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Tricia was born on Cape Cod, Mass. (1954!)
After many years of travel, study, living in Mexico, and exploring other interests,
she arrived back on Cape Cod in 2000. She runs her own business (Oasis Integrative
Therapies) offering medical massage and Yoga Therapy and also runs Everybodies
Yoga out of the Life Center for Health in Orleans, MA.
How it all started:
1976-Tricia began her BA studies as a music major, switched
to psychology/ sociology, graduated in 1976 with BA from UMass
Amherst.
1980- Tricia trained as a fitness instructor,
living in Fla. What started out as “Power-cize” quickly
evolved into dance fitness, which she still teaches regularly
at Willy's Gym (Orleans, MA) 27 years later.
In addition to Dance Fitness, Tricia has developed “Get on the Ball” classes
using physioballs and concepts from her background in yoga & dance, combining
a lively & dynamic workout using the bandhas of yoga and the core muscles
of fitness.
1984- Tricia completed her first degree in Massage
Therapy in Santa Cruz Ca. @ Twin Lakes College of the
Healing Arts.
1986- Tricia opened up her first studio EVERYBODIES
AEROBICS in Orleans Ma., Cape Cod.
1987-1988 Tricia immersed herself in a 5 day a
week practice in Bikrams Yoga as her first adventure
into "Hot Yoga".
1988- Tricia received her first Yoga Teaching
Certification at the Kripalu Center in Lenox.
1990- Tricia received her second degree in Massage
Therapy at the Brenneke School of Massage as well as completing
an Intermediate
Certification in Shiatsu Massage at the Ohashi
Institute in NYC.
1990-1992- Tricia worked at The Omega
Institute in NY as Yoga and Dance
Movement Teacher during Summer sessions.
1989-1999 Moving to Seattle, Tricia began an intense
study in Iyengar Yoga. She completed multiple
teacher trainings with Aadil Palkhivalah, Richard Schaektel,
Therese Elliot, Rod Stryker as well as teacher training
in Vinyasa Yoga with Shiva Rea.
1993- Tricia received her certification in Phoenix
Rising Yoga Therapy
1994- Tricia finished a Masters Degree
in Psychology at Antioch University in Seattle being one
of the first students in the United States to use Yoga Therapy
as her clinical practicum.
1995- Tricia was invited to Rancho La
Puerta as a guest instructor in Yoga and Fitness.
1996- Tricia became a group director at IN
TOUCH, a program working as massage therapist & hospice
support with Aids patients.
2000- Tricia returned to Cape Cod and started EVERYBODIES
YOGA, at the Life Center for Health and Complementary
Medicines.
2005- Tricia immersed herself in the study of Ayurvedic
Medicine, starting at the Kripalu Institute and presently
learning from Dr.Linda Reynolds, Integrative Ayurvedic Doctor.
She continues running her medical massage, Everybodies Yoga and
teaching at Willys Gym.
Aadil Palkhivala, who she continues to studying
with, along with Tias Little and Sarah Powers,
opened Tricia up to a deeper understanding of the Heart of Yoga
in asana, which she has continued using as her primary focus along
with alignment and injury prevention in her teaching as both Yoga
teacher and Dance Fitness instructor.
Other teachers that Tricia studies with and recommends to her students are Alan
Finger, Patricia Walden, Rodney Yee, John Friend, and Angela Farmer.
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