Testimonials
"I originally met Aimee through one of my good friends, Damon.
Now I have to be honest and tell you that Damon and I were your typical guys into Basketball, Boobs, and Beer. NOT yoga.
So, needless to say I was somewhat shocked and even a little dumbfounded when Damon explained to me that not only was he practicing power yoga, but he was ENJOYING it!
At the time, my knowledge of yoga at all was limited, largely cultivated from Adam Sandler's jokes and a magazine advertisement I once saw. I had NO REAL idea what yoga was about. I actually thought it was a form of stretching practiced by Buddhist monks and people that were not ALL THERE 100% mentally.
As I said, I was your typical regular guy and all education on yoga was slim to none.
After Damon's constant praise of power yoga, and Aimee's enthusiastic teaching, and enthusaism attempts to get me to just try it? I fially decided to give it a shot. Aimee warned me to bring water, MORE water, and oh! Some Gatorade for the electrolytes and a bit of sugar for the brain to stay level. Now I play basketball year round, I also ran 6 years of cross country track/ track. so, I figured HOW much fluid does one need for a bit of stretching? WRONG! WRong assumption! I never sweat so much before in my whole life , and it was not EXACTLY just stretching and a little more stretching.
I sweat, I breathed, I moved, I did countless push ups, I worked my entire body in strengthening poses AND felt the flexibility part just take care of itself.
After class, I could not get over it. This was not like playing 5 games of pick up ball, then going home wiped out , just wanting to lay down.
What WAS different about all this? You gotta show up to Aimee's class to know,but I can tell you this. I was personally relaxed and yet ENERGIZED at the same time! It was like I had the energy to run home from class and say hello to everyone on the way, but at the same time? I had this physical energy and power in my body, yet my mind was WORRY FREE and completely relaxed! There I was with a shirt drenched in sweat at the end , ready to take on the world. I think I could have run a marathon right then and there!
THe mix of the physical poses, stretching , strengthening, breathing, endurance, and an athletic flow practice that felt like one pose flowed into the next one made power yoga feel like it was the perfect activity for me to engage both mind AND body! Afterwards? I never felt so connected with and to myself, but also M O R E connected to my family, with my friends , with the ground I walk on.
It is rather hard to explain but it was almost as if I felt like me, an individual where everything about my life just fell into place. I was me, Chris Baxter, but I was CHRIS BAXTER who was READY TO TAKE ON THE WORLD!!~
Sounds wierd from the guy who wanted nothing more than sports , women, and beer. But everything the rest of the day from then on felt BETTER.
The food I ate tasted more like food, the words I wrote felt like true literature, Where as before it was just "food, blah, words blah. Suddenly EVERYTHING felt MORE ALIVE and with BIGGER purpose. It was a different feeling from my day to day usual, it was a great feeling, something I now can not imagine not being able to feel now. My mind seemed to click on all 4 cylinders., not to mention it was such a great workout.
Being a professional poker player, my mind and body and attitude constantly have to be in the right condition. This seemed obtainable but difficult for me at times. After ONE yoga class, my focus became just on point regularly, and i was continually able to keep a cool head in a profession where losing thousands of dollars in a matter of mins (even if despite doing everything perfect) is not that uncommon.
Since then, I have recommmended yoga to many friends and shared my experiences with it , as well as my high acclaim for DeRoehn's ability to teach it. The postives are endless as long as you have an open mind. Just show up.
IF I could recommend ONE piece of advice to every person in the world out there that could apply to everyone right now? TRY yoga/
NOt "take yoga" but just TRY IT
Once you try it? That is all it takes , and you will be hooked from ONE class.
I also truly see that that is the best piece of advice I could give for overall self improvement. IF you do take my advice , which I hope anyone who finds this or reads this will.
AIMEE DEROEHN , as your teacher for the 1st time or 1000th time will be an EXCELLENT PLACE to start. Aimee will guide you the whole way from start to finish, she will give you hands down expert instruction on how to do it RIGHT, but also you will feel her there with you the whole way, her focus never wavers, her instruction helps it make sense to mind and body, her endless love and joy of teaching and passion and enthusiasm and those hands on assists are HEAVEN. Hard to find in other places with anyone or anyplace ELSE.
C Bax
Boston , MA
Aimee’s class has taught me just as much about myself on the mat as it has off the mat. Each pose brings more space into my life, both literally and figuratively. Her guidance throughout the practice stays with me for days if not weeks or years later. It is because of her EmPower yoga class that I have become a stronger person, not just because of the poses, but because of the awareness she brings to my and everyone in the classes soul that we are so much more than just a body and more powerful than what our mind tells us we can be and what we perceive. I look to her for wisdom, and each class I find a little bit more of what I am looking for in so many different ways on so many different levels. I have become a stronger person in mind, body, and soul because of her classes and I thank her for that. She is so kind, caring, compassionate and a such strong person herself. Her light within radiates throughout the class and motivates you to carry on and find that strength and light within yourself. It is with great gratitude that I thank Aimee for all that she has done and continues to do for me through my yoga practices, and the lessons she teaches that I carry with me throughout each moment of each day.
~Kelley Holland Frick
Writing a testimonial for Aimee DeRoehn is a little like trying to describe the breeze; it's powerfully present - but is felt on an almost indescribable level - and thus - can only be measured by the powerful after effects. I walked into Road Home Power Yoga more than a bit sheepish and insecure. I thought that I'd just crouch over in the corner and progress through the class unnoticed, but Road Home Power Yoga is not called "Road Home" for nothing. It's a home, and Aimee treats every student like family. On that first day, she sat down eye-to-eye with me and encouraged me from the very beginning. I still remember her words, "We were all beginners once; honor yourself for showing up." Well, I must have taken her words to heart, for I just keep showing up and loving every minute of it!
Aimee DeRoehn's presence as a teacher is very unique. She meets her students on a physical, mental, and spiritual level. While practicing, Aimee is active - walking around the room and gently correcting and repositiong poses. She guides like a loving mother - tweaking positions and empowering students to experience the full beauty of yoga. Aimee's powerful words have an effect on a cognitive level as well. With her frequent insistence on "honoring yourself," "feeling your power," etc., she fully engages the mind in positive self-affirmations. After her classes, I can't help but think that, gosh, I might be a pretty darn good person! And finally, Aimee truly meets her students on a spiritual level. She carries a certain powerful grace with her - a unique mix of strength and compassion. And she seems to inhabit a deep sense of knowing about people. She can sense the mind's anguish as presented in the physical body, and engage on a spiritual level to engender greater hope. It truly is a rare gift, and one that should be shared and experienced by others.
Thanks so much, Aimee; you're amazing! J.B.
"When I started yoga , I was overweight and fairly inflexible. Since I started taking Aimee's yoga only two months ago, I have lost over thirty pounds and gained A LOT more flexibility. My stamina has increased and I have more energy throughout the day. Aimee's classes have been fun, interesting, and intense, Her classes allow for a wide variety of abilities, which helped me to get started and continue doing yoga, I am able to go at the pace I wanted to go and if I needed any help, Aimee was there to help. It has been an enjoyable experience and will continue to do yoga for a long time."
Chris Clarke, Plymouth, NH
"Amy's love of yoga is genuine and contagious. She puts all of her passion for the practice into her classes, and she is very in tune with individual student's needs. She creates a welcoming environment where you feel comfortable regardless of your ability level, and she encourages you to stretch yourself within a supportive environment. Her teaching style is one that has really resonated with me and keeps me coming back for more."
Aimee has a way to challenge each student to their own potential while maintaining a collective class structure and feel. After a lengthy break from a structured yoga practice, I attended Aimee's class and immediately felt welcomed to the class community she has created. Since beginning to attend Aimee's class I have felt the invigorating presence of yoga in my daily life.
From Bryan Felice
Aimee D! I have known this chic for a looooooooooooooooong ass time!!!
Read this girl's bio.. let's face it, With that kind of history, with so many ROOTING for her to FAIL, to remain small, unhappy, sad... broke... rooting for her to never live BEYOND her past, with such a struggle to raise her kids by herself, with poverty, depression, abuse, being taught to HATE herself.... and believing in those that constantly kept putting her DOWN more than those like ME, who were always trying to get her to see her shine and get it ON!
COME ON! THIS GIRL NEVER should have gotten to far off the ground in this lifetime.
However, since my friend Aim found her way to this yogurt thing, and this Baron guy, and Seane Corn and a bunch of others in the city of Boston... well, Aimee seems to be coming back from THE DEAD , and not just living day in and day out, but exceeded herself MORE than MOST do their ENTIRE lives!
AImee is beyond INSPIRING.. She has resided in BOTH THE DARK and the LIGHT!!! I used to fear she would ALWAYS remain in the DARK, and many seemed compelled to keep her down... Aimee used to choose these abusive men who put her down for being just absolutely LOVING.. helping them to get their act together and their dreams off the dusty shelf and forgo her own! Aimee used to choose men SO TOTALLY NOT AT HER LEVEL!! NOT EVEN CLOSE.. but in desperation for love like so many others, she would settle again and again and AGAIN.. till yoga got her to go on hiatus and study the relationship with herself in depth.
Aimee used to be so afraid to open her mouth to say anything to anyone who ripped on her! To see my friend teach with the voice she has NOW!
Aimee struggled for years with depression, anxiety, she has no sense of family and she aches for these people who shun her all the time.
Aimee has this abuse history that she has used this yoga prescription to HEAL .. and now she works with others going through the same stuff..
Aimee was scared to death to lose those she loved and stand up for her own UNIQUE GOOD opinion. If anyone who Aimee loved did not support her work, her ideas, her thoughts to stay positive about others regardless of what they have done to hurt her.. she would immediately retreat into fear, and people pleasing and CAN all her entire opinion, plans, dreams etc... to keep playing nice killing herself to please others.. afraid to turn anyone away or turn anyone down.
NOW she is entirely walking a path still with a significant group of fans, but still so few in her life SUPPORTING her. She is reaching out to share herself , her wisdom, her personal prescription to lend hope to others who know a life of pain.. she is attempting to fearlessly get out there and liberate everyone who ALSO aches and CRAVES a better way! Aimee has always been so pretty , but her face exhibited such sadness and looked tired from so much hardship.. Aimee did much to CONCEAL her beauty that was trying to creep out anyway! NOW, the girl is being asked to do modeling!
Aimee has come SO SO SO FAR.. and despite so much beyond the scenes she never really shares with anyone.. she brings all of it to the mat, to God.... and then she just keeps going.. I know although she does not say anything much to many, you can see how people hurting each other and one another just saddens her. Yet, the girl uses SADNESS as ROCKET FUEL to bring LIGHT to the dark places in one's heart. Aimee does NOTHING but SEE everyone IN THE LIGHT.. Aimee sees people's SPIRITS, not their personalities!
This is a girl who deserves the world.. but never asks for anything. This is a girl who deserves so MUCH ABUNDANT LOVE and HAPPINESS... THIS IS A GIRL I hope and pray God hears me saying" GIVE AIMEE the world!" She has paid her dues, she has done HER WORK to climb out of darkness! and She keeps going despite personal pain she experiences, and rises above herself. She gets such criticism still for being SUCH a light worker.. The girl is like a walking Jesus! I swear I have seen her nailed to the cross A HUNDRED times... She has survived stuff NO ONE should have to.. she has overcome stuff NO ONE would KNOW how to, by herself! Now she is just simply trying to help everyone out there feel they have support she longed for to do the very same!!
As a student and longtime friend, she has motivated me to get my butt in gear and GET GOING again ON LIVING.. REAL living, REAL GOOD LIVING..not some half ass going through the motions.. SHE got me to WAKE up, and although I was tempted to go back to snoozing.. BEING around her energy, and her conversations, ONE CAN NOT GO BACK TO SLEEP..
One thing that has not changed and yet has GOTTEN immensely larger is the way AIMEE LOVES everyone!
Aim has SUCH heart.. her love for people, her kindness and belief in everyone, her thoughtfulness and empathy for ALL of human kind is so BIG , and SO powerful it brings tears to one's eyes..
TO see her stand up and teach is watching A REAL YOGA legacy in the making.. Aimee with her children is another tear jerker too. The girl has raised these kids alone to grow up to be INCREDIBLE insighful, stellar young people!
Aimee D is simply what we should ALL aspire ourselves to be.. Aimee D teaches us all a level of commitment that we should all develop.
What is great about her, is that she is THE WAY she is, and she allows everyone else to be their way! SHe truly has love for people , so she sets them free all the time.. When you walk away from this woman, it is not long before YOU know how cold the rest of the world feels!!! One finds themselves shivering, and confused, and then they KNOW.. THERE IS NO AIMEE to take shelter or inspiration or feel love from and you will do anything you can to FIND YOUR WAY BACK!
Aimee is someone ALL of you need to know and walk BEHIND.. How blessed am I or you if you have the privelege to even walk NEXT TO HER! Aimee is just absolute HEART.. all of her is just ALL Heart!
Aimee's kids, friends, students, acquaintainces, LOVE her.. and LOVE to be loved by her! NO ONE CAN LOVE like Aimee Leona DeRoehn.. NO ONE.. trust me, I have been around a long time! THERE IS NO ONE WITH SUCH A PURE, AUTHENTIC UNCONDITIONAL HEART as Aimee DeRoehn.. Nah, I take that back.. it is AIMEE DeROEHN and masters like JESUS, BUDDHA... get my drift.. and it is awesome cause the girl just wants to be THIS incredible master and just be someone you can totally hang with too. Call upon Aimee , take her classes, get to her and meet her and talk to her.. She will tune in to what your saying and feeling like NO ONE I have ever KNOWN!~Dan, Boston
Aimee DeRoehn, what can I honestly say about her? Well, I’ve known her since the age of around four. I met her at a diner because my mom was working there. I went there all the time with my mom and I had no one to hang out with. Well I met Aimee and her son, Michael, and her daughter (my best friend), Lizzy there. Needless to say, I’ve known her since then, and she‘s made a total impact on me.
Most of you either have known Aimee from the beginning or you know her now. Well, just in case you couldn’t tell, Aimee has come a long way since the beginning. Obviously, I won’t go into detail, but this woman is incredible. I have a really cool relationship with Aimee. She’s like my second mom but also she’s a really good friend. Through out my fourteen years of life so far, she has made such an impact on ten of them.
From the times where things weren’t so good at home, or the times where girls at school were starting to get to me. Those times where I felt I wasn’t good enough or even pretty enough or those times I really started to miss my dad, Aimee was always there to boost me back up to where I should be. Cause everyone, and you can’t even say you haven’t, has kept bad feelings bottled up inside! It sucks, right? Well, I didn’t really know the effect that keeping them inside could have on you until Aimee noticed what was really up with me.
She talked to me and told me that everything was going to be okay. And usually I never really believed when someone told me that, cause you know I’m only kid, what do you expect? Well I can honestly say, I truly believed her when she told me that. She told me to not let what people said get on my nerves, and she always forces me to see that I was beautiful inside and out. She tells me that NOT many are going to really encourage you to be ALLL you can be.. She is right! And ever since then, things don’t get to me anymore and if I ever need anyone to talk to, I know she’s always there.
I’ve taken yoga with her before, honestly not for awhile, so I can’t tell you how great those classes are now. But from what I hear, they sound pretty frickin’ amazing! But what I can tell you, is that Aimee is a genuinely good person on and off the mat. And if you ever just need a shoulder to cry on and someone to talk to, well, SHE's there. YOu WANT her on your team! Always.
Thanks for everything Aimee! I love you!---Cortney Holmes, NH.
To anyone who is going through something in your life and you are thinking about talking to Aimee to help you through your pain, but have been hesitant, take it from me you will start the healing process with yourself the moment you let her know that you need her help. You do not need to suffer alone and suffer anymore. Take that step you will be glad that you did.
Just to let you know beforehand I have never physically met Aimee in person, although I do know that we have met in spirit. I live in Virginia and am in the navy and going to be moving to NH eventually. I was looking to see if there were any Yoga studios around and that is when I first read about Aimee and sent a simple hello email that evolved into something quite amazing. I know now that this was not a coincidence but, this was supposed to happen.
I am going through a very painful divorce in which my wife left me suddenly while I was on deployment, as you could imagine this has been a shattering experience for me. Months have gone by but the pain and suffering still resides and rears its head quite often and I knew that really I needed to talk to someone. After reading Aimee’s Bio I knew she was someone I could talk to and that she would be able to help me, but for some reason I held off till one night I was really in a lot of pain and knew that I wouldn’t be able to sleep unless I finally took the step to ask for help. I sent Aimee an email that night and could really feel in my soul that I would soon get the help I needed. It was as if I could already feel Aimee’s spirit with me letting me know help was on the way.
Two days later I had a phone session with Aimee and it was an experience like no other. My session was to begin at 2pm on a sat. but at about 11 am even before we started I could already feel the healing process begin, all my senses were on the outside and was really FEELING everything . I was breaking down into tears which was something that really needed to happen. By the time 2pm came I was ready to talk with Aimee. I was clear minded and feeling an energy going through me like I have never felt before. I now know what it means to be “ tapped in”.
From the second we started talking I knew that Aimee truly, truly, truly cares and gives you her hand for you to grab on to, to lift you up and walk down a real path of healing. This was a real spiritual connection with her. With Aimee’s help I was able to get to the real root of my pain and problems, and was able to see what was going on with me with new eyes and a new realization that I do not need to suffer like I have been anymore.
When I think back to my session with Aimee I really feel like she was truly there with me and not on the phone. I can’t even think back to it as if she was in NH and me in VA it was Aimee there with me. Of all the suffering I was going through a new revelation was given to me that what had been happening with me had less and less to do with my ex and more to do with who I am becoming and where I am going.
This session with Aimee has really put me in a different frame of mind and I can even notice it at work in the interactions I am having with others. I have been able to let go of what has been bothering me and have been able to create space inside for the people I work with, and these people are people I love who are like family to me. As I am writing this I am now aware that this is what Aimee has done for me. Wow! During our session she even said she was creating space inside of her so that I may let go. Now that I have room inside of me I am now able to be open and there for others. This is quite an amazing thing that is happening with me since my session.
This is for that person who is thinking of talking to Aimee about something they need help with. All I can say is I had a true spiritual experience and connection. If you are hesitant for some reason, just take that step and you will feel so much better.
Eric Taylor Virginia
THANK YOU AIMEE!
Aimee DeRoehn, of Plymouth NH did a card reading with me recently that changed my life ever since!
This woman who I told NOTHING about my life ahead of time was able to tell me things that I never would have believed. Aimee helped me really feel at ease. She could tell me things going on that cleared up a ton of confusion and questions about my life.
CLEARLY, she has an IN with the supernatural world or something. There was NO WAY SHE COULD HAVE KNOWN to choose those exact cards! Aimee could choose the PERFECT cards, have a conversation with you that was so competely casual, so casual she just sat on the carpet.
Aimee has a passion about her work, that gets the average laid- back person so competely fired up too!
I would recommend Aimee DeRoehn to anyone who needs to have a sense of direction about their life, who wants to find out what the sixth sense stuff is all about, or just anyone who is looking for someone outside their circle to talk to when no one else really seems to have a clue or concern.
Go see Aimee DeRoehn. The trip is worth it! The yoga class I took while there was exceptional too! I never experienced SUCH a fun class, or such a REAL teacher who truly cares about her students, she is like a den mother or something. I would be there all the time if I could.
Brian D., Portland
While away from home on an internship at the Squam Lake Association in New Hampshire, I sought out a studio to help me maintain and develop my yoga practice and lifestyle. After my first class tought by Aimee, I immediately began to discover her unique and caring approach to teaching. Through combining her own yoga training, knowledge, and compassionate view of the world, I have been given an opportunity to become more flexible physically,emotionally and spiritually. The individual advice I've received from her in regard to my posture and breathing has benefited my self awareness immensely, enhancing my life...
I hope to listen to my heart and intuition with the help of The Holy One,Blessed Be He. To eventually achieve my true self while helping others to the best of my ability. Walking through the door of Road Home Power Yoga is part of my journey Home. Thank you Aimee DeRoehn for your kindness and wisdom. Om Shanti Shanti Shanti
Sincerly with love, Avi Blumenthal, Englewood, New Jersey
To say that Road Home Power is a yoga studio that feels like "home" is making an absolute mockery of the space "YogaLeona" has singlehandedly created.
I want to share with you something I witnessed recently. It will probably embarrass her, but it beyond speaks of what Aimee DeRoehn is doing as a yoga teacher for this century!
Recently, after a fantastic class, I walked out, as always, just completely a different person. I can't explain how she does that for us, it is magic or something..So, just go there!
I realized that I had actually left my own mat behind. I walked back up the stairs and went to open the door when I was struck by Aimee HUGGING sincerely every single beautiful beam in the studio, then bowing to the space!
It was so moving.. I found tears in my eyes.. and actually just turned and left. That scene staying with me since. As always, like so many others, I have appreciated Aimee's heartdriven classes. She has a way of teaching yoga, and sharing her own wisdom from her own practices and daily living with us in a way that is so touching, courageous, and truly FELT!
I have listened to her constantly speak to us in class about how love can transform a space, a child, a plant, a body.. I have listened to her encourage us to have the courage to OPEN our hearts BIGGER and APPLY that love to anything, and everything..However, she REALLY actually does just that!
I ask you. How many of you know a business owner who before walking out of the place of business, he or she hugs the objects in it as if they were small children or something??
If you could have watched this from behind the scenes, you would know and understand in a whole new way WHY it FEELS so damn GOOOOD in that space!
It IS a beautiful space for sure. It is warm, inviting and feels clearly totally accepting that you can be anyone,or anything or feel any old way and still be so totally, lovingly WELCOMED! (Even when payday is still days away, Aimee makes space for people in a way NO ONE I have ever known DOES!)
What really makes the modest little ROAD HOME space so beautiful is not the pretty colors of paint on the wall, the beautiful beams.. what MAKES it so amazing is AIMEE's UNconditional HEART seeping all over the room!!
When Aimee is around, you just kinda melt. It feels like you have this powerful teacher who is pushing you to find more strength etc, but who is right there with her arms open wide. Aimee will professionally and personally support you, and even HUG you, She gives everyone the knowing that no matter what your going through in that part of your life , or on that mat, Aimee just makes you feel like your NOT alone.
Your seen, valued and respected and .. well, ... LOVED in a way only an angel could love you or something! No matter how it may be all falling apart, with Aimee around, somehow, some way things will be okay..
Finally, in Aimee's presence, I think we all just really feel safe to breathe better!
Thank you Aimee.. Thank you so much for letting me be a part of your work and your studio.. Thank you for what you did that night when you had no idea anyone else could see it. You got me really understanding why upon leaving Road HOme, we go back out and nothing OUT there feels quite as WARM as our " Road Home Yoga HOME!"
Namaste, Karen
Whenever I come home to the mountains I make my way to Road Home Power Yoga. My yoga practice isn’t consistent so, I always get nervous starting back up again.
Aimee always welcomes me with a bright smile and understanding words. She guides me back to my practice and teaches much more than just how I should position my body on my mat. I leave my practices at the studio with a new sense of self. Aimee guides me with the most inspirational words and outstanding life advice. She teaches me that what I do on my mat will reflect on how live my life. Road Home Power Yoga is a place to grow not only physically but also, mentally and spiritually. If you are looking for a place to learn about yourself, feel free make your way to Road Home Power Yoga.
Thank You, Aimee! - Meredith W: Portsmouth, NH
Road Home Power Yoga in Plymouth NH, owned and operated by Aimee DeRoehn is quite literally OUT of THIS WORLD!!!! Walking into AImee's classes, after a long, crazy day creates a feeling that Heaven MUST exist on earth! My family and I moved recently to the West Coast, but Aimee's yoga makes us want to come right back East! We simply can't find another AIMEE DEROEHN out here!
RHPY is tiny studio in the White Mountains of NH , run by a young woman with a global well of heart and compassion for all bodies,(especially stiff ones!) all beings,(yep! guys too!) and people in general! No other exercise or person has ever got me to view my life the way I do now. I have relocated a big chunk of gratitude for living!! To think, I was just coming to take the lead of pro athletes and add yoga to my weight training and running, and managing my company!!! What do I know? I had no idea of knowing how personal this experience would be, or how much my life would change.
AImee D is clearly BEYOND US! You can tell that this woman is taking a painful, personal life journey, and silently using it to far better understand the nooks and crannies and depths of another's humanity and share her dead on wisdom with the rest of us.
The actual yoga thing? Yeah, she covers that with PRECISION and TOTAL PRESENCE like the Baptiste trained teacher she was taught to become. However, I have taken Baptiste classes other places, THEy are indeed PHENOMENAL!
However, our gal Aimee teaches it in her own unique way, quite unlike I have never experienced in a SINGLE class anywhere I have ever practiced on the East or West coast!
She will make sure you get the alignment for much BIGGER reasons than just to straighten out your knee. Aimee will find a way to make sure you are seen and appreciated in her class, Aimee will thank you for helping her better herself as a teacher by her student's attendance.I could go on and on. The deal is this. Aimee gets you wanting to REalign your whole LIFE,and teaches you NOT to judge yourself for being MISaligned to begin with. Something I am personally still working on, but with Aimee's light and compassion, I see myself metamorphing to get there quicker! I keep her wisdom with me all over the place.
Regarding her intutive work and ability, She is someone you feel you can talk to, possibly in a way you can not talk to ANYONE else. Trust me, I am NOT one to talk about personal matters, but I found myself feeling really cool with doing just that.There have been so many times a work day, a Monday, the weather, etc.. my wallet had left me kind of emotionally hanging or times I have walked in full of fatigue, or felt downtrodden, discouraged with the complexities of my life.
Aimee can take all of it, and offer you a way to frame it so that whatever your feeling is really okay. Aimee will sit with you after class, for as long as necessary, (god bless her!) and further work with you indidvidually to help you "get to the other side of yourself" as she calls it..
When I lived on the East Coast, I came to RHPY looking for a workout like most everyone else.. It was a great way for me to stay in shape, and to wring out the day, the hassles, the anxiety as a man being able to provide for my own wife and kids.. but I got something I never signed up for.. I got something I did not even know I was looking for. I lost some weight, am getting some great shape to my shape, etc..but it goes so far beyond exercise.
Aimee DeRoehn is a beautiful, spirited , warm, accepting, generous human being that I truly believe to have been put here on the planet to motivate and inspire the REST OF US with the heart of an angel, in front of the class. Aimee's yoga will kick one's butt, but keep coming because it gets easier, and she truly will never quit on you. Aimee will work tirelessly to kickstart your psyche too!
The whole world could use Aimee's spiritual insights, understanding, and true commitment for living and seeking an awakened life. THE ENTIRE WORLD, could USE Aimee's teaching for better health, and better living!
PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY, I sure hope you know how lucky you are!!! Aimee, I sure hope you keep making your way around the world!!! I am here to inform you that we need you all over on the West Coast too!
Never quit! Your on your way!!!
Christopher Tate (and family!) Sunny Californ IA!
I have absolutely NO idea how she does it, but NO ONE in the world of yoga teaches yoga like YOGALEONA!
It is clear to the rest of us, that DeRoehn has used yoga and life, on and OFF the mat, to explore a journey most would not be comfortable exploring or setting out on, which is probably the very thing that makes her a humble, beyond gifted, genuine, true, spirtual leader for the rest of us little people to proudly walk behind!
Maggie, Marblehead, Mass
Aimee DeRoehn began teaching my teenage son power yoga, after one to many fights, bad grades, busted parties and adolescent boyish pranks bordering on a single mom about to lose her mind.
Aimee not only got my son to completely change his view about power yoga being a MOM thing! Aimee simply got my son feeling better about himself! He took her classes and then, before I knew it, he just took off and running. I have watched him make ammends, walk away from situations he once would have been the leader of, take accountability, curtail the partying, and back to standing tall, more confident about taking care of himself, his schoolwork, his car, his fitness, even doing his own laundry, and even straightening up his bedroom..
My ONLY COMPLAINT about AIMEE DEROEHN? THE girl is waaaaaay to humble! I have tried to express my heartfelt tearful gratitude, several times, but Aimee smiles and says something along the lines of " I am just doing what I am guided to do, or my baffling favorite: "I am just here to serve."
Aimee, please HEAR ME.. ALLOW YOURSELF TO HEAR ME.. you have been a true positive turning point in my son's life. You have made power yoga something for him, he was not getting elsewhere in his workouts, or sports. Aimee, through the work with my son, you have made OUR ENTIRE FAMILY BETTER! You have helped me to bring back the boy I fondly remembered. YOU have helped bring out the best in my son, something I had lost the ability or memory of how to do as an exasperated, burnt out mother. You have helped my son choose better friends, walk away from drugs, get committed toward keeping his job, get REcommitted to his feelings of true confidence, you have helped him keep his cool, when he once only would have lost it. You understood our financial struggles, and still made it work for him to keep coming to classes when I lost my job and could not even pay for his attendance!!! You have helped him improve his relationships with his family, his teacher, his father. You have helped him LIKE HIMSELF again!
Aimee, please, I hope YOU, not just the others reading this, will finally stand up with pride for what nonchalant thing you do called "service!". WOMAN, you have the patience of a saint! I, on the other hand, was totally at my wit's end, feeling horribly guilty about that pretty regularly, and you even helped me know that that was an okay thing too!
YOU don't BETTER PEOPLE's bodies, YOU BETTER PEOPLE'S LIVES!!! YOU CHANGED MY FAMILY"S LIFE, YOU CHANGED MY SON'S LIFE!!! As much as I even try to put it into words, there are not enough to speak to the love and gratitude I feel for your gifts, for your help, for your energy, for your time, for your understanding, FOR YOU!
Tina, grateful mom in NH
I wanted to let EVERYone know what a special person Aimee is. I remember after my mom went to her class for the first time, she could not stop talking about what a wonderful person she is and how great this yoga class was. I was never really into yoga UNTIL I WENT TO AIMEE'S CLASS!! She has this way of knowing how you are feeling at that exact moment and she knows how to make you feel better. I had a job interview the other day and I kept thinking about Aimee the whole time and how I need to stand tall and confident and my interview went really well. AIMEE HAS CHANGED MY LIFE FOR THE BETTER! THANK YOU AIMEE!!!
~DEB DANZIG, BOSTON
"Aims is the MOTHER TERESA of POWER YOGA!! The girl can motivate and crank up enthusiasm and life force in a rock, which is, by the way, what I was feeling like initially walking into this humble yoga studio. Aimee is straight up, a trait lacking in most of humanity. What is more , this chic has no problem admitting what her struggles or limitations have been, but she shares them in way that you relate to them, and you are INSPIRED by, and so you feel it is okay to be human and have your own.. that is something, we, as a classroom of students OF LIFE could all stand to practice more of... but at ROAD HOME one can really feel MORE at ease to explore their humaness and make peace with it.. Aimee's attitude ON AND OFF THE MAT is heartfelt, humble, and this yogurt thing she is doing only done in the the way SHE DOES IT, CHANGES BODIES, CHANGES MINDS, CHANGES RELATIONSHIPS, CHANGES the world!!! FOR the BETTER. I know this because it changed mine!! There are not enough good things to say about this little tiny FIERCE, WHOLEHEARTED yoga chic, but I am sure I will not have the last word. Thanks Aimee for what you did to change my entire life.. I AM ALIVE AGAIN! I can MOVE again, and life does not feel like I am just here DOING TIME anymore.. MY WIFE IS IN AWE OF YOU TOO for what you did to help me. KEEP GOING! Your on your path.
~Todd N, PEABODY MASS
I met Aimee in a grocery store parking lot looking at her fancy logo on her car. Prior to that fateful meeting, I was exhausted, stressed, and really just kind of angry about teh stress of a divorce. I kind of had a "WHO CARES ATTITUDE?, and yes, I admit, probably not the kind one should get BEHIND a wheel with. Nevertheless, in a half hearted way, I was feeling mildly curious about POWER YOGA and the cool logo so I halfheartedly approached her about it.. Not expecting her to really say much back, instead I got the UNexpected! This may sound crazy, it did to me too, I felt as though she was SENT to talk to me. The conversation was the the way back to waking up a ME that I didn't know was still kicking around. The girl spoke to me candidly, but with such a PASSIONATE energy, that got me suddenly wanting to go out and go for a run again, something I had quit on after an recurring injury.. The girl got me thinking about the bigger perspective in my life. In the blink of an eye and a 15 min conversation, I was a changed man. Thank you Aimee, you don't know it, and I never would have believed it, but to be quite honest and sincere, what you said saved a life that day. One thing is for certain, whether you take yoga or not, or like yoga, or laugh at it, the way I once did, you have got to come in and experience this teacher for yourself! In Aimee's classes, she says "just want to leave you a little better than I found ya," Aimee I thank you for that, you did do that and so much more, I would go so far to say that with your energy and your goodness, you could honestly mend the whole wide world.
~Brian R. Lakes Region
"I just want to share this with others, I walked into ROAD HOME POWER YOGA in PLYMOUTH, NH...on vacation with my daughter to our second home . I was not intending to actually take the class, in fact my daughter did. However, my daughter insisted that I just come in and listen while sitting back on the sofa. The teacher, Aimee DeRoehn, after checking for an okay from the others, did not seem to mind my sitting and watching and listening,
Personally, I never had any interest in yoga before, and yet I had no idea what would come over me as a witness to Aimee DeRoehn's extraordinary exemplary teaching.
Transformational, Uplifting, Mesmerizing, this little yoga girl is..truly, it was one of the highlight's to my vacation and I have to laugh, as I was not even an ACTUAL class participant.
~Karen Sheehan, Medford, Mass
I feel fortunate to have found Road Home Power Yoga. I was looking for something to compliment my exercise routines, but found instead something so much more rewarding. I not only feel it has helped my flexibility, but with each of Aimee’s classes, I learn more about how to expand beyond my limitations, both physically and mentally. Each class leaves me refreshed and invigorated.
~Debbie Clarke.
Aimee makes each class unique in itself. Challenging my mind and my body in ways I never experienced. Aimee is a compassionate, skilled practitioner, with a a strong commitment to her students and well as to the community.
~Craig Clarke
Aimee DeRoehn has been my yoga instructor the last few months. I came to her class with VERY LITTLE understanding of yoga practice. As I beginner, and as a MAN, I had preconceived ideas of what yoga even was and how it could be applied to my life. Aimee has been a VERY effective instructor and has done a great job. She demonstrates to me what yoga IS and how I can use it to contribute to my spiritual life. Aimee’s instruction has helped me to develop not only an understanding, and a like for yoga. BUT A LOVE FOR IT and an strong desire to continue on a path of spiritual, mental, and physical balance. I have been able to take many things from her instruction. Her patience and dedication has definitely rubbed off on me. Her class has contributed to PROFOUND changes in my thoughts and attitudes towards life. She brings an enthusiasm and a caring attitude to each practice. Her attention and care for each individual student makes each practice a place to safely grow. I would definitely continue with Aimee’s classes in the future and would recommend and endorse her to anyone out there interested or even skeptical about yoga.
~Kieran Donaghey
I'm so thankful to have discovered Road Home studio on a trip up to NH last summer. I'm a professional dancer based in NYC and I practice yoga whenever possible for all of its 1000's of benefits to both my job and my life. I never expected I'd find such a gem of a studio in Plymouth. I had braced myself for a summer of having to self-motivate and practice solo. But then I found Road Home and I've been hooked since. Aimee's yoga-knowledge is incredible and her teaching is truly inspirational. I always leave feeling energized in body and mind . I can't wait to be back North and back in the Road Homie environment! So many thanks!
~Julie Blume
I first heard about Road Home Power Yoga from a friend while working on a P.S.U. school project “Are you into yoga at all?”, she asked me. “EVEN if YOUR NOT, you should come take class with me at this studio out near Tenny Mountain Highway ” Trust me, this PLACE WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE.”
Little did she know how true those words would prove to be. Practicing and learning yoga from Aimee DeRoehn has helped to open my heart and mind to a more abundant quality of life that I DIDN’T even KNOW was available to me.
Taking classes with her, as well as working with her one on one for intuitive counseling has helped me to peel away layers and process so much emotional baggage, stuff I’ve been carrying around for years, and helped me create space for more love and joy in my life.
I can’t say enough good things about Aimee except to say THANK YOU!!! . Thank you for your CONSTANT support and guidance. You are a true inspiration and I am always in awe of your kind heart and generosity. ANYONE looking to expand their lives and hearts while also getting a kick- butt workout and enjoy a place and community of some of the best yogis around NEEDS to come check out Aimee DeRoehn's classes at RHPY!!!!
~Sara Ellerbeck
I first went to Road Home Yoga last summer when I was in NH for the summer at our lake home. My daughter who was visiting saw the sign and encouraged me to go with her. I had not practiced yoga in years. After the first class I knew this was a great place to return to the practice of yoga. After leaving NH in the fall I when to several different yoga studios where I live in Chicago and another vinyasa studio in Seattle. I never found the same warmth and individual attention as I had at Aimee's classes. When we moved to NH permanently this month I was so excited that I could return to Aimee's studio. She has a wonderful gift of motivating you both physically and mentally. Her classes are always structured to fit the needs of the people who are there that day, regardless of your age or level, and every class is different. Her warmth and love of life are so inspiring that I always leave with a better feeling about me and the world outside.
Thanks for all the energy you put into your classes,
~Patricia
Taking the Road Home 30 day challenge with Aimee DeRoehn….. What it means to me….
It means improvement, challenge, enlightenment, strength (physical & mental,) flexibility and hopefully, even some lasting friendships.
It means having a better me, to benefit everyone in my life, using Aimee’s classes, and my practice to CREATE a better me, so I can be my best, no matter what I need to do.
I thought when I first came to Aimee’s studio, R.H.P.Y. I was just going to be getting a physical workout, instead, what I got was a positive, complete body/soul makeover. I’m still a work in progress (of course) but I’m having a great time here.
Thank you Aimee for bringing out the real me EVERY time! You are a beautiful ,inspiring person and tremendous teacher. You are helping me to become a better man.
~Ken Hunt
Aimee's class will leave you feeling inspired, uplifted in spirit and motivated to create the change not just in your body but in your life. She is a gentle healer. Bless you for the courage to step into your gift and to live a life on purpose.
~Darlene Pina, Trained Baptiste Teacher, Certified Eashoa Yoga Instructor, Nashua NH
"The testimonials to Aimee’s teaching skill are heartfelt and generous. Aimee’s class is amazingly energizing and eye opening,” says Rocky Mendes. “If you are open to having your day started in one of the most POSITIVE POWERFUL ways, then THIS TEACHER IS IT!!!!
~Rocky Mendes, Boston. Professional Tap Dance Teacher/Performer
As a visitor to the Newfound Lake area and a yoga practitioner, I was so excited to drive by Aimee's "Road Home" sign onTenney Mountain Highway. While passing, I quickly scribbled the phone number on a piece of paper and called as soon as I got home. Thank you Aimee for returning my call and changing my summer. Your class is inspiring and invigorating both physically and spiritually. You welcomed me to every class and I anxiously anticipated each visit to your studio. You helped me find peace in a hectic world. Thank you. (my husband thanks you too!!) Hope to return soon!
~Michelle Boshar, Massachuesetts
"I love Aimee's classes at Road Home Power Yoga. I went to my first class last summer and was immediately hooked. Not only is she an incredible teacher, but she is spiritual, supportive and always seems to say exactly what you need to hear. I have found physical and mental strength in her classes that I never knew I had. No matter what my mood is going into her class, I always leave feeling so much better, physically, mentally and emotionally. Aimee is so welcoming and makes everyone feel special in her classes. She is so giving and encouraging and is a truly special person and teacher. I live in New York City and have not found anyone as great at Aimee. I travel to New Hampshire a few times a year, and I always make sure to go to as many classes as I can at Road Home Power Yoga."
~Sarah Danzig
Aimee DeRoehn’s yoga classes at Road Home Power Yoga are simply incredible. The combination of her knowledge and expertise in her field and her own unique personality create an atmosphere of warmth and acceptance that allows her students to feel free and comfortable to challenge themselves in new ways.
Every class is different - the pace, the sequences and their order, new poses, new ways of thinking about poses. Aimee doesn’t allow your body to settle into a routine, because she is constantly asking different things of it, and it therefore has to stay awake no matter how many times it has been in one of her classes. This variety makes you feel as though you never want to miss class because you know that some wonderful new thing will happen for you at any given one. If you come regularly enough, you begin to feel a flow from class to class, same as you would from post to post in one class. Soon enough you begin to realize that none of this is accidental. While each class is different, and separate, they are at the some time all interconnected.
In the same breath, while this variety makes each class refreshing and guarantees a lack of monotony, there is a consistency and stability to her classes that makes Road Home Power Yoga feel like a second home. Even though you may not know exactly what you’ll get, you do know you’ll get what you need every time. You will get support, encouragement, and enthusiasm from your teacher, your body will feel better and more balanced when you leave, and you will be challenged to open your mind and your tight muscles a little more with each practice.
Aimee has so many unique qualities that make her instruction go so far beyond simply guiding people through physical poses. These qualities explain why the studio is nearly always full to bursting. She is accepting and compassionate, which is hugely important for beginners, or even just for someone who has had an awful day. By leading through example, she reminds you of the importance of laughing at yourself instead of judging yourself.
She has a tireless attention to detail that allows her students to progress much quicker in their practice. Even if she has seen you in Warrior One a thousand times, and your alignment is damn near perfect, she will still swing by and make the extra effort to tweak that one thing that isn’t doing quite what it should on that day. She also continually repeats instructions for your body to follow, every single day, even if she is teaching a class full of people who practice yoga all the time and “know” how to place their feet, and where to put their hips. These constant reminders allow your mind to let go so that you don’t have to think about how to properly align yourself or how to get a better stretch in a position, or even to breath. She literally talks right past your mind to your body, so that it can do what it is supposed to, without your brain getting in the way.
Aimee has an enthusiasm that is contagious. Many days people come in dragging, tired, sad, sick, whatever, and as soon as she emerges her energy begins to infuse the room and fills all her students with her excitement about their yoga practice, and about life in general. Because of this enthusiasm she is able to push you and your body through challenges it would not endure with a less energetic and encouraging teacher. Her positive attitude, and her belief that you can do things you did not thing you were capable of makes it all the more possible that you can.
She has a lightness of being that makes the studio feel like a haven, even on a dark winter night or after a terrible day. She is also so caring, she does not just care about you as a student of yoga, she genuinely cares about your whole person. When she asks how your day was, she is truly interested in the response. She also shows thanks and gratitude that each individual person comes each day. She really appreciates your presence in her studio and acknowledges that it enhances everyone else’s day, and their yoga practice.
Aimee is also unbelievably gifted at reading people’s energy level for the day, their own personal self-doubts, and their strengths. She uses this gift to tailor that day’s practice around where her class is at - whether it be pushing you to new levels or trying now poses, or showing you that sometimes the best thing you can do for your body is to take it easy on yourself. She helps your prove yourself wrong about those things that you doubt yourself for, and helps you build on the strengths you already have.
Aimee has an amazing ability to integrate with words the mental physical, and emotional facets of yoga, all while maintaining a rhythm and pace in the class. Thorough explanations of what each pose does for you on every level gives her students a very holistic understanding of yoga, and of how our practice is benefiting us in all realms. She does so much more than just teach you physical poses that make your body stronger and more flexible. She is constantly imparting the wisdom and philosophy behind yoga, while still (and apparently with ease and grace) keeping her students breathing, sweating, moving , and more than sufficiently challenged.
I could not recommend yoga at Road Home Power enough. Yoga class is always the best part of my day, and the days I cannot make it , I crave it, and this is all thanks to Aimee’s simply awesome teaching.
~Heidi Wheeler
Road Home Yoga is a special place, full of positive warm energy! Aimee has a natural gift for teaching and creates a safe and supportive environment that really allows her students to challenge themselves on a mind, body and spirit level. Road Home is a place to get more centered and physically fit. Road Home is a haven! It is the best fit I have found in a long time!
~Danielle Zecker
I saw the sign for Road Home Power Yoga on a beautiful spring day, almost one year ago. I had stopped to look at flowers next door. I was happy to see a yoga studio had opened up. I had never done Power Yoga before, and worked up my courage to go to a class. I took one class with Aimee DeRoehn, and it was truly a life changing event for me. Aimee is able to know who you are in a moment, and her sensitive, powerful, skillful, articulate words soothe your soul and bring out the best in you. She challenges you with kindness, compassion and strength, and you rise to the occasion and give it the best you have. She has opened my heart and mind to a renewed kindness to others, and words can not express the gift I found for myself the day I met Aimee DeRoehn, at Road Home Power Yoga, Plymouth, NH.
~Ldjazzer
Before attending classes at Road Home Power Yoga and working with Aimee DeRoehn, my yoga practice consisted of a few classes here and there in attempts to make my body burn more calories and be less tense. However, Aimee DeRoehn’s unique approach to power yoga showed me this practice is more than a series of moves to improve physical health, but a is journey of towards personal wellness. I went to RHPY to gain strength and confidence, with an intention to bring vitality into my everyday life. DeRoehn's AMAZING and TRANSFORMATIONAL power yoga classes, workshops, challenge opportunities, and one-on-one guidance allowed me to see these qualities already existed within me…I just had to relax and let go of the layers of stress covering them up! There were times I was even unable to afford classes or programs, but Aimee worked with me to ensure I still had a space to cultivate my practice and these deeply hidden skills and qualities. Her willingness to work with me and amazing generosity illustrated that I was WORTH holding space for myself and allotting time towards tending to my needs…something I had struggled with doing for YEARS.... I’m so grateful and hold a space for RHPY's and DeRoehn's teachings to carry with me wherever I go…
Aimee came into my life at a time when I didn't really know anything about Power Yoga. I went to Yoga because I wanted to "stretch". I was an avid runner and I was being plagued with injuries. What I gained was a change in attitude and a change in my life, never mind the physical strength and flexibility I've gained by Aimee's Power Yoga, but her inspiring words stick with me day in and day out and thanks to Aimee my love of yoga has grown in a way that I never thought it would, I am studying to become a teacher myself, to share the strength and peace yoga offered me to others! Because of Aimee and her style of yoga my life knows peace that I didn't think was possible. If you are struggling or "plagued" with anything in your life, give Road Home Yoga a try, you will not regret it!
Aimee, I want you to know that i really, really enjoy your classes. it really is the best fit i have found in a long time.. it resonates with my work as a creative arts therapist and the person that i am. i am really psyched that i have found road home!!!!!!!!! you have a really special energy and a true gift. thank you for sharing it so freely! it is clear that you are on a truly healthy path, full of love and compassion.
~Danyelle Hannon
Therapy for the mind, therapy for the body, and therapy for the soul - Aimee of Road Home Power Yoga masterfully provides all three of these much needed therapies in one of her power yoga sessions. I live in DC and was lucky enough to find Aimee and her studio on my last trip to New Hampshire. I have been practicing yoga for seven years and have never taken a class with such a gifted teacher. Aimee can clearly articulate how to properly attempt the postures and at the same time provides motivation and differentiation for all the learners in her studio. All this is accomplished by her soothing words for the mind and soul. Aimee has a true gift and is a rare find. I feel lucky that our paths crossed. Thanks Aimee!! Until we meet again!
~Lisa Haskins
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