Our Staff
Erin
Erin Murphy will complete her 200hr+ Vinyasa Flow Yoga certification through Happy Love Yoga with Sarah Jones. Erin has explored different styles of yoga but feels a deep connection with vinyasa flow. Yoga allows Erin to feel united with the Earth and appreciate the world around her. She loves SUP yoga, beach yoga, or any way she can bring her practice to the great outdoors. Erin believes that there is a strong connection between the energy of breath and body. Through her practice and teaching, she hopes to spread love, peace, and compassion with those she meets. Teaching allows her to help students see their great strengths and vast capabilities while having fun on the mat.
Outside of yoga Erin works as an elementary school music teacher for the Exeter School District and plays the clarinet. Off the mat Erin enjoys hiking, adventuring, live music, and spending time with her pets and friends.
“Just the act of inhaling and exhaling can be a tremendous love affair.” B.K.S. Iyengar
Jenn
Jennifer is a registered 200 hour RYT through the National Yoga Alliance and is also a Reiki healer. Jenn came to yoga as a supplement to her martial arts training and instantly fell in love. She is a black belt in Ed Parker American Kenpo & has studied many different arts since she began her training in 2003. Just like martial arts, yoga became part of her life. She has always been passionate about sharing her knowledge of her many practices so it seemed only right to pursue teaching Yoga. She is a graduate of The Yoga of Energy Flow and My OmAbilities Teacher Trainings. She considers herself forever a student & continues her education through mentorships, workshops & self study.Jenn enjoys teaching both Vinyasa Flow & Kundalini Yoga. She believes Yoga should be joyful & encourages laughter during her classes. She is always enthusiastic to share & experience new ideas & practices with her students. Jenn provides a high energy class with plenty of time for quiet contemplation to conclude your practice. Drawing from the eclectic combination of her many disciplines she has developed a teaching style all her own.
“Travel light, live light, spread the light, be the light.” ~Yogi Bhajan
Leah
We welcome Leah Gatchell to the staff of Awakening Grace Yoga. Leah has been practicing yoga locally since the studio opened in 2009. She graduated with a creative eye as a Marketing Major from Suffolk University. She states, “My true passion is teaching”. Leah is certified in Kripalu Yoga 200hr and a registered yoga teacher (RYT) with yoga alliance. She has also trained in Expressive Yoga Dance and is happy to share her gifts as a teacher along with her love of yoga & movement. Leah also works in the Epping Schools and hopes to bring her yoga dance to children. She is a busy mother of 2 and a yogini to the core.
