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Instructor Profiles

Barbara Gossett

Barbara Gossett completed the 500-hour yoga training program at Starseed Yoga of Montclair, NJ in 2003. She has been teaching since then on a part-time basis. She teaches a Level 1 Hatha yoga course that is designed to be a gentle class focusing on asanas (poses) and pranayama (breath). All students are welcome. In addition, she has practices Pilates for 8 years and stays active bicycling.

Barbara also owns Gossett's College Knowledge, a college admissions/college transitions consulting business. In addition, she continues with her 30-year career in higher education as an administrator working with college students.



Keiko Maekawa

Keiko Maekawa has been teaching at Divine Inspirations Bookstore for 2 years. She is a graduate of the Starseed Yoga Teacher Training Program and is a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher (500-hour level). She is also Certified in Ayurvedic Self Care & Health Maintenance at the foundation level.

Keiko is a former educator, fashion designer, financial manager and freelance English-Japanese conference interpreter, with an MBA from Montclair State University.

Keiki says, "The focus of my class is to help students learn to be here in the moment. The pose is steady and soft, according to the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali (II. 46) and that is the backbone of my teaching."

Zia Renee

Zia Renee is a certified fitness instructor with a passion for Middle Eastern Dance. She has studied with the masters of this art form, and enjoys sharing the love of the dance with others.

Zia is also a web and graphic designer and a graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University.