Janine majored in Psychology at Smith College and took her first yoga class there as a semester long course in 1996. In 2000, she graduated with a Masters in Social Work school from Simmons College in Boston and she began teaching yoga in 2011.
Taking a mental health approach to the way she teaches yoga, Janine received her 200 hr training while living in Queens, NY, and has additional training in restorative yoga as well as prenatal yoga,
Skilled at adapting the practice to the needs of the individual, she has taught chair yoga, restorative yoga, vigorous vinyasa, gentle vinyasa, meditation and breathing techniques, prenatal yoga and yoga for moms. She has taught in many different settings including hospitals, yoga studios, offices, schools, libraries, and the y.
She believes yoga can be joyful and creative and doesn't have to be too serious. Nobody and everybody is good at yoga.
Janine is currently training to become a yoga therapist. She has two teenage daughters and a husband who is an environmental lawyer.
Education and Training:
BA, Smith College, 1996
MSW, Simmons College in Boston, MA, 2000
200 hr TT from Bamboomoves in Queens, NY, 2011
Restorative Yoga, Boundless Yoga, 2012
Prenatal Yoga, Basic and Advanced from Kripalu, 2012 & 2015
Postpartum Doula, CAPPA, 2017
Breath Yoga Therapy Training, Current