Faculty

Ray H. Crist

Ray, the founder of Jaguar Path, is a Vinyasa yoga teacher certified through the Yoga Alliance. Ray has originally studied shamanism with Dr. Alberto Villoldo and in the past few years with Don Emanual Portugal in Peru, and other shamans in South Mexico. He has been initiated in the Andes, by the Q'uero Indians, as a healer and a teacher. Ray holds a degree in Chinese Medicine, Reiki, and a degree in teacher training of Thai Yoga (Bo Ran northern style). He currently teaches yoga classes and offers workshops at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. His first practice was in martial arts: Tai Chi (chuan) and Kung-Fu (wu shu). Ray is now based in the Berkshires and offers his workshops worldwide.




Amy Webb - Teacher Assistant

Amy Webb finds avenues, both old and new, of experiential and experimental energy techniques to hold the keys toward radiating as healthy individuals. From yoga, meditation, and pranayama, to reiki, Peruvian healing techniques, Sanskrit, and philosophy, Amy is in continuous pursuit to discover, grow, and share in the nature and power of our human potential.

Her experience ranges from Therapeutic Wilderness Guiding in the mountain ranges of the Northeast and Colorado, to mixed media and installation art with a degree in Photography, Sculpture and English. Over the past 12 years her work has been concentrated in practicing and teaching yoga, accumulating over 1500 hours of training. Her primary teacher is Richard Freeman. Amy is the director of The Berkshire Ashtanga Center and assists Ray’s trainings on The Jaguar Path.

 


Traca Marshall

Traca is a Kripalu certified yoga teacher, journey dance teacher, energy worker, artist,  gardener and mom. She enjoys weaving these different disciplines together to create more beauty and joy in the world. traca lives in gorham Maine with her husband, two teenagers, dog and one eyed cat.

 


Amber Kelly

Amber Kelly, BA, RYT, the Administrator of Jaguar Path, has been the Interim Operations Director, and Manager of Healing Arts at Kripalu Center. She is a certified biofeedback therapist with NTCB, a certified Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant, Wave Work Therapist, Reiki practitioner, and lifelong student of yoga and ancient wisdom traditions. She now lives in upstate New York, where she tends her garden and continues to paint.