MEET OUR OWNERS & TEACHERS
ABOUT OUR OWNERS
Adam & Jill Levy
About Adam: Adam is the co-owner of SOUND Body & Mind, a certified Yoga instructor, and ACE certified Personal Trainer and Group Instructor. Adam’s passion for fitness began at the age of 12 when his dad would take him into the gym for their father-son workouts. He spent most of his professional career working a corporate job in Manhattan and over time he realized he needed a major life change. Driven by his desire to lead a more fulfilling life and make a positive impact on others and the community, Adam focused years of work on turning his passion for fitness and teaching into a career. Adam worked with some of the best trainers in NYC and completed multiple fitness certifications while still working at his former job. In the meantime, Adam’s wife Jill had been working as a health writer, yoga instructor and nutritionist. It became their dream to open a yoga studio together, and in late 2016 Adam and Jill opened SOUND in Huntington where they were born and raised.
About Jill: Jill is the co-owner of SOUND Body & Mind, a certified Yoga instructor, Board Certified Holistic Health & Nutrition counselor and senior staff writer for the #1 ranked natural health website in the world. She has loved dancing from a young age and now considers yoga to be her expression of dance as an adult. Jill first started practicing yoga in high school and grew her interest through college when she’d practice in her dorm room using early yoga YouTube videos. After moving to New York City in her early 20’s, Jill loved being exposed to all types of holistic practices that the city had to offer: every style of yoga, meditation, fitness, nutrition, you name it! She completed her yoga teaching training through Three Sister’s Yoga in NYC and studied nutrition and health coaching at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Jill has been writing about all things health, wellness and nutrition related for over ten years. Recently in 2016, as Jill's interest in mindful meditation really took off, she completed the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course through the University of Massachusetts.
MEET OUR TEACHERS
Bari Caspi
About Bari: Bari believes yoga helps one live a loving, peaceful life. After practicing for 25+ years and earning her 500 hour RYT, Bari knows this to be true. Yoga philosophy has given Bari enormous strength and perspective to overcome, rise above, and shine bright through all of life’s crazy rides. She considers herself a student always and simply shares what she has learned and lived with students who attend her classes. After living in NYC for many years working as a social worker, Bari made the move to Long Island where she lives with her husband of 18 years, her two incredible sons and two labs, Chunky and Lollypop. Life is beautiful,(even when it sucks). Wishing all beings freedom and an abundance of love. See you on your mat!
Hometown: NYC
What to expect in your class: In my class you can expect to begin with a short guided breath meditation and time to feel centered. This class will offer traditional and variations of sun salutations, Vinyasa sequences , core work, and balancing poses. Nothing too advanced, but a gentle push. All set to soulful music and a slower movement pace. Modifications will always be instructed and an opportunity to explore. You can also expect to hear yoga philosophy from traditional yoga text as well as good old human experiences we can all relate to and connect to in the yoga practice.
Currently listening to: Everything! Grateful Dead, Krishna Das, Drake, Hootie and the Blowfish, Ariana Grande, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Counting Crows, The Hanumen, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Trevor Hall, Fleetwood Mac, Justin Bieber, Gwen Stefani...anything that makes me feel, dance or flow!
What you're grateful for: I am forever grateful for the family I created. My husband, my children, my dogs, the handful of people near and dear to my heart and the gifts and magic of yoga.
Random fact: I began practicing yoga over 25 years ago while rollerblading downtown NYC where I stumbled upon Jivamukti and began the process of awakening through the practice. I love being connected to people seeking and living a spiritual life and truly love sharing through yoga. Dancing, laughing, beach, dogs, cooking, family, and rich conversations are my vibe.
What Bari teaches at SOUND: Flow Yoga, Gentle Yoga & Meditation
Danny Warrick
About Danny: Danny Warrick is a 500 hour RYT, a licensed massage therapist, and a musician who is passionate about holistic lifestyles, healthy movement, and community. He is very grateful to have found yoga and meditation, which keeps him centered, healthy, happy and connected. Sharing this practice with others brings him great joy and fulfillment. Danny is a forever student, continuously learning more about yoga, and wellness which includes topics such as tai chi, bioenergetics, meditation and more. He believes that we all have the ability to self-actualize into the best version of ourselves, healthy, vibrant and excited for life. Yoga has been monumental on his journey of growth, and he is honored to guide others on this path.
Hometown: Kings Park, NY
What to expect in your class: Danny loves to focus on core work, breath, sun salutations, and vinyasas to strengthen and tire the body. This primes the body for nice long stretches towards the end of class and quiets the mind for a restful savasana. He educates on anatomy so that you can move safely, improve your relationship with your body and become more empowered. He loves to incorporate some tai chi and energy work because they have the same goals as yoga: to unite the body, mind, and spirit, to build up prana (life force energy) and to grow. He also loves to encourage vocal expression because it is so healing and connected to truly releasing stagnation. There is often short guided meditations to help you connect and relax in class.
Currently listening to: Harry Potter audiobook, reggae music, podcasts, Frank Sinatra, and all varieties of music.
What you’re grateful for: Learning to love myself and honor my uniqueness. With that I am grateful for the opportunity to encourage others to do the same. I am also grateful for my amazing partner who is an endless source of love, support, inspiration, and fun.
Random fact: I have rescued two pit bulls who have truly rescued me. I consider them my kids and love them more than words can say.
What Danny teaches at SOUND: Flow Yoga & Meditation
Celia Gordon
About Celia: Celia is a 500 hour RYT, having completed her 200 hour training at The Funky Om in Huntington, New York and her 300 hour training at Kripalu School of Yoga in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. She went on to receive an additional 500 hour Ayurveda yoga teaching certification from Kripalu's School of Ayurveda. Prior to becoming a yoga instructor, Celia was a criminal defense attorney at a prominent law firm in Manhattan for 18 years. Currently, she teaches law at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University and is also the Executive Director of the law school's paralegal program. Celia took her first yoga class in 2001 as a young lawyer in need of some down time, and over time it became an integral part of her everyday life. It is important to Celia that all students feel welcome in her class, whether they've been practicing yoga for years or for the very first time.
Hometown: Huntington, NY
What to expect in your class: A class accessible to all, with a steady, rhythmic flow and clear and concise guidance. My sequences are deliberate and purposeful and my instruction always includes "the why." It is my hope that students leave my class feeling that they received exactly what they needed.
Currently listening to: My very talented brother's podcasts on Dragon Wagon Radio! The Avett Brothers, Dustan Louque, Bastille.
What you're grateful for: Too much to list, but for starters my awesome family & friends & my fur baby Teddy.
Random fact: Colorado is my happy place.
What Celia teaches at SOUND: Slow Flow Yoga
Austin Koch
About Austin: Austin first felt the true benefits of yoga in a high school gym class. She began practicing regularly later in her life here at SOUND Body and Mind! At the time she was working as a medical assistant and home with young children. Seeking a healthy way to relax and get out of her head, she decided to give yoga a serious try. Falling in love with the practice, it quickly became a bigger part of her life. She took a hiatus from the medical field and received her 200 hour RYT certification from Yoga Love Project. She is so happy to be able to share this beautiful and transformative practice, hoping to help others with it the same way it has helped her.
Hometown: Westhampton Beach, NY
What to expect in your class: lots of stretching, trying new things, and always working up a little sweat.
Currently listening to: Lana Del Ray, Dirty Heads, The National, the Pixies
What you're grateful for: My two beautiful boys. Being able to go to work and feel so passionate about what I am doing.
Random fact: I have had a crush on David Bowie since I was six
What Austin teaches at SOUND: Flow Yoga, Slow Flow & Meditation, Kids & Teens Aerial Yoga
Madeleine Santoro
About Madeleine: Madeleine is a 200 hour Registered Yoga Teacher and NYS Licensed Massage Therapist. Madeleine grew up practicing vinyasa yoga with her family and has attributed the practice to immense growth & transformation in her life. It was through the practice of yoga that she witnessed the healing power of movement connected to the breath and learned to truly love her body.
Madeleine is passionate about educating her students on the wisdom of the body, through anatomy and energy work. She guides her students through sequences that are beneficial for all body types and for anyone suffering chronic pain. As a massage therapist, she is also a firm believer in the power of touch to heal and incorporates hands-on assists during her classes. To her, yoga is a journey of connecting to your highest self. With that being said, she emphasizes that no journey is the same and that each student's practice should be unique according to their bodies' needs at that time.
Hometown: East Northport, NY
What to expect in your class: My classes are designed to be therapeutic for the body. I always deliver a challenging flow with plenty of modifications for all body types. It is one of my passions to educate my students on anatomy and using the practice to help heal any pain stored within the body. Every class incorporates breath-work, intuitive movement, and a fun playlist.
Currently listening to: The new Tool album, Kirtan & Rising Appalachia
What you're grateful for: Always cultivating gratitude for my teachers and the connection that yoga has brought into my life. I am grateful for my family, my loving partner, and my community.
Random fact: Besides being a yoga teacher, I am also an artist who loves the outdoors, chanting, dancing, cooking & ultimate frisbee!
What Madeleine teaches at SOUND: Flow Yoga
Janice Williams
About Janice: A graduate of New York College of Health Professions, Janice began practicing yoga to enhance her dedication to her own health and well-being in 2000, while following a clean, holistic lifestyle. A yoga teacher since 2010, she owned a yoga studio for several years in Huntington, NY.
On her wellness journey and through her life experiences, her love of teaching a creative yoga flow with a strong focus on balance, enables her to share, through this practice with all whom she meets along the way. Finding balance in this ever changing world in which we live, truly starts with our deepest, most authentic connection. After all, Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.
Hometown: Centereach, Long Island
What to expect in your class: A creative slow flow with a strong focus on balance.
Currently listening to: Peaceful Indie Ambient on Spotify (Electric Feel by Henry Green)
What you're grateful for: This moment ( all is great right here and now)
Random fact: LOVE ~ it's a fact
What Janice teaches at SOUND: Slow Flow & Meditation
Kristen Monge
About Kristen: Kristen took her first yoga class in 1995 in Boulder, CO and it felt like home. Yoga combines her love of movement with her longing for truth. She completed a vinyasa flow teacher training in San Diego in 2006 along with a prenatal yoga certification. Her path has led her to study and practice several styles of yoga including Iyengar, ashtanga, and anusara. Kristen began teaching on Long Island in 2009 while raising 3 kids. Her classes focus on alignment, use of props, creative sequencing, and yoga philosophy. Kristen is avidly focused on the spiritual and scientific aspects of yoga and has completed courses with Deepak Chopra, Eckhart Tolle, Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach, and Thich Nhat Hanh. She is presently on the path to Kriya yoga through the Ananda Organization and the Self Realization Fellowship founded by Paramhansa Yogananda. Remaining a student first allows her to enthusiastically share her journey with others where quieting the mind and connecting with one's true Self is the ultimate goal.
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
What to expect in your class: I like to keep my classes creative and interesting using props to deepen and inform your experience. Iyengar yoga has become a passion for me so although we flow, alignment and mindful technique are the foundation for my sequences.
Currently listening to: Phish…but you will hear a variety of positive vibrations in class from Krishna Das, Wah, Trevor Hall, Nahko, Xavier Rudd, Mihali, Rising Appalachia, Holly Bowling, Van Morrison, and many more.
What you're grateful for: This moment.
Random fact: I used to teach high school English (9th and 11th grades) in San Diego so my classes always have a theme connected to poetry or a short reading.
What Kristen teaches at SOUND: Flow Yoga, Slow Flow Yoga
Vanessa Hill
About Vanessa: Vanessa is a RYT-500, a R-CYT and a Certified YogaKids Teacher and Trainer. Vanessa took her first yoga class in 2005 with the intentions of getting fit for her upcoming wedding. While she loved the physical aspects of class, she fell in love with the practice in that first savasana. During the meditation at the end of class, she felt an intense feeling of contentment and gratitude as her super busy mind slowed down and was quiet. In complete awe, she dug deeper into this beautiful practice. Vanessa believes yoga is for every body, you can find her on the mat sharing yoga with students of all ages. Teaching yoga to both children and adults has become her life’s passion. She is honored and blessed to share mindfulness, asana and fun during all of her classes.
Hometown: Smithtown, NY
What to expect in your class: Sharing yoga with kids has truly influenced my classes. My goal is to move our bodies, dig deep within ourselves, try something challenging and turn our perceived weaknesses into our superpowers.
Currently listening to: Podcasts: I love investigative podcasts like Wind of Change, The Clearing, and The Catch and the Kill. When I want a laugh recently I've been enjoying Smartless. Music: Counting Crows, Dave Matthews Band, OAR, The Zac Brown Band, Amos Lee, U2, Lots of 80s Pop and 90s Rock. My yoga playlists are upbeat and lead us through the flow. I love finding fun covers to share a known song in a new way.
What you're grateful for: The people I get to share this journey with. My family, friends and most especially my husband Jason, and daughters Scarlett and Madeleine.
Random fact: I once biked from Huntington to Montauk for a charity event, I love a challenge and opportunities to leave my comfort zone.
What Vanessa teaches at SOUND: Flow Yoga
Emily Loeb
About Emily: Emily is a 500 RYT, having completed both her 200 and 300 hour teacher training at The Funky Om in Huntington. Emily's interest in yoga peaked after giving birth to her third child in 2009. Yoga became a refuge from both the pressures and demands of motherhood and work; she soon developed a regular practice, finding herself particularly drawn to its rich and ancient history. A former book editor, she has also worked as a freelance writer for several local publications and national websites. Immensely grateful for her teachers, Emily considers herself a lifelong student and continues to immerse herself in yoga workshops and classes whenever she can.
Hometown: Manhattan, NY
What to expect in your class: a chance to breathe, go inward, and practice mindful movement. Hopefully, a little bit of fun as well!
Currently listening to: The Beatles, David Bowie, Blondie, etc. Newer stuff: Twenty One Pilots, Norah Jones, and a wide variety of podcasts!
What you're grateful for: I'm grateful to have learned gratitude is a practice, not a destination. I'm constantly practicing gratitude for the important things in my life: family, friends, good food, music, yoga...and of course my dogs, who are living examples of gratitude :)
Random fact: I went to the high school the movie and television series "Fame" was based on
What Vanessa teaches at SOUND: Gentle & Restore
Lisa Muchnik
About Lisa: Lisa initially started practicing yoga to enhance her fitness routine, but before long, yoga became more than just a practice on the mat. It is a lifestyle that brings joy, peace, and fulfillment to Lisa’s life. Lisa completed her training at the White Lotus Yoga Foundation in Santa Barbara, California alongside her husband, making it an extra special experience. Lisa later discovered Antigravity Yoga and immediately fell in love. Teaching Antigravity has truly become her passion, and she feels blessed to be able to share her love and knowledge of Antigravity Yoga with her students. Lisa is also Therapeutic Yoga certified, Reiki certified, a belly dancer/belly dance instructor, and a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.
Hometown: Plainview, NY
What to expect in your class: an invigorating, fun, and creative flow
Currently listening to: Gin Wigmore, Austin Basham, Pain of Salvation, Beats Antique
What you're grateful for: My family, health, love, nature
Random fact: I play the harp
What Lisa teaches at SOUND: AntiGravity Aerial Yoga
Bridget Carlton
About Bridget: Bridget is a 500 HR RYT. Before becoming a certified yoga teacher, Bridget was a celebrity personal stylist in NYC. She moved to Israel with her family for 3 years, where her journey with yoga & meditation began, roughly 8 years ago. In 2016 Bridget & her family moved from Israel to Huntington NY where they also opened a women’s clothing store. A few years later, she decided to dive deeper into her yoga practice and began yoga teacher training. Since then, her curiosity and love of meditation, yoga, teaching and the history of yoga have culminated to make her a dynamic yoga teacher. Currently, Bridget teaches a variety of classes at different studios: floating yoga, SUP (also certified), slow flow & guided meditation, basic, beginners, multilevel, forest inspired and gentle yoga at SOUND Body & Mind.
Hometown: I grew up in NYC!
What to expect in your class: In my class you can expect breathing exercises to get centered, stretches and gentle movements that compliment the body, while being supported in postures that are mostly seated. My goal in class, is to make us feel good in our bodies with gentle movement through seated & supported postures.
Currently listening to: Everything! Native American drumming and flute music, chanting, classical, jazz from the 30s-current, country, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, 90’s alternative and 90’s rap & hip hop.
What you're grateful for: I am grateful for so much but especially my husband and 3 kids, our loved ones, health, mindfulness, the practice of yoga and alll the possibilities in a day!!
Random fact: I am fluent in Hebrew!
What Bridget teaches at SOUND: Gentle Yoga
Madeleine Masterson
About Madeleine: Madeleine started her yoga journey about 24 years ago in San Francisco when she moved there after college. She took her first yoga class when she was training for a marathon and immediately fell in love! Madeleine continued to practice yoga over the years on and off in conjunction with running. Many years later, after having her second child, she stopped running and shifted her fitness routine mostly to yoga because she loved how it made her feel both mentally and physically. Yoga has helped Madeleine in so many areas of her life, but most importantly has helped with self esteem/confidence, relieving stress and overall mental clarity. In early 2018 Madeleine pushed herself out of her comfort zone and enrolled in a 200hr yoga teacher training course at CorePower Yoga in Walnut Creek, CA. Madeleine loves guiding classes to help others find the joy & calming that yoga brings!
Hometown: Chatham, NJ
What to expect in your class: Come to stretch, strengthen and calm the noise within. My classes include a balanced flow, core work, stretching and we always focus on linking your breath to each movement/pose to create a meditation in motion.
Currently listening to: Always listening to a mixed bag! Music is a constant focus not only in my everyday life, but also in my classes! Recently listening to Brandi Carlile, Led Zeppelin, My Morning Jacket, Aretha Franklin & so many more :)
What you're grateful for: There’s so much to be grateful for: family, friends, health… the list goes on!
Random fact: I have 67 first cousins!!
What Madeleine teaches at SOUND: Flow & Restore
