Aerobics

Yoga

Barre

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My great aunt dropped me off at my first yoga class when I was 14. I remember the room was hot, dimly lit, and filled with adults who knew how to move. As I fumbled awkwardly on my mat, I wondered why my aunt had thought this would be a good idea. In this utter bewilderment, I couldn't wait to come back. Yoga stayed a part of my high school and university years, and I completed my foundational and advanced training with Ana Forrest after college graduation to begin teaching in Brooklyn. When back in Boston for grad school, I completed JP Centre Yoga’s training under Daniel Max and Magi Pierce. I’ve trained with Cat Kabira, in yin, yoga nidra, and energetic healing. While teaching at Dorchester’s 4 Corners Yoga, I assisted founder Karuna O’Donnell with her yoga teacher training program. I’m grateful for the gifted guidance of Daniel Max, Magi Pierce, Ana Forrest, Jennifer Elliott, Ty Landrum, Katie Tully, Alana Brennan, Joanne Flaherty, Nikki Vilella, Nikki Costello, Cat Kabira, Karuna O’Donnell and Allison English. Once an ‘escape from the real-world’ for me, yoga is now an exploration of how to bring the practice into the many phases of my daily existence: teaching me humility, providing community across cities, and serving as a compass throughout my involvement in social and racial justice movements. What You Can Expect From My Classes I strive to create a class that is warm, alignment-focused, approachable, based in anatomy, and founded in breath awareness. I weave hands-on adjustments throughout class that are rooted in my energetic healing work. Hopefully this class brings forth our strength and grounds us into self-awareness (and, with luck, we’ve laughed together at least once). My goal in teaching is to create a space that allows for just as much understanding of our bodies as there is wonder, awe, and gratitude for this practice.

Caitryn Mccallum

Instructor at JP Centre Yoga