Meet The Yogis

Jamie Cappelletti, couples her over 20 years experience as a high school teacher with her love for yoga and mindfulness. Alongside Leah Whyte, she founded Inward Bound, and together they affirmed their life-long vision to create a sacred space for community, wellness, and healing.

She is a Registered Yoga Teacher and holds Certificates in Applied Mindfulness and Integrative Health. Jamie is also a certified Pranic Healer and believes it is an effective tool toward healing of the body, mind and spirit.

​

Jamie provides yoga instruction and Pranic Healing in the studio space and also brings yoga and mindfulness to schools leading workshops for staff, students and athletic teams.  She focuses on how to live mindfully in all aspects of life and finds inspiration from her greatest teacher, Nature.

​

Jamie believes a healthy body and mind resides in each of us and strives to assist her clients in uncovering their inner knowledge of personal well-being. Her message to her clients: “Remember who you are!”

Lenny was first exposed to yoga in 2007 as a member of the Colgate University Men’s Lacrosse team. After years away from the mat, he was drawn back to yoga to complement rehabilitation and strength training following a number of injuries. In addition to the physical benefits he connected deeply with the more subtle aspects of yoga. Having had a regular meditation practice and study for many years prior, he was instantly hooked.

Eager to develop a daily personal practice, he completed Yoga on Main’s 200 Hour Inner Fire Yoga Certification with Shiva Das in 2021. Experiencing the full depth of yoga beyond the physical postures, he was inspired to share and teach right away.

He furthered his studies by completing a 300 Hour Bhakti Yoga Immersion Certification under Raghunath Das at Govardhan Ecovillage in India in 2023.

His practice incorporates intentional movement and connection with the breath to balance energy and take students to deeper levels of awareness of the body, breath, mind, and spirit. He is enthusiastic about integrating the teachings and practices from all paths of yoga into his classes and loves to share kirtan at any opportunity he can get.

Megan Conover holds a Master’s Degree in Acupuncture from the Won Institute. In addition to the demanding clinic program, Megan studied Esoteric Acupuncture through Mikio Sankey, facial rejuvenation, weight loss and fertility with Dr. Martha Lucas, in addition to  focusing her studies on anxiety, pain, digestive disorders and women’s health.

Inward Bound is honored to partner with Megan as she leads Sound Bath Healing, Past-Life Regression Therapy and Guided Meditation workshops at the studio. We also highly recommend her practice, Healing Journey Acupuncture and Wellness. For more info, please visit her website.

​

In her free time, Megan enjoys practicing yoga, reading, traveling, skiing, hiking, cooking, live music and spending time with friends and family.

Judy first stepped on her yoga mat in 2004 and  quickly realized this was a lifestyle for her. Judy is trained in Inner Fire, Classical and Kripalu yoga. Her passion is for the gentlest forms of yoga including Restorative. She started teaching yoga in 2007 and started training teachers in 2010. She has taken thousands of hours of advanced training and weaves what she has learned in with her own experience on the mat in order offer an eclectic style. Since 2009, her business name has been Yoga for  EveryBody because her passion is making yoga accessible to everyone.  You can read testimonials and learn more about her background and offerings at yogawithjudy.myfreesites.net

Ian DeMenna (He/Him/His) currently works predominantly in emergency medicine, splitting his week between Chester County Hospital ED and Good Fellowship Ambulance. 

​

“Finding calm within the noise” has been the overarching goal of Ian’s practice, and furthering that end has cultivated a very methodically introspective practice with a deep emphasis on the breath and pacing of one’s thoughts.

Ian began regularly practicing yoga in 2016 at Eat Drink Om here in West Chester, and two years later took his 200hr at the Sivananda Ranch and Yoga Ashram in Woodbourne, NY. 

Ian earned a B.Sc. in Nutrition Dietetics from West Chester University and is working on classes towards a nursing degree. During his time at WCU he coached the competitive rock climbing team, and still occasionally helps out at Downingtown Rock Gym.

Ian has been working to enable first responders and EMS to augment healing personal/professional traumas through compassionate mindfulness and meditative movement though the lens of yoga.

When not slinging bandaids, Ian spends his time training for ultra distance runs and mountain climbing or meeting up with friends to play dungeons and dragons!

Lisa began her journey with yoga back in 2010. Her first class was prenatal yoga, as she was seeking alternative methods to aid in the discomforts of pregnancy and to strengthen the bond between mother and child. After her first class she was hooked. She had found that sense of peace and calm that comes from uniting mind, body and spirit.

In 2013, she decided to take the next step in deepening her practice by enrolling in the 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training at Gateway Bodyworks in Phoenixville, PA. Since then, she has become a certified Reiki practitioner and is in the process of completing a 300-hour Yoga Teacher Training.

Lisa began teaching in 2014 with a Hatha style background. Every class she teaches will be different, as she teaches to the specific needs or ability of the students in each class. Her classes are taught in a flowing style linking each posture with breath. Her intention for each class is to allow her students to become more self-aware and to strengthen their own self-love.

Linda has been an ACE Group Fitness Instructor since 2005 and has taught in many Chester and Delaware County gyms and studios. She has extensive experience teaching many formats including interval training, strength training, kickboxing, step and Mat Pilates. 

Linda fell in love with this core strengthening practice many years ago! Her passion is helping people reach their desired fitness goals in a safe and uplifting space. She welcomes all to her classes regardless of where you are in your journey!   

Linda is married and lives in West Chester. She is blessed to have a son and daughter, a recently welcomed daughter in law and 2 very spoiled Westies. She summers in Ocean City NJ and loves all things outdoors! 

Elizabeth Kelly (she/her) began her yoga journey at the young age of 10 years old. What started as a fun practice slowly evolved to a valuable tool for mental health, and then into a deep love of the practice. Elizabeth took her 200 hour teacher training from The Light Within Yoga Studio in 2021. She loves to play with props in class, and create an accessible and welcoming environment. No matter where you are with your yoga journey, you are welcome in her class. Elizabeth will work with you to find a safe and fulfilling practice that feels good in your body.

Elizabeth is a Reiki Master, and a Pranic Healer. She is passionate about healing for everyone. As a student at West Chester University, she is studying to become a Speech Language Pathologist and plans to take this knowledge to the field of Yoga Therapy and holistic healing in many forms.

In her down time, Elizabeth loves to create art, sing, connect in nature, and spend time with her family and five siblings.

“Yoga is a practice of connection and remembering our true selves. I can’t wait to meet you on your mat!” - Elizabeth

Lorraine is a 500 RYT, MSW, former elementary teacher, social worker and mom of 3. She began her yoga journey as a new mom to manage the busyness of parenthood. She realized that it was a great compliment to her running and slowly the yoga mat replaced the sneakers.

She has a 200 RYT in Prana Flow (Turks Head Yoga in Chester), 200 RYT Alignment based from MAHA yoga in Philadelphia, and a 300 RYT in Ayurveda from (Brandywine Yoga in West Chester). She has practiced with Shiva Rae and Tao Porchon Lynch. Lorraine’s style has been influenced by Justicia DeClue, Dr Vasant Lad and Maria Garre.

Lorraine’s philosophy is “if you can move and breathe you can do yoga.” She has been teaching public, private and corporate yoga for 10 years. She utilizes breathwork in unison with the
physical practice striving to make the class a successful experience for all with props and modifications. She enjoys arm balances, inversions, and sequencing to a peak pose. She
maintains a personal meditation practice and enjoys restorative yoga poses.

Monica took her first yoga class in 2018 for “stress relief”. She quickly realized that yoga brought so much more than that into her life. Monica has always loved to move her
body, but adding yoga and mindfulness were a huge benefit and gave her a greater sense of overall peace, especially when life off of the mat was challenging. Over the next few years she explored different types of classes and took a meditation workshop, and in 2023 enrolled in 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training with Studio Sabija held at Inward Bound Studio in West Chester, PA. She recently graduated as a 200-RYT
instructor.

During YTT Monica realized her passion was to share her love of yoga with others. She loves that yoga is for everyone, no matter your experience or fitness level.
Upon stepping into Inward Bound Monica felt an instant connection. She is very excited to share her practice with you here in this space!

Monica is a Chester County native, a former psychiatric nurse, and a mom to 2 amazing daughters. When not on her mat Monica enjoys spending time with family, going for
walks, and is an avid mystery reader! She looks forward to taking more yoga workshops and continuing her yoga training and education.

Lauren has been practicing yoga for over a decade. She began teaching in 2017 and truly feels passionate about guiding students to connect mind, body, and soul in her classes. Lauren's classes are a balance of grounding while tuning into the body's natural rhythms and utilizing the theme of the class both on and off the mat. Lauren is also a certified Yoga & Life Coach, Reiki Master, and a singer/songwriter.

Leah Whyte spent nearly 15 years in Relationship and Project Management roles at an investment firm prior to becoming a yoga teacher. Along with completing several yoga teacher training programs, she pursued mindfulness studies through the Penn Program for Mindfulness. She is a certified Pranic Healer and Reiki practitioner.

​

Inward Bound was formed by Leah and her twin sister, Jamie Cappelletti, in 2023. This venture began with an idea to offer mindfulness training to elementary school students. Together, Leah and Jamie created a kid-centered curriculum which they offered through after school clubs. The studio came to them a little while later, as a space to offer yoga classes to the community.

​

Leah enjoys holding space for anyone interested in yoga. Her teachings weave in opening the heart to lead life with love, honoring wherever you are in your life’s journey and connecting with deeper aspects of the Self. She encourages building an awareness of oneself in order to avoid injury. She also focuses on proper alignment and special considerations for those with hyper mobility who may be prone to joint injury.