I write about yoga and everyday life.

About Renée

I live in McCall and Lucile, Idaho.

I bring a unique blend of perspectives as an educator, bodywork therapist, small business owner, mindset coach, retreat facilitator, community organizer, yoga teacher, and writer.

I taught high school English for seventeen years and gradually moved into shiatsu and bodywork therapy. I launched a second small business, Luminaire, to offer mindset coaching, retreats, public speaking, and event facilitation. This has been supported by the following:

 

  • Whole Health Educator™ and Coaching certification with the National Institute of Whole Health.
  • Facilitator training with Authentic World San Francisco and Integral Center Boulder.
  • Participation in the West Central Mountains Leadership Academy.
  • Development of Mavens’ Haven, a retreat and event venue on the Salmon River at Lucile. 
  • Himalayan Yoga Tradition teacher training in the Bharati lineage. Bharati translates as one who loves the light of knowledge.
  • Creation of Community Hub McCall, CUB, a community space for co-working, meetings, and events.
  • Assisting with the creation of the West Central Mountains Creative District.
  • Development of post-pandemic Yoga classes in McCall at Enliven Studio.  

 

I am currently completing a playbook on H.D. Thoreau’s Walden with prompts for walking, conversations, and Yoga.