Yoga Teacher, Psychotherapist, Empowered Spaces Advisory Circle Member

Renee is a somatic psychotherapist and yoga teacher. The main influences in her teaching style have been Vispassana meditation, Buddhist psychology, Yoga philosophy, and the experiences she has had working with survivors of violence and trauma in the US and in Rwanda. Each of these have been instrumental in her evolution as a teacher and human being. Renee has received additional training including: Breathe to Heal, Master Level Reiki training, somatic psychotherapy training, and 20 hours of training through the Trauma Institute in Trauma Sensitive Yoga Teaching.

Renee believes that yoga is about right relationship, starting with ourselves and then moving out, extending to our relationships with others and our environment. She seeks to create a safe and nurturing atmosphere so that each student feels supported in stretching and growing their own comfort zones within themselves and eventually, in community and with their environment. Sensitivity, compassion, awareness and deep listening are important aspects of her classes. Renee believes that we all have gifts and wisdom to share with each other and that learning to listen to our inherent wisdom is tantamount to healing.

Renee is currently on the advisory circle for Empowered Spaces, leads yoga and meditation groups in the St. Louis area, and has a psychotherapy practice in the Metro East.