Lucy Cimini

She has trained and certified yoga teachers across the world. She is the founder and director of Central Mass Yoga and Wellness (established in 2000) www.centralmassyoga.com and founder of Yoga Warriors International (established in 2005) www.yogawarriors.com She is a certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) and has been trained in Hatha Yoga, Senior Yoga, Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Health Coaching and Yoga Therapy (trauma-informed yoga). Lucy’s program –Yoga Warriors International is a trauma-informed program for combat veterans, active-duty personnel, and their families and those with PTS. She has developed outreach yoga programs for corporate clients, recovering addicts and prison inmates. She has integrated formal instruction on teaching trauma informed classes to yoga teachers across the country and internationally. Lucy also piloted the trauma sensitive yoga program for the McClean’s Hospital Center in Princeton, Mass in 2005. This program is still in operation. Lucy is the subject matter expert of the published Iraq study, (Jan. 2012; American Journal of Occupational Therapy) “The Effects of Sensory Enhanced Yoga on Symptoms of Combat Stress in Deployed Military Personnel”. Her work has been the subject of many local, national, and international yoga and news articles. Lucy presently teaches private lessons, in-person classes and virtual group classes.