Connie has been interested in yoga for many years. She began practicing in her 40s, but it wasn’t until Shine opened that she found her home.

During the pandemic, she became a certified yoga instructor through Sara’s YTT program.

She has been teaching one day a week to teenagers after school ever since.

Connie fell in love with Kundalini yoga, a type of yoga that focuses on energy through repetitive movements, breathwork, chanting, and meditation.

She has continued her training with a Kundalini focus. Training with Kia Miller, one of the foremost international Kundalini teachers, towards her 500 hour Advanced Certification. She was also certified in the Kundalini 21 Day Meditation Technique this past November.

Connie brings her passion and own style into her teaching. As an art teacher at Fredonia High School for more than 25 years, Connie has perfected the rare gift of gentle encouragement and is exceptional at breaking down the practice to make it interesting and accessible to everyone.

Connie is someone who gives her all to everything she does. Every morning she wakes up early ( she has to be in Fredonia for school at 7, so it’s very early) to practice her morning sadhana—a specific morning kundalini practice.

She says that it prepares her for what life has to offer, setting her up for new possibilities. In Connie’s classes you can expect this kind of dedication and outlook. The goal for Kundalini practices is joy and that’s what she hopes comes to you in her class each week.

In the art world, Connie is a member of NAEA, NYSATA, NCECA, and World Organization of China Painters. She regularly presents and provides workshops for these organizations, and has over 50 sculptures in private collections that have been exhibited locally, nationally, and internationally.

She spends her summers getting ready for Lewiston Art Festival and other gallery shows.

Connie has been married for 35 years, has raised three boys, and has 6 grandchildren.

Teaching is her inspiration, creating is her passion. and family is her life.