Hi, I'm Meggen!
My Personal Story...
How I Found Yoga . . .
I became a Certified Yoga Therapist and registered yoga instructor because
I felt deeply compelled to share the techniques and positive habits I learned to reduce my own chronic pain and have more comfort, balance and quality
in my own life.
Helping people to become more mind-body aware, and how to move and breathe better without unnecessary tension and strain, is a wonderful experience to witness!
No matter what your age or ailment, your body has an incredible innate ability to heal itself when given
the appropriate stimulus.
My personal story
is my greatest testimony!
How I Found Yoga . . .
How I Found Yoga . . .
The 'seed of yoga' was planted for me in a very unexpected way. . . through my own chronic pain.
This is a side-view image of how my neck (cervical spine) now looks after dozens of years of impact traumas. The natural "C" shaped curve that my cervical spine used to have is now gone. Without a curve to act as a shock absorber, my 'flat spine' contributes to a long list of pain and tension symptoms all over my body.
I was introduced to the vast world of yoga and movement therapy, and many other holistic health care options, as a result of my desperation to get out of chronic pain.
My pain was a result of falling off a horse as a child and several hard falls as an adult. The falls contributed to herniated disks in my lumbar spine. Further pain was caused by a car accident that left me on short-term disability for months with accompanying nerve damage and shoulder pain that affect me to this day. But all of my pain
affects me significantly less than it might thanks to the therapies
I have learned from some incredibly knowledgeable teachers in the
US and Canada.
It's ALL Connected . . .
It's ALL Connected . . .
Before I started getting hurt, I believed that what was going on in my mind had nothing important to do with what was going on in my body. I looked at myself like I was two separate parts that didn't interact but lived in the same 'house.' . . .
Like roommates that don't talk
to each other!
I genuinely and sincerely THANK MY PAIN now for forcing me to learn about how the mind and body really do work as
a cohesive team.
Before my traumas, I never would have realized how powerful the mind and body are when they are given the proper stimulus to heal.
Although I will never be totally without pain because of my altered anatomy, I have a significantly better life of balance, peace, ease and comfort thanks to yoga and movement therapy.
My Training & Experience
Helping you reduce your pain and stress, or better manage an illness, injury or disease is what I am passionate about!
MY CREDENTIALS
As a Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) and Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) since 2006, I have extensive experience teaching over 1,700 gentle and therapeutic yoga classes, meditation, and private movement sessions in health clinics, fitness centers, businesses, workshops, and private retreats.
In addition to my diverse yoga and movement training and experience, I have over 30 years of corporate customer service experience.
I would be honored to help you learn to reduce pain and live more comfortably like nature intended.
MY EDUCATION
C-IAYT - Certified Yoga Therapist - International Association of Yoga Therapists
YogaLife Institute (Exeter, NH) - Yoga Therapy Training Program
YogaFit Teacher Training Program, Including Teaching for Kids, Seniors, Pregnancy
National Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher
Anatomy Trains with Tom Myers: Yoga, Fascia and the New Anatomy, 3 Dissection Courses
Functional Synergy with Susi Hately (Alberta, Canada): Kinesiology & Yoga Therapy Intensive, C.E.U Courses
Trauma, Yoga and Healing - Innerpeace Healing Arts C.E.U (Dover NH)
Introduction to Ayurveda - Portsmouth Hospital C.E.U (NH)
Healing with Crystals - Portsmouth Hospital C.E.U. (NH)
Chakra Energy Balancing - Portsmouth Hospital C.E.U. (NH)
Usui Reiki - First and Second Degree - River of Light Energy Healing (Lee NH)
Reiki for Dogs - Nikoe Natural Therapies (Stratham NH SPCA)
MY EXPERIENCE
Dr. Ken George and Associates, P.A. Chiropractic Clinic (Stratham NH)- Yoga Therapist
Riverglen Assisted Living (Littleton NH) - Resident Group and Private Therapeutic Yoga Instructor
Gentle Currents Acupuncture Center (Greenland NH) - Yoga Therapist
Loon Mountain Club Resort (Lincoln NH)- Yoga Class Instructor
Curves Gym for Women (Rye, NH)- Therapeutic Yoga Class Instructor
Frederick Athletic Club (Frederick MD) - Yoga Class Instructor
Isle of Shoals Star Island Retreat Center (Offshore Rye NH)- Wellness Retreat Assistant
YogaLife Institute (Exeter NH)- Substitute Group Class Instructor
Mill Yoga Studio (Newmarket NH)- Wellness Workshop Presenter
Corporate Businesses (MD, NH) - Yoga Class Instructor for Office Stress
Private Residences (MD, DC, VA, NH, ME) - Yoga Therapist
Canine Reiki Volunteer - SPCA
Patient Reiki Volunteer - Littleton Regional Hospital
Community Service
Hospitals - Reiki for Patients
Animal Shelters - Reiki for Dogs
Senior Care Centers - Therapeutic Yoga