Peggy Profant

I first discovered yoga in 1979 at the tender age of 15. Nothing really made sense to my hormonally charged adolescent self, but yoga felt real.

When my life veered off into low self esteem, drugs and alcohol, yoga guided me to a path where happiness actually seemed attainable. WIth a deep thirst to learn more I dreamt of going to India. By the time I was 30, I found myself in that crazy and beautiful land and I adopted the Ashtanga Vinyasa system of BNS Iyengar into my daily practice. Later my body resonated more with Anusara yoga, its therapeutic alignment and its philosophical teachings of Kashmir Shaivism.

After teaching for almost 25 years, I decided to earn a certificate in Yoga Therapy in an 800 hour program with Sarahjoy Marsh, a teacher I have always loved and admired. I am now accredited with the International Association of Yoga Therapists. The approach I take with yoga therapy is to bring the healing aspects of yoga to all the layers of your being, your physical, emotional, energetic and mental so that you can access your innate wisdom and joy. I bring in the ancient philosophy of yoga combined with modern science and psychology to clarify a deeper and compassionate connection to self, purpose, joy and inner sovereignty.

My meditation path started in a college class and I realized it was starting to change my life by infusing an enduring state of presence and calm I hadn’t found before. I found Vipassana meditation in Thailand in 1994 which took my practice to another level. More recently I began to study with Paul Muller-Ortega and have been delighted with the practice of Neelakantha meditation, more aligned with the teachings of Kashmir Shaivism that I resonate with.

C-IAYT Yoga Therapist

Certified Life Coach: Coach Training Alliance-Yoga2Life

Yoga Alliance RYT 500, YACEP

Certified Anusara Yoga Teacher in 2006

Founded World Family Yoga, retreats for families in 2006

Founded Om Shala Yoga in 2008