Bhakti in Motion
~Set your devotion into motion

                             
155 Brackett st Portland, ME
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Kara Seymour
Kara Seymour is the creator of Bhakti in Motion.  Formerly under the name Open HeART Space, Kara has been teaching yoga throughout Portland and Western Maine since 2004.  Most recently she has been the Assistant Director at The Yoga House in Bridgton, Maine www.maineyogahouse.com and she has so much appreciation for all of the growth both personally and professionally that has occurred working along side Amy Figoli.

In 2005 Kara completed the 200 hour yoga teacher training program with Kim Valerie of YogaSpirit Studios www.yogaspiritstudios.com.  Since then, Kara has become Maine’s first Certified AcroYoga teacher, completing two separate AcroYoga Teacher Trainings. One with Jessie Goldberg and Eugene Poku in Montreal in 2008 www.acroyoga.com and second with Jenny Sauer-Klein and Jason Nemer in Santa Barbara, CA in 2010 www.acroyoga.org.   Kara continues to travel the country, studying with Jenny and Jason and connecting and co-teaching with all of the incredible AcroYoga Teachers throughout the world.  It is with deep honor, gratitude and devotion that she shares this practice with the community.

Along with Yoga and AcroYoga, Kara has been a licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Polarity Practitioner and Thai Yoga Bodyworker since 2005.  And in January of 2011, Kara began designing and sewing eco-friendly clothing for Yoga, Dance and Casual Wear www.karaseymour.com.  Passionate about spiritual practices, art, music and movement, Kara is honored to hold space for individual and planetary healing, growth and transformation to occur!



Lara Schneider
Lara Schneider is a certified Hatha (Kripalu) and Pre-Natal yoga teacher and the mother of a busy little rambling toddler, Julian. Lara loves to weave therapeutic techniques, mindfulness meditation, music, and ecological awareness into her yoga teaching.  She believes in creating community and using the tools of yoga to enhance the journey of pregnancy, birth,  and beyond.

Contact Lara:  radiantnature@gmail.com


Krishna Peter Perry and Aiyana Athenian
Krishna and Aiyana are founders of the ShivaShakti School of Yoga and Healing Arts based out of Rockland, Maine where they offer;  yoga teacher trainings, Thai Yoga Bodywork certifications, various yoga and Ayurvedic workshops, retreats, consultations and body treatments.  Both Krishna and Aiyana are licensed massage therapists, registered yoga teachers and certified Ayurvedic consultants.  When not in the studio, they both love to garden, hike and travel the world.
Ariela Grodner
Ariela Grodner began her teaching career in 1992 in the jungles of southern India. She taught classical Hatha Yoga in tribal villages and prisons. After years of cultivating knowledge in the arts of Vippassana meditation, contact dance, and massage therapy, Ariela discovered Thai massage as the perfect fusion and natural extension of these practices and skills. She is a teacher at the Florida School of Massage, where she shares her knowledge of Thai massage as taught to her by Kam Thye Chow, master instructor of the Lotus Palm School in Montreal. She is a certified Lotus Palm Practitioner, Licensed Massage Therapist (NCBTMB), and Hatha Yoga instructor.

Contact:  arielagrodner@yahoo.com  /   www.arielasthaimassage.com