Teacher Bios

All Teachers and staff members at the Real Life Yoga Studios are Certified Instructors who believe that integrating Yoga, Tai- Chi, Fitness and Holistic Health Practices will enhance and balance your life emotionally, physically and spiritually.

We will always be their for your questions and concerns

Dee Lyon, RYT

With over 10 yrs experience in as a Personal Trainer, Fitness Coach, Weight Management consultant, Reiki Master, Specializes in Senior Yoga & Fitness, Available for private sessions

Founder of Real Life Yoga & Pilate's, since 1998. Over the years, Dee has studied and practiced many styles of yoga and fitness techniques including; pilates,
weight management, stress reduction meditation and strength training; integrating them into her practice and teachings. Dee believes that Yoga is one more path to help individuals live a full, complete life that nurtures the mind, body and spirit. Loves to travel, enjoys having yoga classes at the beach and has a wonderful support team of expert holistic health practitioners at the yoga studios for all your needs. Namast'e

Nancy West

Owner of Real Life Yoga in Holbrook
Nancy is a most valued yoga instructor in the Quincy Center location. Nancy has well over 500hr of training, loves attending workshops to take the experience to her students, Certified in Hatha yoga and Children's yoga, with Restorative Yoga and meditation techniques a specialty, Accomplished reiki 1 & 2. As a mother of three teenage daughters, Nancy fully realizes the value of balance in all aspects of life to reduce stress and have a calming accepting,outlook on lifes everyday challenges.

Come and join Nancy and her devoted following on Thursday eve. 6:30-7:30PM in the Quincy Center location with every first Thursday a Restorative Yoga class.

Check the extensive schedule in the NEW Holbrook location, please call Nancy for more details for the Holbrook studio,781-767-1827

Mary Jane Butera, Ed.D.,

500 hr. RYT and Certified Teacher Trainer with FRA.
Mary Jane has been teaching yoga for over 25yrs. her passion goes so deep as to educate and certify students to become yoga teachers themselves. Mary Jane teachs all levels and styles of yoga, including Chakra yoga, Kudalini, Hatha , Vinyasa., and Yoga with weights .Join her for a safe and effective class on Wednesday at 6pm, as she shares her expertise in the weight training and yoga combination class, and the heated Vinyasa at 7:15pm.

Mary Jane's practice and extensive experience working with new teachers is a great asset to Real Life Yoga. The Teacher Training is a 10 week training or an intensive weekend course. This course is just the beginning of your 200 RYT training, a great inexpensive way to find out if you want to be a yoga teacher, or to enhance your yoga practice. This course is a self paced registered and approved course through the Yoga Alliance. Mary Jane has been teaching Yoga and Fitness Certifications for over 15 years. She enjoys traveling and teaching yoga in Jamaica.

Karen Hines

Karen is a 200hr certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher. She has been a member of the Kripalu Teachers Society Since 2004, certified in Balancepoint since 2002 and certified in Fitness for over 20yrs. Being a Yoga teacher is a passion of Karen's and with her extensive background in helping others indeveloping body mind-and spirit awareness in a compassionate, nonjudgmental way, you will leave her feeling uplifted and centered. Karen is also a mom of two children.

Ed is an 200 RYT who studied hatha yoga with Kathy Keane , and Vinyasa /Kudalini with Dan Orlansky and Iyengar with Liz Owen. Ed came to the asanas of yoga after many years of practicing Nadsa Yoga and Kriya meditation , As a long time musician Ed understandes the toll that years of devoted practice to a particular art-form . Yoga can heal, strengthen, and teach stress free performace. Ed brings a deep awareness of spiritualality to the physical practice of yoga.

Anthony McAlear

Tony has been a T'ai - Chi practitioner for over 20yrs. with over 200 students in the Boston area. T'ai Chi is another wonderful way to enhance your mind and body experience with meditation in motion. Tony has practiced with many masters,
including Reiki Master John Harvey Gray, who teaches an extensive way of
using Healing Energy.
Please feel free to contact Tony with any questions at 781-825-9755