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Shae’s interest in the human body and movement has been lifelong. Fifteen years of classical ballet training led Shae to explore the Pilates system of strengthening, and she was hooked. In 2003 she completed her mat and apparatus training in Pilates under the Physical Mind Institute and has been teaching since.

Shae's introduction to yoga was an Ashtanga yoga class at Full Moon Yoga in Louisville, KY in 2003 and she knew she'd found her path. After completing a 6 month Yoga Study Program at Full Moon Yoga in 2004 Shae made her first trip to Mysore, India in 2005 to further study Ashtanga Yoga with Shri K. Pattabhi Jois and Sharath Rangaswamy. In 2006 she completed the Yoga East 200 hour teacher training program. Shae returned to Mysore in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 and is working on the Intermediate Series of Ashtanga Yoga. During the summer of 2010 she attended the Level 1 Authorization Teacher Training with Sharath Rangaswamy and is now authorized by Sharath and the Shri K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute to teach the Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga. Shae credits her primary yoga teachers as Shri K. Pattabhi Jois, Sharath Rangaswamy, Tim Miller, Doug Keller, Ramanand Patel, Swami Chidvilasananda and Laura Spaulding. Her teaching is highly influenced by Ashtanga yoga (her personal practice) and is always lighthearted and upbeat. Shae’s personal philosophy is “Love Yourself, Love Life!”

After studying both Pilates and Yoga Shae felt like she needed more training in both anatomy and manual manipulation (touch!) and decided to enroll in Massage Therapy School at Advanced Massage Therapeutics in Louisville, KY. Her training includes Swedish, Deep Tissue, Trigger Point Therapy, Myofascial, and Manual Stretching.

Shae uses her variety of knowledge and influence to assist people on their individual paths, teaching group classes, private sessions and workshops.