 Ever since Maura was a little girl she knew her life’s purpose was to assist others in their healing journey. When she was 23, she completed her 200 hour Hatha Yoga Teacher training. Yoga opened the door for a passion to be a lifelong student of body, mind and spirit connection.
Maura completed her massage education at Cortiva Institute where she developed a solid foundation in many skills and modalities. She prefers to blend deep tissue, trigger point, sports massage and injury techniques, combined with reiki, and other deep energetic healing modalities to create a one of a kind, experiential session. Maura truly believes that to heal the body physically, you must also heal from within. She continues to add more techniques to her tool box and works to mature her practice with the body. Maura provides massage and healing sessions and teaches Reiki Fusion Nidra on Sunday evenings. What do you love about yoga/breath/meditation? I love the mind, body connection yoga brings. When we are connected to breath, we drop into the present moment and when we are in this space we are in our truth. Why did you decide to start teaching? It's no secret, in our society, we are constantly overstimulated. As a result, It's common to experience anxiety, depression and/ or irritability. When we allow ourselves 60 minutes of stillness, we are able to connect out of our heads and into our hearts, and that's where the true magic appears. How has yoga impacted your healing journey? When I found yoga I was lost. I knew there had to be more to life beyond my 3d perception, with little experience with yoga I decided to dive into a 200 hour hatha yoga teacher training. From then on, I became a forever student. Yoga has dramatically changed my life for the better, freeing me from feeling like a prisoner in my own body and for that I am a devoted bhakti yogi.  Kenzie is a curiosity-driven yogi, artist, and traveler, passionate about fostering vitality by holding space for students to connect with their inner selves. She knows yoga to be a transformational healing practice and aims to use it to empower others to find their light and live with authenticity.
What do you love about Yoga? I love that it is a tool to awaken your higher self. There are a lot of notions floating around about what yoga is and isn’t, particularly in the West, but I have come to understand it as a method to perceive and interact with the world in order to feel truly aligned and fulfilled. Why did you decide to become a yoga teacher? My original intention to undergo the 200 hour training was part of a personal healing journey that I felt called to. The certification at the end was a nice bonus, but not necessarily what I was after. However, after teaching my first yoga class during my training, I realized that it was such a special gift to be able to hold space for someone else along their own healing journey. Knowing how much yoga had an impact on my life, I see it as a sense of responsibility to pay it forward. I also hope to help lower the barriers to entry to yoga and destigmatize the many reasons that keep people from trying it. Whether it be on the mat or in conversation, I want to broaden our definition of “yoga” and empower others to connect with their inner selves through breath. How has yoga helped you in your healing journey? For much of my teenage/young adult life I have struggled with various forms of eating disorders. I was heavily involve in athletics through high school and college, so I was trained to override pain signals and defiantly not listen to my body. Yoga was the one place where the instructor would insist I listen to my body, not silence it out of sheer will power. Ultimately, I got to a dark enough place where I had no choice but to heal from within. I could no longer treat mind and body as separate, but had to understand their place of union. What I didn’t quite realize then but now see as crucially invaluable, is unlocking the third element of Spirit and allowing Spirit to call the shots. Kenzie Teaches Vinyasa on Wednesday mornings at 630 am. 1/26/2021 Meet Carrie Hames, Yin + Vin Instructor Carrie’s personal healing journey began with an exploration in the teachings of yoga, meditation, and movement. The liberation experienced through movement and meditation sparked an internal flame that became the catalyst to accomplish three, 200 hr Yoga teacher trainings focused on asana, anatomy, meditation, and pranayama (breath-work). The journey began in Atlanta at Peachtree Yoga Center, led by Graham Fowler. It was through Graham’s teachings she learned japa meditation; a meditation that uses a tool or mantra to transform the inner-landscape of the mind. Asana practice was rich and full of breath, with longer held postures that opened deeper layers of fascia (connective tissue); unlocking years of stagnant energy. Carrie discovered more of her path after a move to Denver. She studied Atma or Soul Yoga with Katrina Gustafson and Saul David Raye at Karma Yoga Center. This practice provided a juicy depth into more of the subtle realms by working with movement, breath, and the Sacred Feminine. The movements were slow, deep, profound, earthy, activating, and enriched by the breath. Absorbing the wisdom of Saul, Katrina, and other mentors during this program highlighted new areas and passions for exploration and discovery which led to Pacifica Graduate Institute where Carrie began a Masters in Depth Psychology; studying counseling, mythology, and psychological transformation. Carrie found a great love and passion for Marion Woodman’s work on the psychological transformation of the feminine and how core wounding from early childhood may keep feminine energy repressed and stuck in unhealthy or toxic patterns with the wounded masculine. Pacifica was life changing, and although Carrie decided to put the degree on-hold, the depth and wisdom gained there ushered in the next leg of her journey with passion and clarity. Carrie began diving into energy healing practices, somatic healing, and somatic bodywork. Through movement, focused energy, feeling, and sound - Carrie found a potent tool for liberating and alchemizing unresolved trauma stored in her physical body. The divine dance between the energetic and physical body primes the cells to receive new life force. It is this same dance, Carrie is inspired to share with others. As an energy alchemist and self-healer, it is her mission to hold this space for others. Each spiritual and healing journey is sacred, personal, and complex. To embark on a personal healing journey is courageous; the path is a beautifully woven tapestry full of unearthing hidden treasures, liberation, and shadow integration to reveal the beautiful light of truth, you.
“…the wound is the place where the light enters you.” - Rumi Carrie offers Yin Yoga, spiritual coaching, non-licensed counseling, and energetic bodywork with a focus in alchemizing emotional energy through-out the physical body. Carrie’s teachings whether in a yoga class, coaching, or bodywork session explores the depths of liberating and resolving emotional energy in the body through energy alchemy and self-healing. Why do I teach yoga? - It is my mission to hold a space for others to self-heal. For me, the journey has been about self-healing and awakening my inner-teacher. And through this awakening, applying all that I’ve learned. Teaching is part of why I’m here and when I’m not teaching, I’m growing so that I can begin teaching again. It is part of who I am.  Megan knew teaching yoga was a calling after she fell in love with the practice when she was 17. Travelling to India for traditional yoga study in 2012 awakened a light inside of her that she now shares through her teachings through Reiki, Vinyasa, Tantra, Restorative, Yin, and Yoga Nidra. Her intention is to help her students find their inner bliss through classes focusing on deep relaxation, pranayama, chakra balancing, and meditation. Labeled a Peaceful Warrior, Megan believes world peace is possible, beginning inside each one of us. Megan currently teaches Yoga Nidra Fusion on Thursdays at 7pm.
What do you love about yoga? Yoga, breath, and meditation bring us to the present moment, nurturing all levels of the body, mind and spirit. When we are present, we are able to respond rather than react to our environment. We are able to find joy in life and love for ourselves and the people around us. We are able to find acceptance and peace. I love practices such as Yoga Nidra and Restorative Yoga, which activate the parasympathetic nervous system- our nervous system that allows us to rest, restore, to find peace and joy. These healing practices create balance within us, even when the world around us feels tumultuous. They allow us to find a deep meditative state, guiding us to our inner bliss. Why did you decide to start teaching? I started teaching yoga because I was floored by how effective it is at transforming our life experience. I experienced a lot of trauma growing up, and yoga helped me feel love for myself and for life for the first time since a very young age. It reignited my inner fire! I didn't know it was possible to feel so peaceful and happy! I want everyone who comes to my class to experience this. We are beings of light, we just have to be guided to find it sometimes. How has yoga helped you on your healing journey? Suffering is caused by separation, by the false sense that we are divided from parts of ourselves, or from each other. Yoga translates to Union. It is the union of body, mind, and soul. It is the realization that we are one with everyone and everything. This reality has allowed me to find peace, joy, acceptance, and self-love. It has transformed my life and made me the healer I am today! Yoga and healing is my dharma, my purpose, my passion, and I can't wait to share it with you!  About Christopher
Christopher Lee is certified as a 200HR RYT Yoga Instructor, Spiritual Life Coach, Reiki Master/Teacher, Mindfulness and Meditation instructor. He engages his clients and students with compassion, vigor, and wisdom. Christopher aims to provide his classes with spiritual empowerment focusing on reclaiming personal power from negative agreements and thought patterns. Christopher teaches Vinyasa on Sundays, Chakra Yoga on Wednesdays and Qi Yoga on Thursdays. What do you love about yoga/breath/meditation? Connection lies at the crux of this spiritual intersection for me. Whether it is the connection to the moment with the breath, to infinite spirit with meditation, or the invigoration of life force in the body with yoga; I find that my practice follows an intense bypassing of the egoic mind to activate and experience modes of consciousness that transcend the day to day rat-race mindset. I believe that yoga, breathwork, and meditation are gateways that allow us to release, heal, and empower ourselves for mindful living. Why did you decide to start teaching? Yoga, much like many other healing modalities are a gift to be shared with all those who seek. I don't know if decided is the right word to describe my motivation to guide others in their practice, divine inspiration or calling seems to fit better. Teaching chose me, with me kicking and screaming along the way. I realized that the next step in my journey was not a deeper dive inward as a hermit, but rather an expansion outward, wherein I could be exposed to the lessons provided by a student/teacher relationship. I maintain to this day, I learn more from my students then they could possibly learn from me. How has yoga impacted your healing journey? Yoga has provided me with consistency. Yoga is always meeting me where I am, not where I thought I was nor where I think I need to be. The practice allows me the space to be fully present with the state I am currently experiencing whether that is joy or anxiety, anger or bliss I can simply allow these things to be, free of judgment. That state of neutrality is in and of itself, pure healing.  About Angela
Angela started practicing yoga for a New Year’s resolution but quickly fell in love with the impact it had on her life. Building strength, flexibility, and balance kept her coming back to the mat, long after many resolutions faded. Wanting to cultivate the self-confidence and connection she found within the community, Angela pursued teacher training to further her practice and delve into the yoga lifestyle. Angela earned her 200-hour YTT certificate in the Amazon Jungle of Peru at Moksha Yoga and continued her education at Sundara by completing the Trauma Informed Yoga Therapy training. Beyond the mat, Angela is a writer, table tennis coach, avid hiker, and world traveler. Angela teaches Hatha on Thursdays and Sundays, and Gentle Yoga on Thursdays. What do you love about yoga/breath/meditation? It all starts with and comes back to the breath. Prana. Lifeforce. It keeps me moving and it keeps me still. It creates space for me. During practice, I feel connected to myself, my spirit, and my body. After practice, I feel confident, strong, and grounded. I also love being part of a community that is supportive and united by a common practice. Why did you decide to start teaching? I decided to take yoga teacher training so I could develop my own practice. I was planning to be abroad for a few years and I didn’t know if I’d have access to a yoga studio so I wanted to be able to continue my practice without an instructor to guide me. My priority was to develop good form so I wouldn’t injure myself, but during training, something unexpected happened. I fell deeper in love with yoga and found myself being called to share it. I learned to tap into a force greater than myself to be able to design sequences and themes. I love the creativity of building a class and guiding others on their own unique journeys. I also love what I learn from my students! You can read more about Angela's journey learning to teach yoga in this article she wrote. How has yoga impacted your healing journey? Like many others, I started practicing yoga during a difficult time in my life. I felt lost, personally and professionally, and yoga was there for me. Over time, yoga helped bring clarity and healing. The trust I rebuilt with myself but showing up to my mat day after day, by making time to just breathe and be, helped me gain the confidence to make decisions that align with my truest and most authentic self. It is not always an easy path to take, but I consciously decide to continue down it and trust in the power of the mind/body/spirit connection. 4/21/2020 Vagus Nerve and Trauma ReleaseNate walks you through a simple exercise to create a relaxation response in the nervous system for heightened states of emotion or anxiety. 3/22/2020 What will you listen to?Today, I am feeling a lot of frustration and sadness. I have been seeing some very hateful posts and comments and sharing of information that is not true or based in fear and scarcity and lack. I know we get to choose what to interact with. I also know that we get to choose what we want to share and spread. When I woke up this morning, I had a very clear message from my intuition to share about my opening and processes for tuning into that inner guidance. What do you listen to? How do you know what to listen to? What signs have you always followed? More and more people are waking up to these inner guidances and it can be scary. Nothing like a global crisis to bring out our fears and doubts. We don't get to feel these things any other way. It takes outside circumstances to trigger these things within us to make change. Several years ago, I awoke to the initial awarenesses of what I now call my guides and angels, or higher self. The awakening came through several traumatic and tragic events I brought on myself. I had to really look at what I was bringing in to the world and what I used as my compass to guide me. Underneath the trauma and fears was this very calm voice that was always there, I had covered it up with my self indulgence and fear of my shadow and light. These now are the things that I work diligently to listen to and to guide my actions. I remember when I was a child, I used to see all sorts of signs from God, or the Universe, or the Angels. I find that it doesn't really matter what we call it. It is a knowing and understanding that cannot be explained with science or ego. After some time and a few experiences with abuse, being bullied, and self perpetuating the cycles, I decided I could not trust those signs anymore and did everything I could to not hear them or see them. We are being called to listen to these messages now on a global scale. What is best for our planet and communities, what is best for our families, what is best for our neighbors, what is best for ourselves. The answer to all is the same: As below, so above, and beyond, I imagine. So I will ask one final question: What do you want to listen to that guides your actions right now? The world is literally in our hands. I would love to help you open up to this more. Please reach out.  2/26/2020 Self Care: Elbow PainElbow Pain can be a real pain to deal with. It is something I get occasionally being a massage therapist. Here are some helpful tips at home to take care of elbow pain2/13/2018 Self Care: Psoas StretchNate takes us through a simple psoas (so-as) stretch to help with pesky low back pain. |
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