When I began practicing yoga, I instantly fell in love with the relaxation and meditation at the end of each yoga class and decided to pursue further education in this field, complementing my Psychology background.  I have completed over 1000 hours of professional training in meditation, mindfulness, yoga, relaxation & Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).  I am registered as a 'Qualified' MBSR instructor through the UMASS Medical School Center For Mindfulness. MBSR is scientifically backed stress reduction program created in the 1970’s with a global audience. I have several guided meditations featured on the Insight Timer App for both adults and children. My students range in age from 2-97!  My classes focus on gentle, mindful movement and meditation for stress reduction.

In 2020 I qualified for 2 new certifications through Yoga Alliance: An E-RYT designation indicates over 1000 hours of experience teaching yoga and meditation. A YACEP designation indicates that I am a Continuing Education Provider, eligible to provide yoga teacher training and professional development. I am a certified .b Mindfulness in Schools instructor, and completed specialized certifications with Deep Play for Kids yoga teacher training, Teen yoga through Karma Kids and Yoga for Children with special needs through EveryKids Yoga, culminating in a children’s certification through Yoga Alliance (RCYT).   I have many additional hours of specialized teacher training in yin yoga & a certification for restorative yoga with Jillian Pransky of YogaWorks NYC.  In 2017 I completed my 100 hour certification as an instructor of Yoga Nidra, a sleep based meditation, through the Amrit Yoga Institute, of the Kripalu lineage.  I feel privileged to have the opportunity to accompany people on their path to wellness in mind, body and spirit.  Here are a few of the places I've taught:

Yale University Child Study Center                     CMP - Community Mindfulness Project

Domus Kids - Stamford Academy High School                                   Fairfield Public Schools

Fairfield & Darien Senior Centers                                                       Fairfield College Preparatory High School

Mission/CT Challenge Center for Cancer Survivorship Fairfield University

Jarosa Studio - Fairfield, CT                              Darien CT YMCA

The Kennedy Center - Trumbull                                                           Bic Corporation - Shelton

Bridgeport University & Public Schools                                               Silver Hill Hospital - New Canaan

National Charity League - Local CT Chapters Milford Public Schools

The J Fitness - Bridgeport                                                                     Optimus Health Care Bridgeport CT

Easton Public Schools, Easton Arts & Community Center Trumbull Public Schools        

Pure Yoga/Trumbull PT & Wellness Center Girl Scouts of America        

New Canaan Public Schools Exhale To Inhale - NYC

Stamford Peace - Beyond Limits M3 Yoga - Westport 

Center for Family Justice- Bridgeport CT Strong On Center - Easton CT

Christ Church Nursery School, Easton CT American Heart Association

GOPIO - CT Chapter Pryority Wellness New Caanan

Norfield Congregational Church - Weston Notre Dame of Easton Church

Check out my guided meditations and yoga on Insight Timer, a free meditation App with over 18+million users worldwide: https://insighttimer.com/lisans

Mission Statement: 

"To empower people with tools drawn from mindfulness practices, meditation, relaxation and yoga that will enable them to more skillfully cope with stress, physical or emotional pain, illness, or to simply tap into an inner stillness and recharge their battery as they break the cycle of habitual living and find respite from the demands and stimulation of everyday life." 

Education: 

*BA in Psychology. College of the Holy Cross College in Worcester, Massachusetts

*MA in Counseling Psychology.  Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California

Additional Training:

*(MBSR) Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction in Mind-Body Medicine. UMASS Medical School Center for Mindfulness at OMEGA Institute, Rhinebeck NY (2014)

*Kaia Yoga 200 hour teacher training. RYT-200 (2013)

*MBSR Teacher Practicum. UMASS Medical School Center for Mindfulness (2013) 

*MBSR TDI - Teacher Development Intensive UMASS Medical School (2016)

*.b Teacher Training Certification. Mindfulness in Schools www.MindfulnessInSchools.org  Ramapo College, NJ (2016)

*DPK Teacher Training Certification Levels 1 & 2 - Mindfulness & Yoga for Kids (2017 & 2020) www.DeepPlayForKids.com

 *Karma Kids Teen Yoga Teacher Training Certification(2018).www.KarmaKidsYoga.com

*Children with Special Needs Training Certification (2019). www.EveryKidsYoga.com

*Restorative Yoga Teacher Training Certification with Jillian Pransky of Yoga Works NYC (2011-2015) 

*Amrit Yoga Institute. YA-100 hour professional Training Certificate in Yoga Nidra (2017)

*Yin Yoga Teacher Training. Kaia Yoga (2014 Joe Barnett, 2016 Biff Mithoefer)

 *Reiki Levels 1 & 2. Yoga4Everybody  (2014-2015) www.CathyPrins.com  

*OM Yoga Meditation Teacher Training Program Levels 1 & 2 (2011-12)   

 *Meditation Teacher Training with Dr. Susan Taylor, founder, Center for Meditation Science in PA (2011)                                                                                            

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