Doreen DeFazio
Doreen began studying Yoga in her twenties, and is an E-RYT500 certified vinyasa, ayurveda and kundalini yoga teacher. She has led workshops, retreats and teacher trainings and studies yogic traditions such as vinyasa, kundalini, hatha, bhakti, restorative and ayurvedic principles.
She received her RYT200 certification in Worcester in 2017, and her RYT300 at The Kripalu School of Yoga in 2020. She completed an additional 300 hours from the Kripalu School of Ayurveda and is a certified Kripalu Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher. Her most influential teachers include Yoganand Michael Caroll, Kia Miller, Tommy Rosen, Kate O’Donnell and Larissa Hall Carlson, among so many other incredible teachers on her path, including all the teachers at Mati Yoga. There is always something to learn from each other in this never-ending practice and she is humbled by her teachers and students every day.
Her classes are often explorative and playful, leaving inner peace and expanded self-awareness. Her goal is to lead students through immersive and transformational experiences, that can bring a level of expansion and personal power. Her classes are a powerful mix of asana, breath and meditation. All the yogic traditions remind us that we are infused with an incredible life force. What prevents us from experiencing ourselves is conditioned behaviors. The practice of Yoga brings us back to our true brilliance and joy.