Regina Chaeli

ERYT-200, RYT-500, YACEP, RN, LMT

Regina is the Director of the 200 hr Yoga Teacher Training Program. She is a registered nurse, holistic practitioner, yoga and meditation instructor and spiritual counselor. Regina has studied with many great teachers over the past 30 years including Joan Shivarpita Harrigan, Swami Chandrasekharanand Saraswati and Richard Miller. Her education in yoga consists of traditional methods of meditation, philosophy, trauma sensitive yoga, yoga therapy, Yin Yoga, Iyengar Yoga and postures, incorporated with current science and research. Regina’s love for yoga has propelled her into opening the Yoga Darshana Center and establishing East Neck Yoga & Wellness. She is the grounding force of Darshana and her gift is to understand life situations clearly and create a clear path for solutions. 

Matthew Pecorella

ERYT-200

Matthew is the President of Darshana, a not-for-profit organization founded in 2001. He has been practicing and teaching yoga and meditation for over 16 years with special training in restorative yoga with aromatherapy and yoga nidra meditation. Matthew is an essential oil educator, silver leader with Young Living Essential Oils, reiki healer, ordained minister and raindrop technique practitioner. He is also a consultee of Patanjali Kundalini Yoga Care with Joan Shivarpita Harrigan and Swami Chandrasekharanand Saraswati. Matthew has a way of  bringing people together and making things happen. He has a gentle, loving technique that guides the student into the pureness of the heart.

Jeff Logan

ERYT-500, Iyengar Certified

Jeff is the co-owner of Body & Soul in Huntington. He is currently on the Board of  the Iyengar Yoga Assoc. of NY & an Officer of the Long  Island Yoga Assoc. where he writes the Asana Column for its  quarterly newsletter. He is certified in the Iyengar tradition and he is frequently involved with yoga in the media. Jeff is known for his in-depth, yet light- hearted approach to teaching asana. When you meet him, you will see why everyone loves Jeff.

Dee Morrow

ERYT-200, YACEP, RN

Dee has been a critical care nurse for over 30 years. She is a Certified Yoga instructor and an Advanced Reiki practitioner. By combining her vast knowledge of anatomy and yoga her classes cultivate a safe and structured environment for all body types.

Donna Brook

RYT, MA, RN

Donna Brook is a nurse practitioner, certified ayurvedic practitioner, clinical aromatherapy practitioner, Angel Therapy practitioner, Reiki Master, and holds Therapeutic Lifestyle certification. Donna is trained and certified in Ayurveda through the International Vedic Institute. She has studied energy medicine with Alberto Villoldo at The Four Winds Society. She blends the best of eastern and western practices to facilitate healing of body, mind, and spirit. Donna Holds a Master's degree in nursing and currently works in hospice and palliative care. She is an adjunct faculty member at The College of New Rochelle, and an active member of the American Holistic Nurses Association. 

Debra Jensen

ERYT-1000, YACEP

Deb is a Physical Therapist Assistant, ERYT500 and CIAYT (Certified International Association of Yoga Therapists). She trained with IYT at the 200, 500 and 1000 hour yoga therapist certifications. Debra has been teaching Yoga for Breast Cancer Survivors, Chair Yoga and Level I yoga, specialized workshops for back pain, stress management since 2003. She has worked as a Physical Therapist Assistant in both outpatient and acute care settings and is the Program Coordinator for the Functional Fitness program for Seniors at Southampton Hospital since 1997. Debra also teaches a faculty with Kripalu Center's Integrative Yoga Therapy program in Massachusetts. She brings a love and enthusiasm for yoga to her hospital work and teaching positions.

Rosemary Hudson

ERYT-500, YACEP

Rosemary began studying yoga at 16 years old. As the middle child of seven, she found peace and focus as well as a low impact way to be fit. She began her yoga teaching career at 19, took a hiatus after a few years and returned to being a leader of the practice 10 years ago. Rosemary is known for her positive, happy outlook and zest for life. She enjoys bringing the healing practice and peace of yoga to people of all ages.

Diane Dady

RYT

Diane is a recent graduate of  Darshana's 200-hour Teacher Training Program, a reiki practitioner, and a public relations specialist. Within a few months of taking her first yoga class in 2014, she felt a strong desire to become a yoga teacher to help bring what she has experienced to others - a healthier outlook and approach to life in every way possible, together with a more balanced and grounded center that comes as a result of regular yoga practice.

Amy Perri

ERYT- 500

 Amy has been practicing yoga for over 25 years. Her journey began with pre-natal yoga while expecting her first son in 1996. The transformational quality of her practice, along with yoga’s ability to cultivate self-acceptance, gratitude and compassion, led her down the path of teaching in order to share the amazing life-changing qualities with others. 
She completed her 200 Hour teacher training at Into This World Yoga Productions in 2007 and completed her 500 hour Vinyasa training with Roff Gates in 2010. Amy is a Reiki Master and also enjoys bringing yoga to the developmentally disabled. She is a singer and musician and has been leading Kirtans all over Long Island.