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Teri Andersen
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Ron grew up on the east end of Long Island, NY and was always involved in sports since an early age. He was a three sport varsity athlete through High School and continued on to play soccer all the way to the present day. Ron has always been a believer of using fitness to pursue new challenges and that has had a large impact on his outdoor pursuits. He was on the water before he could walk. So as an avid waterman he found challenges in water skiing, wakeboarding, kayaking, surfing and SUP'ing. Then during his time in Binghamton University as a philosophy major in upstate NY he connected with the mountains and found new challenges on frozen water. A few stops in Crested Butte and Snowmass CO with a ski mountaineering course at Rocky Mountain College and Ron now calls Londonderry, Vermont home with his wife Lisa, two daughters JJ and Sky and their two dogs Ziggy and Tosh. Ron is an avid telemark skier, loves Magic Mountain and has recently been hooked on Nordic skating the Landgrove flats trying to out race his dogs.
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Ron is certified as a XPT trainer and has competed and coached CrossFit and soccer at many levels. Ron is bringing his experience and training to this community through the introduction of Backcountry Fit.
Teri Andersen
Teri Andersen is the owner of Mountain Community Arts LLC since September 2022 after teaching Hip Hop Dance and yoga at the former Mountain Community Yoga since 2016, Teri was the Visual Arts teacher at the Mountain School at Winhall for ten years, and has worked in Arts Education for over 20 years. Teri currently teaches pre-school at Fiddleheads Farm and Forest School in Manchester. Teri earned her 200 hour certification in Hip Hop Yoga Dance through Honest Yoga Center and B-tru Dance Center in South Burlington. Hip Hop Yoga Dance is a unique expression that blends her two favorite movement types - Dance and Yoga Asana (postures). Teri began dance training at age three, which led her to pursue creativity in many areas of her life. Teri shares her love of the arts with her three daughters and met her husband when they were both teaching pottery at Frog Hollow. She is also an avid runner who enjoys bringing her movement outdoors. Teri holds a certification in children’s yoga through Kidding Around Yoga. Teri's goal is for all her students to find strength, confidence, and joy in their own creative expression whether it is in the art room, yoga studio or a dance floor.
Mariel Butera
Our in-studio massage therapist Mariel Butera graduated from Finger Lakes School of Massage and holds a New York State License and is a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist. She has been practicing massage for nearly 25 years. Mariel’s approach to her patients is to offer holistic care. Mariel has a wide range of experience in deep tissue, trigger point, myofascial release, massage, Swedish, reiki, biofeedback, as well as Active Release Technique. Mariel offers her healing energy through every interaction, she understands the unique needs of her patients and is able to create a space for more efficient healing and deep relaxation.
Kirsten Bokenkamp
Kirsten first started practicing yoga in the 1990s and became a 200-hour certified yoga teacher in 2015 from MJ Yoga in Montgomery, Alabama. She believes yoga can be incorporated into a holistic approach to overall spiritual, mental, and physical health, holds a BS in nutrition, and earned her personal trainer certification from the National Strength and Conditioning Association in 2006.
Kirsten has practiced yoga at many studios and is inspired and influenced by many teachers and styles of Hatha yoga including Ashtanga, Iyengar, Bikram, Jivamukti, and Anusara.
Kirsten’s classes are compassion-centered, playful, and well suited for all levels. Expect to connect your breathing with movement through Vinyasa flow, challenge your balance, increase your strength, and have some fun. Her cues focus on alignment to keep you safe, and she offers various options for individuals in her classes.
Kirsten grew up in Landgrove, VT and after years of living in various parts of the US, has happily returned home with her husband to raise her two children. Before moving back home she taught yoga in Missoula, Montana. Outside of yoga, she enjoys spending time with her family, getting outside, and snowboarding. She is Communications Director with the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, working to strengthen a diverse global community committed to exposing and countering racism, bigotry and hate. Kirsten believes that through yoga and compassion for ourselves and others, we all have a role in contributing to happiness and freedom for all beings, everywhere around the globe.
Brigitte Hagerman Fijal
Brigitte Hagerman Fijal started classical ballet training at the age of four under the direction of Michael Tevlin at the Fort Wayne Ballet School. At 16, she moved to New York City to advance her training at The Joffrey Ballet School. After dancing as a company member for Joffrey 2 in NYC and as an apprentice with Momix, Brigitte decided to go into acting and moved to Hollywood, CA. There, she was invited to join the Los Angeles based circus, Cirque Berzerk, as their ballerina. She has also been cast in several national commercials, music videos, television programs and feature films.Brigitte has had the honor of working with great talent such as David Bowie, Taylor Swift, Emma Stone, Gary Oldman, Robert Patrick and Philip Seymour Hoffman. She also worked with several noted directors, including Floria Sigismondi, David LaChapelle & P.T. Anderson
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Christina McCarthy
I am a Mindfulness Meditation Teacher (MMTCP 2023), a 200-hour Hatha Yoga instructor, and a Yin Yoga teacher, currently expanding my studies through the FLUID Yoga program grounded in Tibetan Buddhism. My work is shaped by training in Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness and by the wisdom of teachers including Tara Brach, Jack Kornfield, Mara Branscombe, Sarah Powers, Katra Faust, Biff Mithoefer, Kevan Gale, and the Vipassana teachings of S.N. Goenka.
Nourished by life in the green mountains, I feel most at home in nature, silence, and community. A former professional pastry chef and a grateful mother of three, I bring curiosity, compassion, and humor to the path of practice and to those I’m fortunate to walk it with.
Maia Fitzpatrick
Ron Jager
Ron grew up on the east end of Long Island, NY and was always involved in sports since an early age. He was a three sport varsity athlete through High School and continued on to play soccer all the way to the present day. Ron has always been a believer of using fitness to pursue new challenges and that has had a large impact on his outdoor pursuits. He was on the water before he could walk. So as an avid waterman he found challenges in water skiing, wakeboarding, kayaking, surfing and SUP'ing. Then during his time in Binghamton University as a philosophy major in upstate NY he connected with the mountains and found new challenges on frozen water. A few stops in Crested Butte and Snowmass CO with a ski mountaineering course at Rocky Mountain College and Ron now calls Londonderry, Vermont home with his wife Lisa, two daughters JJ and Sky and their two dogs Ziggy and Tosh. Ron is an avid telemark skier, loves Magic Mountain and has recently been hooked on Nordic skating the Landgrove flats trying to out race his dogs.
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Ron is certified as a XPT trainer and has competed and coached CrossFit and soccer at many levels. Ron is bringing his experience and training to this community through the introduction of Backcountry Fit.
Contact Us
Mountain Community Arts
Mountain Marketplace Rte 100 Londonderry, VT 05148
Email: info@mountaincommunityarts.com
1-802-856-8080
Mountain Community Arts is an inclusive space for creative, performing, and the healing arts. It is a space for self expression, self care, and community building.
Our studio welcomes people of all ages and abilities to join us for
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Dance classes
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Fitness classes
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Yoga classes
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Artistic expression
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Birthday parties
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Support groups
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Playgroups
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Holistic Wellness
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We hope to bring much needed community building, healing, and personal growth to everyone. Let us know how we can best serve you? Follow this link to our survey
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