Cintia F. Hongay, PhD (Genetics, Harvard Medical School), KYT 200+ and Yoga Tune Up® teacher, has been a yogini for more than 30 years. While in grad school, she trained in the Iyengar method with Candace Carey in MA, where she gained knowledge of body alignment and proper use of yoga props. She practiced and enjoyed yoga pre-during-and-post-pregnancy and knows first-hand how to modify asanas for the developing belly. She is the creator of “Yoga for Every-Body®”, a class that blends anatomy principles with awareness of asana expression for all ages and different body types. She focuses on making yoga safe and enjoyable for plus-size yoginis, the aging group, and those recovering from injuries. She has attended several workshops at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health including yoga for back pain, the Franklin method for yoga, proper pelvic alignment, and meditation. Cintia is currently fulfilling the requirements towards her 500-hour yoga teacher certification in addition to her 200+h yoga teacher certification she received in 2014 from the Kripalu Yoga and Ayurveda School in MA. She has trained in Facial Yoga and Gua-Sha Lymphatic drain and fascia conditioning for face and body. Interested in spinal health and self-massage for fascia conditioning, she has trained with Jill Miller, creator and founder of Yoga Tune Up® receiving her Yoga Tune Up® teacher certification in 2016. Cintia is the only Yoga Tune Up® certified teacher in the North Country: https://www.tuneupfitness.com/teacher/cintia-hongay