Andrea Thibaudeau ERYT500 (she/her) is the director of Heart Space and a yoga teacher with over 20 years of experience. Andrea loves people. Her journey of self-discovery and empowerment has been a lifelong path, during which she has gathered tools and embodied healing practices that have led her to her purpose and light. It is her passion to share these transformative practices with others. Andrea is also certified in Ayurveda Health Counseling, Somatic Depths Coaching, and as a Somatic Breathwork Practitioner.

In addition to her teaching, Andrea trains and certifies individuals to become yoga instructors and somatic leaders, empowering them to spread the light of Oneness and wellness throughout the world.

Dr. Marci Mikesell, PhD (she/her), is a 500-hour certified Kundalini Yoga instructor who has been teaching weekly classes at Heart Space Yoga in Saint Johnsbury since 2019. After originally training as a research scientist and a decades-long career in the pharmaceutical industry, she turned to yoga and meditation to recover from burnout and build stress resiliency. She completed Kundalini yoga teacher training at the Guru Ram Das Ashram in Millis, Massachusetts in 2018. Since then she has continued discovering and sharing the life-transforming effects of breathwork, movement, mantra, and meditation for restoring a sense of peace, strength, and wholeness in the midst of a chaotic and challenging world. She also completed gong and sound healing training with Gong Master Don Conreaux in the summer of 2023, and incorporates the power of gong vibration into yoga classes as well as offering more extended gong bath experiences.

Laura Remick (she/her), completed her 200-hour teacher training at Heart Space Yoga in 2017 and has been teaching for over eight years. Her teaching is rooted in a steady personal practice and a belief in yoga as a powerful tool for balance, resilience, and overall well-being. She practices and teaches yoga to help calm both body and mind amid the stresses of everyday life. Yoga is an essential part of her self-care, supporting recovery from work, strength training, and running. Through mindful movement and breath, Laura creates space to slow down, release tension, and reconnect inward, while supporting sustainable strength and injury prevention. Teaching is just as meaningful to Laura as practicing. She loves sharing these tools and guiding students in exploring how movement, breath, and awareness can support their own well-being.

Beth Robbins (she/her) has been a part of the Heart Space community for more than 20 years. At 83 years old, Beth practices daily and is convinced that Yoga keeps her strong and fit. Andrea and her practices have opened a whole world of possibility to Beth and her students.

Beth is a substitute teacher for a wide variety of classes at Heart Space.

Melanie Yasharian (she/her) resides in the Northeast Kingdom with her husband, two boys, and dog Goose. Melanie recently completed her 200-hour Yoga Registered Teacher certification with Andrea at Heart Space Yoga.  She began practicing yoga while searching for tools to help deal with stress and anxiety.   The profound shift yoga brought to her emotional, physical and mental well being led to a desire to share yoga with her community and beyond. Melanie is passionate about making yoga accessible to all and feels that yoga is meant for Every Body.