Bio

Margaret's Bio

Margaret was a presenter on the therapeutic effects of music and sound at the first Symphony of Yoga Conference in Dallas, July, 2009 and is being interviewed for the magazine “A Celebration of Women” under the Woman of Action section and as a yoga and meditation expert for Ultra Fitness Dynamics.

In addition to her work as a Wellness Coach, Margaret motivates and inspires people to transition through life events using her extensive knowledge of yoga, meditation, and spirituality through coaching, seminars and social media. She also provides programs for Can Do Mind.
She has co-produced a Multi-Sensory Meditation CD and is co-author of the soon-to-be-published book "The Path to Inner Knowledge."

A TriYoga teacher, she teaches students at her own TriYoga studio www.boxboroughyoga.com in basics through Level 2. She has contributed to a multi-reference encyclopedia for use by nurses and allied health professionals and written for magazines on subjects such as health, yoga, and spirituality.
In December 2008, she travelled to India with Kaliji, the founder of TriYoga. In 2009 she received the TriYoga name of Mala Ananda (Blissful Garland).

A Registered Nurse with a background in orthopedics, pediatrics and respiratory care, she also specialized in respiratory care and asthma management and assisted with the setting up of asthma clinics, training of nurses, and the use of educational materials for asthmatics. She has assisted in a nation-wide asthma research study and liaised with Medical and Pharmaceutical Advisors on the use of educational materials on drug abuse.

Kyoko’s Bio

Born and raised in Japan, Kyoko was introduced to yoga at the age of 13. She had practiced yoga on and off for a good portion of her life. Her yoga practice back then, however, was nothing more than the physical level.

After working for long hours as a freelance translator while taking care of her preschooler son, Kyoko started suffering from severe migraine attacks and fibromyalgia-like symptoms in 2001. As none of the medication worked, her neurologist recommended yoga as a last resort. That’s how she began practicing yoga seriously and daily. During this period of time she tried out many styles of yoga as well as experimented with all sorts of so-called healthy diets to ease the aches, pains and fatigue. Eventually she was able to restore the balance in her system and regain her health.

When her dear friend Margaret Stockley opened her TriYoga studio in Boxborough in 2005, Kyoko started taking TriYoga classes from Margaret. The TriYoga flows gave her a totally different experience from any other styles of yoga she had tried before. Kyoko felt energy flowing through her body and was filled with a profound peaceful feeling. In 2006 when Margaret told her about the upcoming TriYoga teacher training in Waltham, Kyoko realized that she had been waiting for this opportunity to happen.

Based on her own experience of incorporating the TriYoga practice (yogasana, pranayama, meditation and vegan diet) into her daily life to bring balance and higher awareness to her life, Kyoko is committed about helping those who come to the class with various challenges and obstacles.
Kyoko enjoys sharing her love of TriYoga with students as well as being inspired by students.

Kyoko has been certified in Basics through Level 2 by TriYoga. A lifelong learner, she started taking a Sanskrit correspondence course from Dr. Mohan in India so that she can read Bhagavad Gita in Sanskrit.

Lorrie's Bio

Lorrie is a Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital Emergency Department and a certified TriYoga teacher. In the ED she provides crisis intervention to patients and families who present with acute and traumatic problems and serves as a staff consult and resource. In her nursing practice she uses breathing, meditation, yoga and therapeutic touch. She received the 2009 MGH President’s Excellence in Action award for exceptional performance and dedicated commitment to the highest standards of excellence.

Lorrie writes and presents on professional topics and contributed chapters to Primary Care: A Collaborative Practice on sexual assault and domestic violence. She has co-produced with Margaret a Multi-Sensory Meditation CD and the soon-to-be-published book "The Path to Inner Knowledge."

She also teaches therapeutic yoga programs (trauma-sensitive and restorative yoga, and yoga for caregivers) at TriYogaBoston www.triyogaboston.org

She is a trained Stephen Minister, a lay care giver providing one-on-one Christian care to bereaved, hospitalized, divorced, terminally ill, or others facing a crisis or life challenge.

She spends her summers as a nurse at Camp Robin Hood. Holistic care, prevention, health promotion and education comes through in all she does as she incorporates TriYoga in her professional
work and brings her psychiatric nursing expertise to her yoga teaching.