(he/him/his) I am an E-500 Registered Yoga Teacher & Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider. I am trained and certified in vinyasa, restorative, and yin yoga. I am an Accessible Yoga® Ambassador, a Balanced Athlete® Coach, and a Function Movement Screen® provider.
I am a sasquatchian-sized, weekend warrior slow runner who loves hiking throughout Maine and New Hampshire, walking and biking around Biddeford, and watching the tide roll in and out while lying in the sand at the beach.
I came to the practice of yoga in 2012 after surgery on both legs sidelined me from activity for most of a year. I believe the practice of yoga is not a quest for a picture-perfect, Instagram post or magazine cover-pose. It is far more than that. Instead, the practice offers a framework for self-discovery, creating space for you to reconnect and nurture your true self. A self that is centered in love, kindness, and compassion. My classes invite participants to find that connection using intentional movement, awareness of breath, and meditation. I offer classes that are accessible for all bodies, abilities, financial circumstances, and life experiences.
You can find me facilitating classes at Scarborough Yoga, leading outdoor classes around Biddeford during the summer and fall, and working with individual clients. I am also proud to be a part of Sea Change Yoga where I have the offering the healing centered practices of yoga and meditation to individuals incarcerated in prisons and or in substance use disorder recovery centers around southern Maine.
Supporting and inspiring me on my journey is a long list of teachers, mentors, friends, and loved ones. I am grateful for Jacqui Bonwell, Sagel Urlacher, Erica Magro-Cahill, Katie Beane, Andrea Gleason, Molly Donlan, Anne Esguerra, Julie Campilio, Elise Boyson, Johnny Gilisipie, Lindsay McDonough, Carissa Rubin, and my partner in life Noreen Byrne and our two whackadoodle cats.
Website: www.cbyogame.com
Social Media; Instagram @mettamovesme (though that will likely change once I can get my act together)