Heather Laffely

Photo of Heather doing yoga on a deck

Heather Laffely graduated from UMO with a B.A. in Women’s Studies, a minor in Peace Studies, focusing on Women’s Reproductive Health and Advocacy. While raising her 5 children, she has spent the last 30 years developing her skills with movement & rhythm, and their connection to health and vitality. This has inspired her work across the decades as a dancer, former deejay, doula, and Yoga/movement instructor and enthusiast. Heather received her YT-200 through the Maine Yoga-Fest School of Scarborough Yoga. She is certified Trauma-Informed trained in Vinyasa, Yin, Restorative, Recovery, Gentle, Chair and Buti Yoga. She holds numerous fitness/movement certifications, currently teaching Barre and Fiesta Fitness(Latin Dance-Fitness).

Heather is very involved with the Recovery Community and teaches Recovery yoga in-studios, at residential treatment centers, and privately for those in Recovery to addictions of ALL kinds.

Heather has begun training in sound and vibrational healing, and will be adding this level of offering to classes upon completion. Her classes are creative and inviting; Blending her passion for physical wellness, with an awareness of the mind-body connection.