Our Instructors
Allison Corno
Allison first started practicing yoga at a time in life she was navigating a lot of uncertainty and wanted to commit to something just for herself. Over time, her love of yoga grew and deepened through continual practice and learning about yoga philosophy. As a teacher, she strives to teach in a way that feels intuitive and grounding to help students reconnect with themselves without the pressure to perform or be perfect.
Allison’s classes are strong and fluid, blending challenge, softness, and creativity in a way that meets people where they are. Whether you come to an active vinyasa or gentle yoga her goal is to have her students leave feeling more connected to themselves. Her teaching is rooted in the belief that movement can help people process, heal, and return to a sense of self trust.
Emily Michalski
Emily’s yoga journey has always been rooted in nervous system care, prioritizing connection with her body in a world that wants us disconnected from our inner guide. Over time, yoga became not just a practice she did, but a way she relates to herself with more curiosity and compassion. Her background in art therapy and somatic work informs how she holds space, and she is especially passionate about creating an affirming environment.
As a teacher, Emily prioritizes accessible, choice-filled classes that help students feel grounded and supported, whether they are brand new to yoga, life-long yogis, or anywhere in between. Students can expect clear guidance, thoughtful pacing, and plenty of invitations to modify, rest, or explore what feels good in their bodies. Her style blends mindful movement, breath, and gentle strength-building, with an emphasis on self-trust over “perfect” shapes. Students don’t need to be flexible or experienced to practice with her, just willing to show up as they are.
Jenna Newcomb
Jenna is a yoga teacher and former software engineer whose meditation practice gradually led her toward yoga and hospice work. She volunteers in hospice and is especially drawn to supporting people at the end of life through a Buddhist lens to provide compassionate support for individuals and their families.
Her personal practice is rooted in Tibetan Buddhism, including daily meditation and involvement with the White Lotus Buddhist Center. She draws inspiration from teachers such as Ram Dass, Pema Chödrön, Mingyur Rinpoche, and Thich Nhat Hanh.
Jenna completed her 200- and 300-hour teacher trainings at Fluid Yoga School under the guidance of Khenpo Lama Migmar Tseten, the Buddhist Chaplain of Harvard University. Her teaching emphasizes presence, compassion, and awareness on and off the mat. She is also certified in HEALing yoga and is currently training to become a certified death doula.
Anne Schultz
Anne has been practicing all forms of yoga since 2010 and teaching since 2017 when she received her 200HR yoga teacher training through Sivananda in the Bahamas. She is also a trauma informed licensed clinical therapist, with over a decade of experience in counseling and nearly 20 years in the human services. She is also a certified intuitive eating coach, Reiki Master, and sound bath facilitator.
Anne brings a depth of insight to her teaching that is informed by an understanding of the nervous system, embodiment, body image healing, and the ways stress and trauma can shape a person’s relationship with themselves. She believes deeply in the powerfully important connection between mind, body and spirit and in the power of supportive, intentional movement to help ease symptoms of anxiety, depression, and PTSD while fostering greater regulation, presence, and self-trust. Her approach is gentle and compassionate, offering a pathway back to joy, vitality, and the parts of ourselves that often get buried beneath stress and striving.
With a deep appreciation for the connection and community that yoga fosters, she invites students to come as they are, whether dropping in for a single class or returning regularly. Her classes offer a supportive space to soften, breathe, move, and reconnect alongside other open-hearted humans.
Anthony Sircousa
Anthony was skeptical. He thought yoga was too slow. That it wasn’t a good “workout.” That it just wasn’t for him.
And then he went to a yoga class, and his life was transformed.
During that first practice, he had no idea what he was doing, But it felt right. Not just in his mind and body, but in his spirit.
Determined to deepen his practice, Anthony signed up for teacher training, and a new world opened up before his eyes. The 8 limbs. The Sutras. Bandhas. Koshas. Thousands of years of teaching and tradition stretched out before him, and he knew he would spend the rest of his life just scratching the surface of this powerful, ancient practice.
In all of his classes, Anthony focuses on breathing, movement, and meditation. His gentle classes are designed to help students relax, restore, and emerge feeling calm and centered. His active classes are power vinyasas centered around an evolving core sequence that leaves students feeling cleansed and energized.
Anthony hopes you’ll join him for a class at Karuna, where you can connect in community and grow in spirit, mind, and body through the practice of yoga.
Carly Straubing
Carly was forced by her friends mom to practice Yoga every Sunday starting when she was 11 years old. The rule was: if you slept over on Saturday night you had take Yoga on Sunday morning. Eventually, she starting looking forward to her Sunday morning Yoga practice. Yoga followed Carly through every stage of her life: every city she lived in, every boyfriend she had, every friend that she made; it healed and it challenged her. She received her certification in 2020, just a month before the world shutdown, so she taught online. And as the world opened back up she turned it into her full time job. Her style is playful and challenging and surprising.
Kaitlyn Vittozzi
Kaitlyn Vittozzi, C-IAYT is a certified yoga therapist who specializes in helping people reconnect to their bodies through movement, breath and meditation. Classes focus on body awareness and inner alignment to help participants move and feel better.
Photo by Lemon Juice / Jay Muhlin
Betsy Woldeyohannes
Betsy first came to Yoga in 2015 to find relief from chronic pain, but over time, yoga has become a whole-life practice for them. After earning master’s degrees in English and Classics and pursuing a PhD in Archaeology, Betsy decided to step back from academia to start their yoga business, Yene Yoga, and to teach full time. They bring with them their experience working with a wide range of students, their research in trauma, embodied memory, and identity, and their commitment to individualized learning, mixed-methodological instruction, and student care.
Betsy is a RYT200®, certified Relax and Renew® Level 1 Restorative Yoga Teacher, certified Prenatal Yoga Teacher, certified Chair Yoga Instructor, and certified Y12SR Peer Support Guide. In addition, Betsy is certified in Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED and has completed trainings in Yin Yoga, trauma-informed methodology, hands-on assisting, South Asian philosophy, and Sanskrit; they are currently enrolled in the Sanskrit Advanced Certificate Program through the platform Yogic Studies. Betsy strives to interweave their educational and pedagogical backgrounds to make their classes as socially responsible and holistic as possible.