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YOGA FIRM© STUDIO Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538 207.380.6975 yogafirm@hotmail.com
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About Romee:
Romee is a certified, 500 hours Ayurvedic Yoga teacher, with the Kripalu School of Yoga and a certified, 650 hours Ayurvedic consultant with the Kripalu School of Ayurveda from Massachusetts, and registered with NAMA (National Ayurvedic Medical Association) as an Ayurvedic Practitioner.
She brings over 25 years of experience, teaching health and fitness classes, to the community and to you.
Romee grew up in Germany and earned her degree in Exercise Science from the Technical University in Munich, (Bode Schule) in Germany. She went on to the California, Heartwood College and earned her certifications in Zen Shiatsu and Oriental massage and she completed training in Thai Yoga body work.
She had moved to Washington State in the early 90's where she earned her certifications as group fitness instructor and certified personal trainer with ACE (American Council on Exercise). She was passionate about practicing Yoga and completed the Yoga teacher training at the Moscow Yoga Center in Idaho in 1998. She taught dance group fitness and Yoga classes at Washington State University from 1994 until 2001.
In 2001 she had moved to Boothbay Harbor, Maine and continued teaching Yoga and fitness classes at the Boothbay Region YMCA. In the spring of 2003 she opened Yoga Firm Studio. She teaches Yoga classes and offers Ayurvedic diet and lifestyle consultations, Ayurvedic head, hands and foot treatments and teaches Ayurvedic workshops.
In 2016 she completed 2 workshops in foot reflexology with Wendy Decker in Bath, Maine. She completed the Ayurvedic Head, Face, Hands and Foot massage training, Abhyanga (full body Ayurvedic massage) and Thai Yoga foot massage at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Massachusetts.
In 2018 she completed training as a "LET YOUR YOGA DANCE" instructor at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health with Megha Nancy Buttenheim, M.A.
She also works as a teaching assistant for Ayurvedic bodywork treatments at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health.
Romee continues to immerse herself in the sciences of Yoga, Ayurveda and nutrition. Some of her continuing education teachers include Dr. Vasant Lad of the Ayurvedic Institute, Yogananda Michael Carrol, Larissa Hall Carlson, Baron Baptiste, David Swenson, Beryl Bender Birch, Ana Forrest, Shiva Rae, Patricia Walden, Gabriel Halpern, Philip Urso, Megha and others.
Romee combines experience and a deep understanding of the body's anatomy and physiology and brings it skillfully to her students and clients. With her strong desire to help people to improve their well being, she provides a nurturing environment, guiding her students into self empowerment and vibrant health.
Romee lives Yoga and Ayurveda daily. She enjoys cooking wholesome and plant based meals and finds inspiration by daily walks in nature, swimming in the ocean all year round, dancing and singing, and spending quality time with her family and friend.
I am looking forward to seeing you!
