Meet Our Teachers

Emma Zimmerman (she/her)

Teaches Words as Resistance, Words as Release (creative writing workshop)

Emma is a writer, journalist, and writing teacher. She is passionate about the power of the written word to spark change, foster connection, and build more resilient communities. Her journalism has appeared in publications that include Outside, Runner’s World, the Boston Globe, and the Maine Monitor. It has covered topics that range from environmental justice to gender, sexuality, race, reproductive justice, sports and the outdoors, and more. Her literary nonfiction has received various awards, including a “notable nonfiction” selection in the Best American Essays anthology. She has led creative writing workshops at NYU and Phillips Exeter Academy, and in partnership with various nonprofits. Her debut book, Body Songs: a memoir of Long Covid Recovery, is forthcoming from Penguin in 2026. When she’s not writing, Emma enjoys running in the woods, reading by the water, and exploring the outdoors with her sweet border collie mix.

Sarah (they/them)

Teaches Yin Yoga 

Sarah (they/them) is an artist and writer working in Cumberland, Maine. They teach both movement and craft classes at ECC because they think the practice of each is deeply connected! What we learn from one can enlighten us in the other and as artists we need to tend our bodies as we tend our minds. Their teaching style is a lot about encouraging autonomy, asking questions, and creating a safe space for you to be experimental in your body and your mind. Expect them to be metaphorical, light-hearted, and to come with a really solid playlist.

Sarah studied philosophy, writing, and visual arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Acadia University in Nova Scotia, Canada. They hold certificates to teach Yoga, Yin Yoga and Restorative Yoga. When they aren't teaching they're working on their zine Wastrel, hanging out with other people's dogs, or painting still-lifes in their quiet little house.

Liz Kovarsky (she/her)

Owner, Teaches many styles of yoga, Body Language, Barre & Beats, and many types of arts & crafts classes

I am an artist, teacher, auntie, dancer, social worker, and lover of dogs, hot tubs and snacks especially. I'm committed to practicing embodied expression, playfulness and joy in all my classes and beyond. I have had the privilege of getting trained as a kid’s art teacher, in multimedia art-making, in vinyasa yoga, trauma-informed yoga, yoga for addiction, restorative yoga, various wisdom traditions exploring mindfulness and meditation, expressive-arts therapy, social work, restorative justice practices, harm reduction, facilitation work, and trauma therapy. 

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We must acknowledge that the wellness industrial complex was created via racial capitalism, and hold each other lovingly accountable as we work to decolonize this community wellness space.

While I'm the owner at Electric Cottage Collective, everyone who steps through the doors is part of shaping the culture here. We all have something to contribute, so bring it! Also know that if the cost of class is a barrier to you, we sometimes have work-trade options and a fluctuating scholarship fund, so please reach out. 

Anne Esguerra (she/siya/niya)

Teaches Body Language & many types of somatic

My yoga journey began in 2009 with heated power vinyasa and deepened into yoga therapy through Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy (PRYT) in 2011. I’m certified through PRYT and the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT), and in 2013 I founded Integrative Life Therapy—a space for care, connection, and embodied learning.

As a first-generation Filipino American, I root my work in Kapwa—the belief that I am because you are. I’ve never resonated with the individualism often found in wellness spaces. Instead, I focus on how healing happens in relationship—with ourselves, one another, and the systems we move through. This led me to train with Yoga Behind Bars then offering yoga and mentoring to incarcerated youth from 2016–2020.

Movement and music have always guided me—from early years in dance and theater to over a decade studying Guinean West African Dance and performing with New Moon Ensemble. Collaborations through the years with Sea Change Yoga, Prison Yoga Project, Maine Inside Out, Journey Onederland and Arcana continue to remind me that healing isn’t linear or solitary—it’s collective and embodied.

Amy Mulligan

Teaches Body Language 

These days, I dance every chance I get! On almost every day of the week, you can find me with a big ol’ smile on my face dancing either Raqs Sharqi - aka belly dance - at Bright Star Studio, ecstatic dance with Portland Community Dance and others, line dance with the Merrymeeting Dance Alinement, DanceAbility format with Spark Dance Program, or most recently, Body Language at the Electric Cottage. I love it all! I love a free -form improvisational format as much as I love a fun choreo and the magic of syncing up with a group. I love that dance, in all its forms, fosters community and connection. I love that dance and movement benefit all, no matter your experience or ability.

Let’s listen to some joyful music, discover what movements feel good in our bodies, connect with each other, express ourselves through movement, have FUN, laugh it up, and werk it out!

Meghan Collier (she/her)

Teaches Yoga for Grief

Meghan is a Yogini, Yoga Therapist, Reiki Master, and Psychotherapist located in Brunswick, ME. She completed her 200hr yoga teacher training with Yoga Muse School of Yoga, her 300hr yoga teacher training with Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, and her Reiki III with Anne Donnell. Meghan is a 900hr Yoga Therapist (Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy) and is fully certified with the International Association of Yoga Therapists (c-IAYT). Meghan completed her training under Wendy Black Stern and the Center for Somatic Grieving and is a 200hr Mindful Grieving Yoga Therapist. Meghan is also a licensed psychotherapist, specializing in perinatal mental health, grief/loss, and trauma, who graduated with her Masters in Social Work and a Certificate in Applied Arts and Social Justice from the University of New England.

April davis

Teaches Restorative Yoga

April is an Early Education Consultant, Clinical Mental Health Counselor, and community wellness enthusiast. She completed her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training in 2018 and taught at Downtown Yoga in Augusta before COVID shifted plans. After finishing her Master’s program—and moving 7 times in 5 years—April has made a home in Brunswick, Maine, where she’s excited to connect, teach, and continue learning within the local community.

Vanessa Bresson (she/her)

Facilitates Sound Baths and Reiki sessions

Vanessa Bresson is a Reiki attuned, IASH certified Sound Practitioner located in Freeport Maine utilizing and blending Sonic Embodiment Experience by way of vocal toning/singing, Tibetan Bowl Sound Massage, ringing and singing Crystal bowls and more. Vanessa blends sounds, vibration and notes intuitively on the road to invoke others innate ability to heal themselves. She moves through her creative practice partnering with beloved yoga teachers to bring nervous-system restoring sessions in class and 1:1 bespoke sessions.

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Vanessa’s path to supporting others is irrevocably intertwined with her own healing journey with music which began as a young child. The sound of her own voice became her constant comrade through thick and thin to bring her a balm for a tough world. She furthered upon exploration of her own self-healing in the early 2000s at a small Liberal Arts college in Vermont. Beginning in the curiosity of discomfort by way of her first yoga pose, these roots of exploration in spending time with herself in different ways of being and of thought grew into the building blocks of a new way of existing. She feels that we are to one another antidote and medicine and that small, loving acts of care can catalyze into new ways of loving ourselves and the world.

Jenna Davis (she/her)

Teaches Barre & Beats 

Jenna is a yoga practitioner and barre instructor based out of South Portland. She completed her 200hr yoga teacher training with CorePower Yoga in 2009 and her barre certification with the Portland Yoga Project in 2025. Jenna believes that every body, regardless of age, size, or experience, deserves the joy and benefits of movement. Her classes are designed to be supportive and challenging, in a safe and empowering environment where students can connect with their bodies, build confidence, and celebrate their unique strengths. When not on her yoga mat, you can find her exploring the coastline or hanging out with her family and her cat, Freddie Mercury. She looks forward to moving together! 

sam Hallowell

Teaches Cheap Art Club

Sam is a multimedia artist, sporadic but enthusiastic reader, lifelong learner (college drop-out), and organizer for Bath Pride. Pre-pandemic, she studied book arts, printmaking, integrative health, and communications at the University of Southern Maine in Portland.

Her lifelong dream? To become an art teacher — higher education be damned! Sam’s passions include community building, stationery, placemaking, baking, social justice, and tracking down the best Reuben in the Midcoast. She lives in Woolwich with her adopted cat, Sage, her boyfriend, and a lovingly neglected collection of unread nonfiction books. 

Sara Lentz

Teaches Yin Yoga

Sara is a long time Mainer, mother, dancer, artist, and certified yoga instructor with 15 years of experience guiding students toward balance, strength, and mindfulness. Drawing from her training in Vinyasa, Yin, Yoga Nidra, and energy work, she emphasizes breath awareness, grounding,and inner awareness to create an inclusive, balancing practice. Sara believes yoga is a tool for self-discovery, inviting participants to move with intention and ease on and off the mat.

New to the Electric Cottage community, she is excited to bring her interpretation of yin yoga to

you!