Megan Biondi, PhD, RYT 200, and trauma-informed yin certified yoga instructor, teaches yin, restorative, and yin-yasa classes in Morristown and Stanhope, NJ, USA. She also teaches bilingual donation-based yoga classes for local studios, non-profit organisations, and libraries. Her yoga practice focuses on creating a safe and inclusive space for practitioners of all ages, sizes, abilities, genders, ethnicities, and languages.
Qualifications
MEGAN BIONDI, PhD
200 Hour and Yin-Certified Yoga Instructor
CERTIFICATIONS
200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training
Focus: Yogic Anatomy, Yogic Philosophy, and the Art of Teaching Yoga
Teachers: Amanda Sherman; 500 hr RYT and Tisha Hennen; RYT 500, RPYT, YACEP, FRC®, FRA®, certified Yoga Tune Up®
Studio: Be Well Integrative Health Services, Morristown, NJ
November, 2020-August, 2021
20 Hour Yin Yoga Training
Focus: Trauma-Informed Yin
Teachers: Kate Lombardo and Lindsay Monal
Studio: Yoga Renew (online course)
December 2021-January, 2022
COMPLETED COURSES
Yoga Renew Continuing Education Ayurveda + Asana Course
Focus: Balancing Doshas through Asana
Teacher: Lisa Bermudez
Studio: Yoga Renew (online course)
May-June, 2022
30 Hour Yoga Ethics for Transforming Racism
Focus: Using the Yamas and Niyamas as a Basis for Developing Trauma-Informed Yoga Spaces and Practices that Serve Under-Represented and BIPOC Groups
Teachers: Kiesha Battles; MA, RYT 500 and Kristine Weber; MA, C-IAYT, RYT 500, Trauma-Informed Yoga Instructor
Studio: Subtle Yoga, Asheville, NC (online course)
May, 2021
COMPLETED INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS AND MASTERCLASSES
Trauma Informed Yoga
Focus: Recognising and avoiding trauma triggers in yoga
Teacher: Cindy Chiariello
Studio: Be Well IHS, Morristown, NJ
October, 2023
Working with Trauma: Somatic-based Interventions
Focus: Trauma-Informed Yoga & Yoga Therapy Techniques
Teacher: Arielle Schwartz, PhD, RYT 500, Clinal Psychologist, Trauma-Informed Yoga Instructor
Studio: Online Course
May, 2022
Embodied Yoga Masterclass Series
Focus: Trauma-Informed Yoga Practices
Teacher: Multiple
Studio: Embodiment Courses, United Kingdom (online series)
May, 2021
Yoga Para Tu Salud
Focus: Yoga Philosophy and Asana in Spanish for Hispanic and Latinx Communities
Studio & Teacher: Siomara Yogini, Maestra Certificada de Yoga Hatha y Kundalini para niños y mujeres
Queens, NY
2020-2021
CLASSES TAUGHT
Kula Yoga and Wellness, Stanhope, NJ
Yin Yoga
Weekly, Ongoing
Be Well Integrative Health Services, Morristown, NJ
Yin-Yasa and Yin Yoga Classes
September, 2021-August, 2023
Be Well Integrative Health Services, Morristown, NJ
Bilingual Donation-Based Community Classes
Ongoing
Yoga as Self-Care and Self-Advocacy Four-Week Series
Be Well Integrative Health Services, Morristown, NJ
May, 2022
Morris Township Library Mindful Movement Series, Morristown, NJ
Bilingual Community Restorative and Vinyasa Yoga
Ongoing
LANGUAGES IN WHICH QUALIFIED TO TEACH YOGA
English and Spanish
AREAS OF FOCUS IN PERSONAL YOGA STUDIES
Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion within yoga spaces to make the practice accessible to all regardless of age, ability, gender, linguistic, cultural and ethnic background, trauma history, or socio-economic status.
