Sara Shelley

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iRest Certified Teacher
Silver Spring, MD
Sara’s undergraduate and graduate studies included Psychology and Dance Movement Therapy. In the years between, she co-founded an all woman improvisational dance-theater company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After completing graduate school, she worked for 14 years in various clinical settings including a residential treatment facility for emotionally challenged children and adolescents.

Sara has been teaching pregnancy yoga since 1999, is a certified Childbirth Educator and Doula. She began teaching workshops in the area of fertility in 2005 and later joined the staff of “Pulling Down the Moon” where she offers iRest for fertility workshops, classes and all day retreats in Yoga for Fertility.

Sara has been studying with Richard Miller since 2007. She remains deeply grateful for the non-dual teachings of iRest-Yoga Nidra and continues to incorporate the practice into all areas of her work and in life. She has also had the privilege of teaching at Walter Reed Army Hospital’s Specialized Care Program, and is responsible for developing an iRest/Yoga Nidra program at N Street Village, an award winning homeless women’s shelter, located in Washington DC.

Sara's website is www.calmbirthings.com

Teacher Specialty
General
Active Duty Military
Children/Youth
Homeless
Fertility
Childbirth
Sleep/Insomnia