POSABILITIES

Owner and Founder of Posabilities, Inc.
Katey has been practicing as a physical therapist for the past
20+ years. Katey is a 500 hour Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT500),
as well as a Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) and has also
completed extensive training in Thai yoga bodywork /
massage. 
Katey Enjoys blending the influences of Physical Therapy, Yoga,
Yoga Therapy, and Thai Yoga Massage to help support individuals in
finding balance and ease in their day to day lives.
Katey has a Masters of Science, Physical Therapy from Old
Dominion University, Norfolk, VA and a Bachelors of Science,
Physical Education/Sports Management from State University of New
York at Cortland College, Cortland, NY.
She received her RYT200 from the Shala Institute of Yoga in
Bridgton, ME and her RYT500 and Advanced Teacher Of Therapeutic
Yoga Certification through Integrative Yoga Therapy.
She has completed trainings in Thai yoga bodywork (massage) with
Shiva Shakti School of Yoga and Healing Arts, and with The Thai
Institute of Healing Arts.

Hi, my name is Shannon and I enjoy sharing yoga with everyone.
That makes me smile, I smile a lot!

I have worked in the mental health field providing direct support
as well as supervising residential group homes for over 18 years.
About 15 years ago, my yoga practice started on a whim when I
signed up for an adult ed. class. I was nervous and did not
consider myself ‘bendy’, but yoga quickly became my way to cope
with stress and quiet my busy mind. Flexibility came with time and
is still a work in progress.
 
Inspired by the benefit I saw for myself, my teaching began
informally when I started a chair yoga and meditation group for my
group home residents. My yoga path has been filled with bumps and
turns, not always consistent, and recently waylaid by an injury,
but it is a path I happily continue on.

In my classes, whether slow flow, gentle or moderate, the focus is
on the fundamentals; connecting movement with breath, quieting the
mind, and being present in the moment. All while cultivating an
environment of loving kindness, and being gentle with yourself and
others, because not only do you benefit from your time on the mat,
so does everyone in your life.
 
I completed my 200 hour teacher training at the Tula Institute
of Yoga in 2016. I offer classes at Posabilities in Norway, ME, and
I look forward to seeing you on the mat soon.
Shanti ~ Peace

Trained as licensed Massage Therapist and a Reiki Practitioner
since 2011, Marie is fascinated by exploring the mind body
connection through different styles of yoga, meditation, and breath
work. After experiencing a particularly difficult time in her life,
Marie re-connected to a more dedicated yoga practice that helped
her find peace and balance through the strife. Yoga showed her she
could tune back in to her higher self, and come out on the other
side with a lighter and brighter heart. Coming to her mat shifted
the way she looked at life and herself. It was that feeling of
divine bliss during and after classes that led her to take a
200-hour Yoga Teacher Training at Yoga Moves in Stoneham, Mass, in
June of 2017. As a bodyworker, she is passionate about helping
people improve their quality of life through encouraging their body
awareness and creating healthy movement patterns. She enjoys
creating space for people to learn about themselves. For Marie,
yoga has facilitated deep healing, and she aims to bring that
opportunity to each individual through her classes.

Susan participated in her first yoga class when she was eighteen.   Through the years her practice was inconsistent until she moved to Virginia in 2012.   When she moved back to Maine, yoga continued to be an important part of her life.  Susan decided to enroll in yoga teacher training and graduated in May of 2018 from the Tula Institute of Yoga.  That was just the beginning...  She has continued her yoga education: ChildLight Yoga ®, Yoga and Mindfulness for Children in Dover, NH, Spring 2018; Certificate of Achievement in Movement in Stillness:  A Restorative Yoga Immersion, October 2018; Curvy Yoga ® certification November 2018.

Susan strongly believes that anyone can do yoga.  Having lived in the Oxford Hills most of her life, Susan welcomes old friends and new to Posabilities Yoga Studio to experience personallythe benefits yoga practice.

Sophia Maamouri, LMT. As a Massage Therapist for the past 30
years, I have looked for a way to expand my practice of therapeutic
bodywork. I am interested in a healing system that takes the
complexity of the human beings into account. The ayurvedic and
yogic tradition answered my longing. I came to Maine in 1994 to
pursue my dream of homesteading, and of living a simple and joyful
life. I love to eat fresh food right out of the garden whenever
possible; my husband and I grow most of it. Being in nature,
hiking, swimming (when the water is warm), gardening, traveling and
exploring the world are some of my favorite activities. My
education started in the arts. I came to the U.S.A in 1982 to
attend The Maryland Institute College of Art and earned a BFA in
1986. I was also drawn to the healing arts, which led me to a
series of school from which I graduated: The Potomac Myotherapy
Institute, The Kripalu School of Yoga and Ayurveda and The Yoga
Life Institute of New Hampshire. I believe that health is the free
expression of our true nature. Yoga and Ayurveda have a long
tradition of wisdom to help us live more fully in an increasingly
complicated world.

The Dharma group is a group of individuals that gather together to share in meditation and discussion.  One group member takes responsibiltiy for facilitating at each group meeting. 

Tara Hire is a certified yoga teacher and holistic health coach living on Monhegan Island in Maine. Tara offers yoga retreats on Monhegan, Island, Maine. These retreats include opportunities to learn more about a healthy lifestyle as well as deepen your yoga practice and explore your creative side.