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Inspired by the Buddhist idea that our suffering stems from attaching to things that change, Ashley became a certified yoga teacher while pursuing her undergraduate degree. She is grateful for learning early on that yoga is a state of being rather than something to be obtained. Ashley's purpose, or dharma, as a yoga teacher crystalized when one of her regular students confided that attending her classes helped in her battle with depression.
Comforted by the moon's unchanging presence in the sky no matter where her journeys took her, she became a Certified Alchemical Astrologer in 2017 as a way to learn more deeply about herself and her soul's path. Ashley weaves the wisdom of yoga with the knowledge of the stars into her yoga classes, retreats, and one-on-one natal and predictive chart readings in the Newburyport area.
Growing up on Plum Island gave Ashley a lifelong connection to the ocean and its teaching that, like the waves, life is impermanent, which ultimately became the motivation behind naming her practice Ride the Wave Yoga, Meditation and Astrology. "Riding the Wave" is the practice of allowing things to be just as they are without resisting or grasping - the key to experiencing radical joy in this moment.
Manny, Owner and Spiritual Director of the Yoga Center of Newburyport, is a certified practitioner of Thai Yoga Bodywork, Reiki I and II and is an Anusara-Inspired™ Yoga teacher. He teaches Asana, Meditation and Yogic philosophy.
Author of "The Other Side of Me: A Journey into the Mystical & The Gems Revealed"
An entrepreneur his entire professional life, Manny founded and served as president of three corporations. He was also the founder and vice chairman of the board of the first public Montessori Charter School in Massachusetts. He holds a BS in Pharmacology and an MBA.
Manny began his devotional meditation practice in 1995 as a way to balance his life, as a husband, father, & entrepreneur. He began his study of yoga in 1998. His teaching style blends his study and practice of many spiritual pursuits - including contact and partner yoga, transformational breath-work, A Course in Miracles, and micro-chakra psychology, among many others. This diverse background gives him a keen awareness of the many available paths which lead to self-realization.
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