OUR TEAM
CELESTE
CUSUMANO
Hometown: Sea Isle City, NJ
Astrological Sign: Scorpio
Playlist Favorites: Kaleidoscope Jukebox, Sia, Nujabes, Tycho
Favorite Pose: Ardha Chandrasana
Local Restaurant Pick: The Franklin
Guilty Pleasure: Dark Chocolate and scrolling through pictures of my baby girl, Rose.
Yogi Goal: Celeste opened Asana Soul Practice to answer her life calling: to share the gift of yoga. She loves the Hudson County community and seeks to unite and celebrate our shared lives through yoga and meditation.
MARC
CUSUMANO
Hometown: New York, NY
Astrological Sign: Aquarius
Playlist Favorites: Emancipator, STS9
Favorite Pose: Savasana
Local Restaurant Pick: Karma Kafe
Guilty Pleasure: Naps
Yogi Goal: Marc opened Asana Soul Practice with Celeste to share his passion for music. As our resident DJ, he puts his heart and soul into every playlist, uniting music and movement with the intention to allow you to dive deeper into the immersive experience of yoga.
KIERAN
SWANSON
Hometown: Nutley, NJ
Astrological Sign: Gemini
Playlist Favorites: Trevor Hall, Sol Rising, Tame Impala
Favorite Pose: Uttanasana
Local Restaurant Pick:
Guilty Pleasure: French Fries
Yogi Goal: Kieran's goal is to continue to learn about yoga through practicing as a student & teacher. Her intention is to connect with others who are like minded on their journey toward living in alignment of mind, body & soul.
LAUREN
DENNEY
Hometown: Parsippany, NJ
Astrological Sign: Taurus
Playlist Favorites: Hozier, Kygo and any instrumental upbeat song
Favorite Pose: Prasarita Padottanasana
Local Restaurant Pick: Taqueria Downtown
Guilty Pleasure: Sweets!
Yogi Goal: For both myself and students, my goal is to feel better in the body and the mind after class.
SAM
CAGMAN
Hometown: Garfield, NJ
Astrological Sign: Aries
Playlist Favorites: Tash Sultana, Odesza, Hozier, Father John Mist
Favorite Pose: Natarajasana, Yin Cat Pulling it’s Tail Pose, Resrorative Locus
Local Restaurant Pick: Honeygrow and Quality Greens Kitchen
Guilty Pleasure: Shopping
Yogi Goal: To continue loving and appreciating my body as it is in every moment with my breath, movement, and stillness.
DESIREE
WOLFARTH
Hometown: Clifton, NJ
Astro Sign: Virgo
Playlist Faves: Bonobo, Eskimotion, Yin Yin
Favorite Pose: Supported Fish
Local Restaurant Pick: Domodomo
Guilty Pleasure: Fast food... but no guilt!
Yogi Goal: To create safe spaces of love and belonging for my students (and self)
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JACQUI
ZAYDEL
Hometown: Manalapan, NJ
Astrological Sign: Capricorn
Playlist Favorites: Tep No, BAYNK, Sol Rising
Favorite Pose: Bird of Paradise
Local Restaurant Pick: Ed & Mary's, Corto
Guilty Pleasure: The occasional McFlurry (with Oreos AND M&Ms... yes it's possible, don't let them tell you otherwise!)
Yogi Goal: Leading with humility and curiosity both as a teacher and a student, and empowering my fellow yogis to cultivate balance and joy on and off the mat.
GRACE
STAUFFER
Hometown: Northern Los Angeles, CA
Astrological Sign: Aries
Playlist Favorites: Jungle by Night and anything with an Afro beat
Favorite Pose: Dancer
Local Restaurant Pick: Corto and Ani Ramen
Guilty Pleasure: Science Podcasts
Yogi Goal: Finding the joy and fun in movement of your body.
MEAGAN
MORTENSON
Hometown: Monroe Twp, NJ
Astrological Sign: Gemini
Playlist Favorites: Odesza, Billie Eilish, Rufus Du Sol, Sly5thAve
Favorite Pose: Wild Thing
Local Restaurant Pick: Tenth Street Pizza
Guilty Pleasure: Reading fiction thrillers or watching Sex and the City
Yogi Goal: To empower others physically and mentally both on and off their mats.
TAM
TURSE
Hometown: Westfield, MA
Astrological Sign: Gemini
Playlist Favorites: Any acoustic pop song, anything from Vance Joy
Favorite Pose: Ardha Chandrasana, Half Moon
Hoboken Restaurant Pick: Saku
Guilty Pleasure: Watching the Bachelor/Bachelorette/Bachelor in Paradise
Yoga Goal: Balance - not just physically, but being able to take a lesson of balancing action and release on and off the mat.
JAINA
LUMKONG
Hometown: Byram, NJ
Astrological Sign: Libra
Playlist Favorites: Odesza, Jack Johnson, Dirty Heads
Favorite Pose: Kapotasana
Hoboken Restaurant Pick: Illuzion
Guilty Pleasure: Frozen yogurt with all of the chocolate toppings
Yogi Goal: Jaina is committed to sharing the practice of yoga and loves to flow with the breath. Her mindfully designed vinyasa style classes create ease and flexibility, allowing you to reconnect to your breath and yourself.
PATRICK
MURRAY
Hometown: North Bergen, NJ
Astrological Sign: Taurus
Playlist Favorites: The Doors, Jimi Hendrix
Favorite Pose: Supta Virasana
Hoboken Restaurant Pick: Trattoria Soporito
Guilty Pleasure: Ice cream
Yogi Goal: Patrick, our resident sound bath instrumentalist, uses tibetan bowls, tuning forks, drums, and bells to produce sounds and music that allow you to dive deeper into meditation and find balance between mind and body.
LAUREN
HEMLEY
Hometown: Pennington, NJ
Astrological Sign: Aries
Playlist Favorites: Tycho, Liquid Bloom, Grimes
Favorite Pose: Ardha Chandrasana (Half Moon)
Jersey City Restaurant Pick: Razza
Guilty Pleasure: dark chocolate and pastries
Yogi Goal: Lauren's goal is to continue on a journey of healing herself and others through the practice of yoga. She believes that when we are more integrated in body, mind and spirit we are more able to express and share our luminous nature.
RACHEL
FISCHER
Hometown: Winnipeg, MB. Canada
Astrological Sign: Scorpio
Playlist Favorites: The Mates of Soul, Mid Week Jams
Favorite Pose: Virabhadrasana II
Local Restaurant Pick: Tacoria (Vegan, Double Tortilla Brussels Sprouts Tacos!)
Guilty Pleasure: French Fries & Terrible Reality TV
Yogi Goal:
To sit in the discomfort.
To deepen the breath.
To slow down.
To create space in the body.
To make eye contact.
To have fuuuuuun
To connect with community and encourage my yogis to arrive, to ground, to let go, to fill their cup.
STACEY
LAWRENCE
Hometown: Syracuse, NY
Astrological Sign: Gemini
Playlist Favorites: For yoga, I tend to keep it instrumental with tracks that suit the energy of the class I am teaching. In general, I grew up on early 2000s emo bands and it was NOT a phase ;)
Favorite Pose: Supta Virasana
Local Restaurant Pick: Wurstbar
Guilty Pleasure: Coming up with silly little songs about how cute my cats are, and singing them (often poorly) out loud
Yogi Goal: To show up authentically, and to create a space where others are inspired to do the same
NICOLE
LUPO
Hometown: Montville, NJ
Astrological Sign: Cancer
Playlist Favorites: Trevor Hall, Nahko & Medicine For The People, Odesza, Sol Rising
Favorite Pose: Pigeon
Local Restaurant Pick: The Pizza Shop
Guilty Pleasure: Chocolate covered pretzels
Yogi Goal: To be as present as possible
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MELISSA
GRYWALSKI
Hometown: Jersey City, NJ
Astrological Sign: Libra
Playlist Favorites: hard question, I like over 6000 artist on Spotify! Right now my top artists are Bad Bunny, Glass Animals, and Time To Spend by Kevin Davis
Favorite Pose: Revolved Half Moon
Local Restaurant Pick: Uncle Momo
Guilty Pleasure: Bravo Reality TV & fast vegan food
Yogi Goal: My goal is to develop my teaching ability and open a yoga retreat space to offer healing, knowledge and connection. I would like to move to Puerto Rico to open this space reconnecting to my heritage, educate visitors on the island and support locals.
DANIELLE
TIDEMAN
Hometown: Sartell, Minnesota
Astrological Sign: Pisces
Playlist Favorites: Imagine Dragons, Prince and ODESZA
Favorite Pose: Ardha Chandrasana and Pigeon
Local Restaurant Pick: White Star, Talde and Lo-Fi
Guilty Pleasure: My deep, undying love for Hanson and crappy reality TV (Jersey Shore reboot anyone?).
Yogi Goal: To make people feel good both in their bodies and their minds. Not only is yoga an incredible physical challenge, but one of the best benefits has been to erase anxiety and self-doubt through the practice. To be able to share this positive experience with others and be part of a collective community is the greatest achievement of all.
CLAIRE
BILAVSKY
Hometown: Cranford, NJ
Astrological Sign: Pisces
Playlist Favorites: Lane 8, DRAMA, SZA, and Lennon Stell
Favorite Pose: Child's Pose and Pigeon
Guilty Pleasure: Chocolate and cuddles!
Yogi Goal: Allowing the authentic self to unfold, heal, and rise..
MARYANNE
KILEY
Hometown: Gloucester County, Virginia
Astrological Sign: Pisces
Playlist Favorites: Classic Rock, 80's pop, and lesbian anthems from the 90's
Favorite Pose: Adho Mukha Vrksasana (aka: handstand!)
Jersey City Restaurant Pick: Subia, on Jersey Ave. Bonus points for the 90's vibe the Papyrus font on their storefront. I actually heard the some "MMM-bop" there yesterday.
Guilty Pleasure: I'm 40. I don't feel guilty about pleasure anymore. When I'm not teaching at ASP, my favorite thing to do in Jersey City is run in Liberty State Park with my rambunctious dog and my rambunctious partner.
Yogi Goal: I think our bodies can be metaphors for the kind of world we want to create: one rooted in justice and universal liberation. And handstands. Or child's pose. Your choice!
Hometown: Hokkaido, Japan
Astrological Sign: Virgo
Playlist Favorites: Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Queen
Favorite Pose: Ardha Chandrasana Chapasana(Sugarcane pose)
Hoboken Restaurant Pick: Karma Kafe, Grand Vin
Guilty Pleasure: Tiramisu
Yogi Goal: Shoko offers an inspiring and powerful combination of asana, breath, and meditation that leaves students uplifted and empowered. Her focus is to provoke and elevate all students to discover new realms of energy and inspire them to experience the joy of breaking through their barriers in their own practice and life.
JAMES
DELOS REYES
Hometown: Bloomfield NJ
Astrological Sign: Aquarius
Playlist Favorites: Black Violin
Favorite Pose: Parivrtta Parsvakonasana
Local Restaurant Pick: Corto
Guilty Pleasure: Skipping a workout to sleep in
Yogi Goal: To leave students feeling empowered after class
RICKI JEAN
TRINK
MEAGAN
WOODS
Hometown: Kendall Park, NJ
Astrological Sign: Gemini
Playlist Favorites: Goldmund + Library Tapes
Favorite Pose: Prasarita Padottanasana (wide-legged forward fold)
Local Restaurant Pick: Orale
Guilty Pleasure: classic movies + dark chocolate
Yogi Goal: Living, loving, and giving generously
Hometown: New Haven, CT
Astrological Sign: Scorpio
Playlist Favorites: Led Zeppelin, Bruno Mars, Stevie Nicks
Favorite Pose:Setu Bandha Sarvangasana
Hoboken Restaurant Pick: Choc-o-Pain
Guilty Pleasure: reality tv + coconut ice cream
Meditation Goal: Ricki Jean invites students into connection and communion to the deeper self, to the well of healing energy we each possess. She hopes her students leave class with an experience of feeling supported, and awakened to harmony and balance that they can then lean into in their daily life outside of class time.
TORY
SNEDEN
Hometown: Montclair, NJ
Astrological Sign: Aquarius
Playlist Favorites: Sol Rising, DJ Taz, anything with vibe-y beats and deep bass
Favorite Pose: Extended Side Angle
Local Restaurant Pick: Karma Kafe
Guilty Pleasure: Dunkin' Donuts Iced Coffee
Yogi Goal: To lead by example and show others that yoga is for everyBODY, of all shapes and sizes.
MARIAH
GIBSON
Hometown: Maywood, NJ
Astrological Sign: Pisces
Playlist Favorites: Sade, Alina Baraz, Jhene Aiko, Pink Sweat$, Sol Rising
Favorite Pose: Bird of Paradise
Local Restaurant Pick: Il Tavolo di Palmisano
Guilty Pleasure: Capri Sun
Yogi Goal: Achieve Lotus Pose!
ALLISON
STOVALL ESPINO
Hometown: Sayreville, NJ
Astrological Sign: Libra—balance, babies!
Playlist Favorites: Sounds that allow me to feel present in my body—it may be deep or gentle dance beats, Krishna Das, some 70s Nigerian funk. I love to explore music and to create and share that experience of embodiment if I can.
Favorite Pose: Pigeon
Local Restaurant Pick: Bareburger; I don’t frequent Hoboken a ton but ages ago I popped in here with my mom after dragging her (happily) to a yoga class & wish it was down the street from me—you can get everything on a veggie burger, every kind of fry & onion rings.
Guilty Pleasure: No guilt in my pleasures!
Yogi Goal: As of now, to peacefully carry and bring this growing baby to earth.