Bio

Shirronda began studying yoga 20 years ago. At the time she was a member of the American Tribal Style Bellydance dance troupe OmbellyCo and working for a local non-profit organization. Yoga helped to reconnect after work by using the breath to go inward, forging a mind body connection . In 2011, she become certified as a teacher. Then became attuned in Reiki level 1, Usui lineage. The following year she was attuned in Reiki Level 2 and later began volunteering in Brigham and Women’s Hospital Volunteer reiki program. In 2020 she became a Reiki Master.
She offered weekly work place yoga classes for the NonProfit Center for several years starting in 2012. In 2015 she began the Community Yoga class at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Jamaica Plain. Her classes are influenced by Hatha, Vinyasa, restorative, and Yin yoga. Her specialty is transforming community and nonprofit workspaces into a welcoming oasis for mind body connection through movement, breathe and a dash of humor.
She serves on the Board of Trustees for the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health.

Certifications

• Yoga Works Certification with Natasha Rizopoulos

• Stil Studio – Beyond Teaching Yoga Mentoring

• Reiki Usui Shiki Ryoho Level 1, 2, and Master

• Yin Yoga Teacher, Kripalu School of Yoga

Education

• Teacher Training Module Shiva Rea- Riding the Vinyasa Wave

• Workshop/ Retreats: Beryl Bender Birch, Sean Corne, Kia Miller, Tsultrim Allione , Shiva Rea and Rolf Gates

• RISE Workshop, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health

Past Clients/Employers include

• Health Resources in Action

• MAPC

• The Community Builders

• Urban Edge

• YWCA Boston

• Sportsmen’s Tennis Enrichment Center

• Benefitness (Yin) / Blissful Monkey (Community Yoga)