Olivia Montiel

Mother, and Yoga Teacher Olivia Montiel is an experienced professional who is also a Licensed Massage & Cupping Therapist, Craniosacral practitioner, and Reiki Practitioner. She has studied at the Kripalu School of Yoga under the guidance of Larissa Hall Carlson, Michelle Dalbec, Sudhir Jonathan Foust, Coby Kozslowski, and Shiva Rea. She has studied with Balarama Chandra Das & Dr. John Doulliard at Kripalu's School of Ayurveda. She received her first certification from Shiva Shanti Yoga School, training with Shivadasi a Jivamukti master teacher, and Ma Ba a Sanskrit scholar. She has led local and international Yoga Retreats in France and the United States.  Come as you are is her approach to Yoga. Her classes and guided meditations are empowering and intentional. She expands upon the practice by creatively guiding functional movement while weaving in the power of pranayama and meditation.  In 2015 at the peak of her rewarding yet hectic photojournalism career working in New York City, Olivia took to Yoga. She decided to embark upon becoming a Yoga teacher after seeking the need for a more mindful, intuitive, slower-paced lifestyle. Yoga gave her an outlet for transforming the day-to-day stress she experienced. Olivia quickly realized how much she wanted to share the joy the practice of Yoga gave her. She strives to pay it forward in her teachings.

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