda & Yoga, Yoga Therapy for Depression & Anxiety, E-Cornell Plant-Based Nutrition certificate and more.Meg lives in Newburyport, MA with her husband Asa and their dog Bella. She loves to hike, explore vegan recipes in the kitchen, dance, write, and eat dark chocolate.