Gin Evans
Gin Evans (she/her/hers) a former graphic artist, found that vinyasa’s fluid, organic lines offer a three dimensional space for creative expression. She has taught yoga in the Newburyport area since 1999, and in 2009 opened Repose Yoga to provide a safe, nurturing environment for others wishing to explore yoga’s empowering benefits. Her dynamic flows offer stability to new yogis, while providing seasoned practitioners the appropriate tools to up-level. Gin’s classes are never the same but are always fun, fresh, and physically invigorating.
Marianne Katavolos (she/her/hers) found yoga to be a perfect accompaniment to her years of dancing, and it provided a vessel to connect body, mind and spirit. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and love of the journey of yoga with her students. Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self. —Bhagavad Gita
Marianne Katavolos
Kerrie Sesto
Kerrie Sesto’s (she/her/hers) love of movement exploration can be seen in any of her classes. She enjoys weaving in playful flows that incorporate strength, balance, and lyrical movement. Kerrie has been teaching at Repose for over a decade, with her yoga practice ever-evolving and continually inspiring her both as a student and a teacher. When not teaching Kerrie can be found foraging for, designing, and appreciating florals and the beauty of the natural world.
Susan Mason (she/her/hers) began her yoga journey in 2000, lured by the physical aspect of the practice. As years went by she realized that there was so much more to yoga than the asanas (postures). Yoga became a spiritual path connecting body, breath, mind, and spirit. This realization was a life changer. Susan’s devotion and enthusiasm for yoga inspired her in 2016 to become a licensed Ashaya Yoga® teacher. Ashaya refers to the heart as the sanctuary of the self. Susan teaches alignment from that place in a kind and compassionate manner, empowering her students to find themselves from the inside out. She is excited to share her practice with others in order to collectively cultivate a planet of togetherness and peace.
Susan Mason
Eric Abramo
Eric Abramo (he/him) started yoga back in 2000 and it unexpectedly transformed his life in subtle ways. He found old anxieties dissipating, daily stress diminishing, and sleep was more restorative and rejuvenating. Through the years Eric has studied various styles and approaches to yoga. He believes that all approaches can inspire transformation and bring about healing. Whether it be the practice of the foundational eight-limbs of yoga, or of vigorous or restorative asana, Eric believes this transformation happens not only within the body but also within the human spirit.
Cathy Sullivan (she/her/hers) Cathy began practicing yoga in the 1990s, curious to add another form of movement and exercise to her life. In 2015 she completed her 200-hour teacher training, and since then has acquired new skills in yin, restorative, and nidra certifications to continue bringing a fresh new perspective to her teaching. Her sequencing is informed by the individuality of those who attend her classes, as students are her best teachers. She hopes that her students find the same sense of curiosity and confidence as they move through life and on the mat. Cathy has been teaching at Repose since 2021. When not teaching, Cathy finds joy and nourishment spending time with her family, long walks in nature, and gardening. As a certified integrative health coach she is the founder of Wellness Together, supporting women to thrive in life as they manage and balance their overall health and wellbeing.
Cathy Sullivan
Sara Bennett
Sara Bennett (she/her/hers) has been a devoted student of yoga since 2012 and a teacher since 2016. She’s completed two 200-hour yoga teacher trainings, multiple prenatal teacher trainings and has workshopped and practiced with various teachers, perspectives and styles. Sara is committed to life and living through the lenses of yoga, wellness, mindfulness and nature. Her classes combine her varied experience and personal perspective into a breath-centered, alignment-based, mindful and potent practice to support wellness on all levels: mind, body and spirit. When not teaching or practicing, you’ll find her farming, hiking, or by the ocean! She looks forward to meeting you soon on your mat.
Carolyn Davis (she/her/hers) has been teaching yoga at Repose since 2013. She brings a background in human services to her teaching, having worked as a social worker and educator for 35 years. She was drawn to yoga for the physical practice, but soon realized that the transformational and healing benefits were life changing. Her classes flow with a powerful energy and vigor, providing students a safe yet challenging space to increase strength, flexibility, and balance as well as incorporating the contemplative aspects of yoga. Carolyn is a 500-hour certified yoga instructor, a Trauma Informed Mind Body Program facilitator, and a Yin teacher. She also teaches and guides meditation groups.
Carolyn Davis
Teaching Styles
Our mat Pilates class focuses on strength, stability, posture and proper breath control. Requiring concentration and focus, you move your body through precise ranges of motion. Each class places an emphasis on challenging the core muscles with each movement, and is taught using slow, controlled movements.
For all levels; no previous experience needed.
This class introduces the “basics” with the intention of helping newcomers develop an intelligent and sustainable practice. Through standing and seated postures (asanas), we will address proper alignment while increasing strength and flexibility. Most importantly, we’ll focus on how engaging the breath (pranayama) can assist in relaxation and the longevity of your practice. Perfect for beginners and appropriate for any yogi wishing to revisit foundation principles.
This class approaches sequences at a slower pace, allowing more space to hold and experience each posture. Through grounded and more relaxed sequences, yogis of all levels will build strength and flexibility while refining their alignment. This is also a great class for those who’ve taken time off the mat and would like to ease back into their practice.
This class emphasizes proper alignment, strength and agility, and breath work as we move through sun salutations and flows (vinyasas). Each class offers something different, as instructors vary the sequences to either highlight certain muscle groups or to accommodate a central focus; be it arm balances, inversions, or backbends. Modifications are always offered. Familiarity with basic yoga vocabulary, being able to comfortably move up and down on the mat, and yoga experience is encouraged.
Our gentle class welcomes beginners and anyone wishing to balance their regular practice with a softer class. Those dealing with chronic stiffness, muscle/joint related injuries, or emotional tension will find ease and relief in a calm atmosphere. With less attention to strength building poses, you’re invited to stretch, breathe, and simply de-stress.
We will spend 45 minutes in a slow flow and end class with a 15 minute yin practice. Through long, passive, 3-5 minute held postures, Yin Yoga targets the body’s dense (and difficult to release) connective tissues. Relieve chronic tension, increase flexibility, and connect to your intuition in this deeply meditative practice.
Through long, passive, 3-5 minute held postures, Yin Yoga targets, stimulates, and revives the body’s dense (and difficult to release) connective tissues. Yin Yoga is complementary to a more active style of yoga and with consistency will help to become more aware of, and reverse, unseen internal habits our bodies and mind hold. Relieve chronic tension, increase flexibility, and connect to your intuition in this deeply meditative and healing practice.