Meet Our Teachers
The depth and diversity of experience among our instructors is what makes Acadia Yoga & Movement a truly special place to practice.
Meet Our Teachers
The depth and diversity of experience among our instructors is what makes Acadia Yoga & Movement a truly special place to practice.
Abby Rhoads
Studio manager, teacher
Abby is a Kripalu-trained Vinyasa Flow teacher who guides classes rooted in breath, presence, and inner inquiry. With over 20 years of practice and teaching, she weaves together influences from Kripalu, Sivananda, Shiva Rea, and Kundalini traditions, along with a rich background in classical and modern dance.
Her classes feel fluid and intentional—each movement an invitation to connect more deeply with the body and the breath. Abby creates space for students to turn inward, build strength with awareness, and move with purpose.
She also shares yoga and mindfulness with middle and high school students, helping young people cultivate presence, resilience, and openness.
With an RYT-200 certification from Yoga Alliance, she is near completion of her RYT-500.
Nicole Jacques
Founder, teacher
Nicole curates thoughtful yoga experiences designed to release tension, calm the mind, and build strength from the ground up. A longtime Vipassana practitioner, she brings a steady, grounded presence to her teaching, with a focus on cultivating strength in the mind and body.
Nicole teaches both hot and traditional styles of yoga with a deep respect for each body’s story and spirit. After more than 20 years of dedicated yoga practice, she believes in the union of body and mind as the path to a more energized, purposeful, and light-filled life.
Rooted in both Belfast and Mount Desert Island, Maine, Nicole holds an RYT-200 credential from Yoga Alliance.
Amy Bird
Teacher
Morgan Dashko
Teacher
Morgan discovered yoga at 18, arriving to class with a busy, anxious mind and leaving with a few moments of quiet. What began as a weekly reset grew into a steady, grounding practice that brought a deeper sense of calm and ease into her life.
Since completing her 200-hour teacher training in 2013, Morgan has been guiding classes and evolving her practice. She completed a 30-hour Yin training in 2023 through Stone Wave Yoga Studio and developed a deep appreciation for the stillness this practice offers.
Her classes invite students to slow down, turn inward, and reconnect to create space for presence, ease, and feeling more at home in the body and mind.
Meridith Kruse
Teacher, Bodywork Provider
In her early twenties, Meridith began practicing Iyengar yoga in her hometown of Urbana, Illinois, studying with Lois Steinberg, one of the most respected teachers in the lineage. This experience provided a rigorous foundation in alignment-based asanas, which she later expanded with an Ashtanga-inspired flow practice while living in Los Angeles.
In 2024, she completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training with Sundara Yoga in Brunswick, Maine. Meridith loves teaching yoga as a way for students to connect deeply with their bodies and breath, quiet the mind, and renew their energy.
Niki Lazure
Teacher
Niki Lazure is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200) with over 25 years of personal practice, bringing depth, balance, and authenticity to every class. Since getting certified in Vinyasa yoga through the Maine School of Yoga in 2020, she has been guiding yoga students with a thoughtful, creative, and student-centered approach, often weaving in universal and nature-based themes.
Teaching throughout the Midcoast area, Niki is known for creating inclusive, welcoming spaces where practitioners of all levels feel supported. Her classes emphasize mindful movement, accessibility, and meaningful connection, both within the body and through the shared community.
Linda Prichard
Teacher
Linda has long been guided by three core passions: spirituality, athletics, and nutrition. Her deep spiritual curiosity led her to study at a Quaker seminary, while her interest in physical performance took shape through 20 years as a triathlete and personal trainer. She later expanded her understanding of the mind-body connection by earning a Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from Cornell.
Although yoga was always on her radar, it wasn’t until she discovered Kundalini yoga and meditation that everything clicked. In this practice, Linda found a powerful synthesis of her lifelong interests, blending spiritual depth, physical challenge, and evidence-based benefits for the nervous system and overall well-being.
With an abundance of passion, Linda is dedicated to sharing this transformative practice with others, supporting students in cultivating greater awareness, balance, and connection, both within themselves and in the world.
Tracey U
Teacher, Reiki Master
Tracey’s yoga journey began over 20 years ago, though it wasn’t until a pivotal moment in her mental and emotional well-being that she discovered the profound difference between simply “doing poses” and truly practicing yoga. Inspired by the supportive, intentional community she found, she felt called to share the deeper benefits of yoga and its philosophy.
She completed both her 200- and 300-hour teacher trainings at the Lotus Pond in Tampa, Florida, where she also taught and led workshops before moving to Belfast in 2024. Tracey holds certifications in Yin, Restorative, and Trauma-Informed Yoga, and is an Usui Reiki Master, intuitive reader, and healer.
Her teaching is rooted in authenticity and creating a welcoming, sacred space where students feel supported to explore, release, and receive what they need.
View the Schedule
Acadia Yoga & Movement offers classes daily at a variety of times so you can find something that fits in your schedule and lifestyle.
Acadia Yoga & Movement
Studio: 56 Main Street, Belfast, ME 04915
Phone: 207-200-9898
namaste@acadiayoga.com
Acadia Yoga LLC is a woman-owned business.
