Our Teachers

Meet Our Teachers

At South Street Yoga and Nutrition our select group of instructors have years of experience in yoga philosophy, proper alignment, and providing the attention and support your yoga practice craves. While many instructors teach a vinyasa-style class, they also incorporate multiple styles of yoga and movement brought in by their unique backgrounds. We encourage you to take a yoga class with each instructor and find out what classes work for you! Our goal is to properly educate our students, providing a strong foundation to explore all the benefits that yoga has to offer.

Debbie Weinstein

Debbie is the owner of SSYN, she has her Masters and Board Certification in Clinical Nutrition. Her goal is to blend two powerful tools; yoga and nutrition to create harmony physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. One of her greatest joys is when clients tell her how SSYN has empowered them to change their life.
Favorite Pose: Pigeon or Pyramid
Most Challenging Pose: Plow Pose
Most Disliked: Chatarunga
Debbie received her MS from NYCC and her Board Certification from CNS. When she is not in the studio Debbie can be found at the beach in East Hampton, traveling, cooking, or walking Hampton. She lives in Morristown with her husband and two children and of course the studio's favorite goldendoodle, Hampton. Debbie is a level 2 Reiki practitioner and a double 200RYT and has a 30 hour yin certification and a 30 hour Yoga for Memory Maintenance certification

Liz Johnson

Liz teaches cheerful, flow-focused vinyasa classes that build strength while linking movement with breath, a connection that she has found to be wildly centering. She was introduced to yoga after graduating college, and consider her background in gymnastics and collegiate cheerleading (Go RU!), she was hooked. She loves that it’s an infinite invitation for self-exploration and is continuously amazed at the opportunities it offers for the mind to grow and the body to strengthen.
Favorite pose: Astavakrasana (Eight Angle Pose)
Most challenging pose: Garudasana (Eagle pose)
Liz is 500-hr RYT. She has studied with MJ Turnbull, Thomas Paniconi, Meg Soucy, and Maria Stavropoulos. She’s also heavily immersed in the world of holistic health, currently completing her Integrative Health Practitioner certification. As a “Manifesting Generator,” she loves to do EVERYTHING, from voice overs, hitting the slopes to learning new things.

Anna McCabe

Anna strives to make her classes accessible and introspective. Her goal is to provide a safe space to guide students through their practice, inviting them to move, breathe and mediate in whichever way feels right for their bodies and minds. She loves to incorporate guided meditation and mindfulness practices into her classes, as well as the use of props. If you are a beginner, her class is for you! She will help to break down the poses, focus on alignment, breath and modifications
Favorite Pose: Tie between Mountain Pose (Tadasana) & Corpse Pose (Shavasana)
Least Favorite: Warrior I
Anna received her RYT-200 from the Ayurveda and Yoga Institute. Yoga has helped Anna heal from emergency abdominal surgery, broken bones, severe anxiety, and has assisted in treating her PTSD; these experiences have inspired her to provide classes that anyone can take and feel comfortable in. She has a passion for teaching in many areas of life and always invites her students to approach her with questions or clarifications.

Tessa Mazzeo

Tessa is a student first and a teacher second. She loves learning all she can about the practice of yoga and bringing all of her knowledge to her classes in a fun and dynamic way. Her classes honor the Yin and the Yang of yoga; incorporating elements of power and strength balanced by ease and relaxation.
Favorite pose: I can't pick one!
Most challenging pose: depends on the day
Tessa is RYT-500, having completed just about 700 hours of training. She has been lucky enough to practice with and learn from a variety of people who come from a variety of backgrounds. Tessa completed her 200 hour RYT with Stacey Bell and Carrie Parker-Gasteleu as well as her 30 hour Yin certification with Yinside Yoga. She deepened her knowledge even further, completing a 100 hour certification with Brittany Messuti & Jessie Shapiro. Tessa completed her 300 hour RYT at Be Well. She can’t wait to see you on the mat! When not on her mat, she is cross-fitting, playing with her puppies and bird, or reading.

Dave Miller

Dave is a light-hearted teacher who brings his passionate presence and humor to every class. Dave offers classes that support, challenge, inspire, and uplift students, inviting them to experience their infinite selves. Through the ancient practice of Kundalini Yoga, he welcomes yogis of all levels to breathe, move, and meditate together.
Favorite pose: Savasana: a well-earned deep relaxation is divine.
Most challenging pose: Balancing the real and the ideal of all poses and remembering that yoga is for everybody and every body.
Dave first studied under Sheryl and Neil Edsall, receiving his 200+ hour teacher training. As with many trainings, this inspired him to go deeper, completing his 220 hour KRI certified Kundalini teacher training with Mahan Rishi Singh and Nirbe Kaur Khalsa. Dave credits the strong discipline of his personal practice to the devotion to the divine and the loving guidance of his great teachers. Dedicated to yoga and meditation, Dave brings these tools to his family, friends, and his work as an elementary school principal. He is currently finishing his PHD.

Caitlin Stanley

Caitlin's classes feature playful, vinyasa-based flows that are infused with creative sequencing designed to strengthen and stretch to work towards advanced asanas. She finds a deep peace in linking breath to movement, and utilizes this in all of her classes to encourage others to be present in the moment and to tune out the noise of everyday life. Expect a fun, spirited practice for both the body and mind that will leave you feeling inspired to learn more about yourself and your practice.
Favorite pose: A tie between Salamba Sirsasana (Supported Headstand) and Parsvottanasana (Pyramid Pose)
Hardest pose: Utkata Konasana (Goddess Pose)
Least Favorite Pose: Utkatasana (Chair Pose)
Caitlin completed her 200hr-YT at Be Well IHS with additional training in hands-on assists. Off the mat, she imparts her creative background and her love of connecting with others into her career as a Community Outreach Coordinator. She also continues her own self exploration through creative endeavors in a variety of mediums. When she's not diving into one of her art projects, she especially loves spending time with family and friends of both the human and 4-legged variety!

Taylor Walek

Taylor’s classes are creative and accessible with a focus on breathwork and mindfulness. To her yoga is home. Getting on the mat allows her to connect deeply to her mind, body and spirit. Yoga is the anchor that has helped her through difficult times in her life.
Favorite Pose: Eka Pada Rajakapotasana or King Pigeon
Most Challenging pose: Ardha Pincha Mayurasana or Dolphin Pose
Taylor is a RYT-500 who trained at the Ayurveda and Yoga Institute in Montville, NJ. Both her 200 and 500 hour trainings had a strong emphasis on Ayurveda, yoga philosophy, meditation, compassion and self-development. She is also Reiki II certified and a certified Ayurvedic health coach. When she is not on her mat, you can find Taylor out in nature, taking photos, playing with her nieces and nephews, cooking, or reading.

Roseanne Santaniello

Rose teaches an anatomy based vinyasa flow that connects breath with movement, but most importantly is fun! She follows the philosophy that when you fire-up the deep stabilizing muscles of the core, the spine is supported so the body can strengthen, lengthen and FLOW. She sees yoga as a practice of micro adjustments which is just as much for the mind as it is for the body. Her hope for her students is to leave feeling strong, confident and connected.
Favorite Pose: Pincha Mayurasana (Forearm Stand)
Least Favorite: Trikonasana (Triangle)
Rose completed her 200 hr RYT with Reflect Yoga Academy having studied with MJ Turnbull and Meg Soucy. Her intention is to practice yoga for life, not for a pose. When she’s not on the mat this boy mom and aspiring ukulele player finds happiness in photography and travel. She plans to stay forever curious.

Olivia Bumpus

Olivia teaches smart and challenging vinyasa classes infused with a welcoming energy, lots of curiosity and play, and plenty of modifications to make the practice accessible for all. Her classes draw influence from the movement modalities that she’s grown to love and are threaded with subtle Dharma as a reminder to care for and connect with the self.
Favorite pose: Adho Mukha Vrksasana (handstand)
Most challenging pose: Sarvangasana (shoulderstand)
Olivia has been practicing for over ten years and has nearly 700 hours of training under her belt. Always a student, she continues to deepen her yoga studies and learn from her senior teachers as much as possible, including Nikki Vilella, Giulia Pline, Tim Kelleher, Emily Jonas, Renee LeBlanc and Caitlyn Visconte. As a teacher she feels honored to observe and learn from the wisdom of her students every day.

Matt Evans

Matt teaches a mindful, peaceful vinyasa-centered style with an emphasis on combining mind, body, and breath. His classes are accessible to yogis of all experience levels, and are meant to have students leave their mats calm, happy, supported, and rejuvenated. His goal is always to provide the right balance of effort and ease, work and rest.

Favorite pose: Trikonasana/triangle
Most challenging pose: Utkatasana/chair

Matt completed his 200-hour YTT right here at SSYN with Liz Johnson, Tessa Mazzeo and Olivia Bumpus. His personal practice dates back to his college days when he took yoga as a mandatory physical elective, and in the intervening years he practiced at studios all over the US and Europe before finding a home at South Street in 2021. When not in the yoga studio, Matt is a music and book lover, volleyball player, and best friend to two cats.

Michelle Radley

Michelle is a down-to-Mother-Earth gal with a welcoming sense of the world. Having woven yoga into her personal & professional life for upwards of two decades now, her practice has become a consistent part of her day-to-day. Always on a search for strength while maintaining balance, her unique teaching style focuses on core-work and building the practical might and tenacity for a life well-lived. Strong enough to further your practice, strong enough to recover, strong enough to build and maintain functional movement for whatever life throws your way. Her classes are challenging yet attainable.
Favorite Pose: Headstand
Most Challenging pose: anything on the forearms!
Least Favorite: Warrior I
Michelle did her YTT with Nancy Candea and has practiced under a variety of teaching styles including Philip Askew, Isaac Pena and Virgile Peyramaure. Michelle's very literal sense of humor is charming and disarming -- she lives with her partner, their son, and their canine daughter. The beach is her happy place and loves integrating yoga on her paddleboard.