Sara Merrick-Albano is a Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance and currently holds E-RYT 200, RYT-500 certification. She is a certified yoga therapist through Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy and is continuing her studies for IAYT certification.
Sara offers yoga therapy, private yoga, and mentoring for yoga teachers.
In her yoga therapy practice, Sara helps people use yoga to manage their chronic health conditions. She specializes primarily with low back pain and autoimmune diseases, but is trained to work with a variety of physical and mental health conditions, as well as weight loss.
Sara also loves to help students develop their own personal yoga practice for spiritual evolution, whether they are just starting out or they have been practicing for years. She invites exploration of how a student’s individual body moves and empowers students to approach asana with variation while cultivating compassion and respect for the body and the self. Sara also teaches pranayama and meditation, guiding students on how to safely explore places where physicality no longer matters.
Sara offers mentoring for yoga teachers and teachers-in-training for those looking for guidance in their teaching practice.
Sara's teachings are pragmatic and non-dogmatic and she does not hold to a specific lineage. Instead, she focuses on what works for the individual, with respect for their personal path. The result is a student-driven practice that invites balance in the body and mind, both in the practice and in life off the mat.
Sara has been practicing yoga for over 15 years and has over 1000 hours of training. Sara holds a B.S. degree in geology and mathematics and graduated with highest honors. She spent six years working as a process engineer in the metal finishing industry, working on reducing chemical usage, continuous improvement, and project management. This translates well to her one-on-one work with clients and students as she guides them on the process of yoga. She can quickly identify small changes that make a big difference in an individual’s transformation.