Barrie Altman-Timmins, E-CYPT

Barrie Altman-Timmins, E-CYPT, began her yoga journey in 1993 while living in San Francisco. She completed her first teacher training in 2002 in Ohio and since then has received her pre-natal teacher training at Blue Point Yoga in Durham, a Yin teacher training with Corina Benner from Wake up Yoga and a certification in iRest Yoga Nidra. She has taught many different styles of yoga from Hatha, Gentle, Vinyasa, Yoga Sculpt, Yin, Breathwork and Meditation and has studied Iyengar Yoga for over 15 years. 

As a retired Certified Orthotist, HeartMath Mentor and currently a Certified Functional Medicine Health Coach, as well as National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, she has extensive knowledge and training in anatomy, physiology, motivational interviewing and currently in a yearlong program with Dr. Rick Hanson, PhD in Foundations of Wellbeing. 

Barrie is deeply committed to living from the heart and approaches her yoga practice and teaching from a holistic perspective; weaving together mindful movement, breathwork, meditation, and philosophy, and encourages each person to discover for themselves their own path to clarity, awareness and ease. Given her work with so many people overcoming various health challenges, she firmly believes yoga is for everyone and she continues to hold space where everyone is welcome, comfortable and safe in exploring how the practice can benefit and enrich their lives. Barrie believes yoga helps people gain a greater understanding of how the body moves. Barrie loves to guide and assist others in gaining more knowledge and awareness of their own bodies and knows from her own yoga journey how impactful the practice of yoga can be for one's thriving life.