about us

Diana lives in Kennebunk with her husband, three kids and golden retriever Bella. She loves spending time with her family and friends, especially when it involves, good food, fun adventures and the beach! She loves being active running, taking barre, yoga and bounce classes! It has been a lot of fun working the desk and meeting all the amazing people that make up the Daily Sweat community.

Her playlist favs: Lauren Daigle

Words to live by: “Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.” - Coco Chanel

Silvia fell in love with yoga in 2012, when she attended classes in Portland on her way home from work weekly. The thought of yoga teacher training had been floating around for many years, but it wasn’t until The Daily Sweat Kennebunk that she decided to keep asking about it and eventually enrolled in the 200 hour yoga teacher training offered at the studio in 2020, and that’s just where the journey began. In 2022, she completed her yoga sculpt teacher training and barre certification. When not in the studio, Silvia works in Student Affairs at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, where she has planned events and advised students for the last 13 years. Silvia lives in Biddeford with her husband and loves snuggling her four dogs and kitten any chance she gets.

Her playlist favs: you’ll find a wide variety in Silvia’s playlists, from Ocie Elliott to Rüfüs Du Sol, Trevor Hall and Caamp to Parra for Cuva.

Words to live by: “It always seems impossible until it's done.” Nelson Mandela

Edie lives in Kennebunk with her husband, has 4 young adult children and 2 active siberian huskies. As her kids have gotten older, she has become actively involved in her own health, fitness and nutrition + loves being able to help others take control of theirs. After spending time at the studio and with members of the team, Edie realized the supportive, positive environment The Daily Sweat provided is one she wanted to spend her days soaking up. 2.5 years ago she completed barre teacher training, joined the TDS sweat + shake team + shortly after, took a leap of faith to become a full time member of the studio coordinator team. Most recently, Edie’s become a certified nutrition coach + is co-leading The Daily Balance with Tiffany, a program designed to help clients create positive daily wellness habits focused around nutrition, sleep, mindfulness + movement. She hopes to help others dig deep to be the best they can be.

Meghan’s passion for Barre fitness began eight years ago in Louisville, Kentucky where she practiced daily. She loves helping others and looks forward to empowering each client to feel their best. Meghan's love of family, food (especially chocolate) and the outdoors are what keep her motivated to feel her strongest. She looks forward to connecting with others through daily workouts.

Her playlist favs: Reba, Carrie, Brad, Darius,Old Dominion, she’s a country girl at heart

Words to live by: “Smile, it’s contagious.”

Paul found his way to yoga in 2019 looking for alternatives and compliments to the gym. It did not take long for him to start practicing daily, enjoying the physical benefits that have (so far) pushed off planned knee-replacements. Beyond the physical asanas, the holistic and mind-body aspects grabbed him and took him to a path to deepen his practice an ultimately become an instructor. When not in the studio, Paul has several alternate personas: musician, surfer, sailor, children’s-book author, technology consultant, and father.

Playlist favs: varied and eclectic, you might here Beck, MC Yogi, Jurassic 5, Jose Gonzalez, Sylvan Esso and more

Words to live by: “Take care of your mind & body, live in the moment, and try to stay positive whenever you can. If you do, things typically work out.”

Maddy is a Kennebunk native and teacher at the local middle school. She started her yoga journey back in 2013 while in college, but stepped away from it upon returning home to Maine. Thankfully, The Daily Sweat brought her back to her practice as a member at first, but it wasn’t long before she completed her buti training and 200 hour teacher training with TDS. She loves finding new ways to challenge herself as well as those that take her classes. When she’s not in the studio, she can be found dancing around in her classroom, trying to convince her students science is cool and fun. As a self-proclaimed book dragon, she lives for her next adventure in the pages of a book, and believes that ice cream is the solution for any and all problems.

Playlist Favs: My playlists are eclectic, but I love anything that makes me want to dance. Some of my favorite playlists have a wide variety of genres.

Words to live by: “There is no rulebook. Be daring enough to design the life you want.” - Mia Brabham

Abe's been practicing yoga off and on for many years, but truly fell in love with yoga when Silvia was doing her yoga teaching training in 2020. His practice was becoming more consistent as Silvia was teaching more. He had no idea how life changing yoga could be when practiced on a consistent level, it changed his body and his mind - "yoga is all about the mind body connection". With every class, he began to see how strong he was and how his mind was becoming calmer and focused. The more Abe practiced, the more he fell in love, he wanted to continue his yoga journey and help others. In 2021 Abe had an urge to share the amazing healing power of yoga, so he signed up for his 200 hour yoga teacher training with The Daily Sweat.

When not in the studio Abe is hanging with his three lovely dogs, brewing beer for his company - Funky Bow Brewery, cooking, enjoying the local beaches, being with friends, thinking about his next yoga class.

Abe's favorite music: My favorite genres are always changing. I love uplifting, fun and inspiring music.

Favorite quote: "Yoga begins right where I am - not where I was yesterday or where I long to be." - Linda Sparrowe

Deb is excited to join the Daily Sweat family as a Yoga Instructor. She moved to Maine with her husband three years ago and recently retired from twenty years of serving as a clinical school social worker in Massachusetts. Deb completed her 200 hour teacher training at Empower Yoga studio in Beverly, Massachusetts. She comes to the Daily Sweat with six years of yoga teaching experience in power yoga, restorative yoga, and yoga nidra.

When not in the studio, Deb enjoys being out in nature with friends, hiking, biking, and walking the beach with her dog, Rosie.

Playlist favs: Loves feel good, inspirational music of any genre!

Words to live by: “Remember one thing: That you should not leave the Earth until you have made it a little more beautiful. A little lovelier. A little more loving.” -Osho

Like the waves of the ocean, yoga has always ebbed and flowed in and out of Ajeet’s life. It was not until her first Buti class at TDS, that it became very clear yoga was missing from her daily life-YTT was a path calling her name. When not in the studio, she can be found adventuring, running, inhaling the ocean, playing in the mountains and or spending time with family and friends. Ajeet constantly reminds herself to breathe.

Playlist Favs: All songs that bring out the good feels; she loves to dance so on any given day it could be something new. Ajeet believes we all have a soundtrack to our lives.

Words to live by: “In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.” Buddha

Alyssa fell in love with barre back in 2015 when she was earning her doctorate degree in occupational therapy. In 2017, she completed training with a national barre franchise, where she taught until her first son was born. Alyssa took her first class at The Daily Sweat in December of 2023 and is so excited to be back on the mic. The Daily Sweat brought her back to love for barre classes, and even challenged her to try something new, including many forms of yoga. Alyssa loves empowering individuals to be the strongest they can be, no matter what stage of life they are in. Alyssa lives in Kennebunk with her husband and 3 children. She loves spending time with family, reading mystery books, running and trying new sourdough recipies.

Favorite Music: Needtobreathe, country, and anything with a feel-good beat to dance to!

Words to live by: “Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows; it empties today of its strength."-Corrie Ten Boom

Carolyn first fell in love with yoga while attending Kennebunk High School in 2014. She was very athletic growing up and pursued collegiate cross country and track and field and attended many yoga classes while living in Boston during her college years and enjoyed the similar meditations that running and a yoga practice both had to offer. After moving back to her hometown in 2020, she decided to deepen my practice and completed a 200 YTT. Her teaching then moved in waves, as the changes of life and careers had begun to push and pull.

Joining the TDS team has been wonderful as both as a member and a teacher. When she’s not in the studio, you can find me running all over town, or walking the beach with my partner and our mini doodle. She looks forward to this next wonderful chapter.

Favorite music: anything soulful and RnB classics

Words to live by: "Sometimes the questions of life are not meant to be answered, but to be experienced."

Sophie moved to Arundel from Phippsburg 11 years ago. She lives with her parents and her sister, Kayleigh. Sophie has a brown labrador, puerto rican street dog, and a mastiff. She also has a tortoiseshell cat and a tabby cat. Sophie has recently discovered how yoga + fitness has changed lives for so many. She is in 2 clubs at school, Peer Helpers and Yearbook Club. She is also in 2 councils, Student Council and Executive Council. When Sophie is not working or in school, she enjoys listening to music and reading books.

Her playlist favs: Taylor Swift, Lana del Rey, Drake, The Weeknd, and Olivia Rodrigo

Words to live by: “You’ll never talk to anyone as much as you talk to yourself, so make sure the words you speak to yourself are filled with love and compassion.”

Elizabeth has lived in Kennebunkport her whole life, and goes to Kennebunk High School. outside of the studio she enjoys spending time outdoors - skiing, hiking, and playing frisbee with her family and friends! she is new to yoga but after her first class she knew this was the place for her! she is enjoying getting to know her colleagues and is excited to meet new people and create a fun environment for everyone!

her playlist favs: motivating, feel good music of any genre.

words to live by: “you have brains in your head. you have feet in your shoes. you can steer yourself any direction you choose” - Dr. Seuss

ruth has been teaching since 2009, ruth is a 500hr RYT trained in vinyasa yoga. she received her certification at laughing lotus with bryn chrisman in NYC and later went on to complete her advanced teacher training with sondra loring and raghunath cappo in hudson NY. ruth sees the practice as an offering of the heart, where movement and breath are the tools to connect deeper with the truest sense of the self, that sense of complete joy and freedom.

her playlist fav’s: music is my co-pilot! it has the ability to shift any mood, so anything that moves her will be on her list.

words to live by: don’t be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. bella davis

Jenna first practiced yoga off and on when she was in high school. Then, in graduate school, she discovered yoga was a great way to balance physical and mental well being. It was not until moving to Kennebunk in 2023 and finding The Daily Sweat she started to have a more regular practice. She fell in love with the community, and in 2024, she decided it was time to take the leap and join the 200hr YTT. Through teaching yoga, Jenna hopes to help students find their own balance of physical and mental well being. 

In addition to teaching at the studio, Jenna works as an Oncology Physician Assistant. She and her husband, Christian, and their two dogs, Remi and Birkenstock, moved to Maine in 2023 and have fallen in love with everything New England has to offer. When she is not working, you can find her traveling, camping, gardening, or cooking.

Her fav playlist: A mix of modern (Taylor Swift, Noah Kahan, The National Parks), classics (Fleetwood Mac, Elton John, Queen) and just about anything in between that makes you feel good.

Words to live by: I am the storm

Kim lives in Wells with her husband, she has an adult son and a cute Shargel pup named Cooper.

Kim has had a love for fitness for many years, she began her teaching career as a group fitness

instructor teaching step, kickboxing, toning and cardio classes. In 2019 she began practicing yoga

and fell in love with it. She decides to get her yoga certification shortly after and has been teaching

yoga ever since. When not in the studio, Kim enjoys spending time with family & friends, cooking,

reading, running, hiking, kayaking, and taking classes at The Daily Sweat.

Her playlist favs: Ed Sheeran, Music Travel Love and Kelly Clarkson

Words to live by: “Your decisions today, will define your tomorrow” by Lato Rufina

Sarah has been practicing yoga on and off for many years. In the back of her mind she always thought of one day becoming a Yoga Teacher. In 2024 she decided to finally take the dive and enrolled in YTT at The Daily Sweat. A challenging, fun and rewarding experience! What Sarah loves most about yoga is the opportunity to be truly present and how that practice connects into other parts of our lives.

When not practicing yoga, Sarah wears many hats including corporate marketer, wanna be runner, fierce cancer survivorship advocate but her most loved hat is the one that includes chauffeuring her 3 kids off to dance, cheer or soccer. Sarah and her husband moved up to Kennebunk in 2015 and love spending time with friends and family as well as enjoying all the things our beautiful state of Maine offers including camping, hiking and skiing.

Her Fav Playlists: Includes anything with Florence and the Machine, or if a jam from the late 90’s early 2000’s comes on you might see the dance moves come out! 🙂

Words to live by: “Today is a good day for a good day”