Yvonne, E-RYT500, C-IAYT, YACEP

Yvonne earned a Bachelor's Degree and spent her early work life as an educator/Reading Specialist for KUMON North America. She then started enjoying motherhood after having a son. However, a tragedy left Yvonne a widowed mother of a 2 year old. It was then Yvonne started regularly practicing Yoga and found how much it could benefit her well-being. As a student of Yoga, Yvonne noticed amazing changes to her personal inner chemistry and life; reduced reaction to stress, better focus, stronger immune system function, physical strength and flexibility, heightened acuity as just a few benefits. Yvonne trained to be an instructor in order to deepen her understanding of Yoga and its science and philosophy. She received her certification in 2006 and began teaching many different classes including intro to yoga, basic, slow flow, ashtanga, vinyasa, yin and yang, as well as meditation and sound healing, where she focuses on building the strong foundations pertinent to a healthy life practice. Yvonne says, "I work to not only teach Yoga poses, but to create a class which allows students to tap into their own innate wisdom, strength and inner healing potential. Through using breath and movement in Yoga, we can affect our body in positive ways. Every cell in the human body is genetically programmed to be healthy; Living that truth is the ultimate goal." Yvonne is also an Internationally Certified Yoga Therapist and works with individual clients addressing specific needs, as well as, groups with a specified focus on utilizing yoga tools for healing, health and wellness.