Tracy Ulmer
Tracy's introduction to yoga was a pre-natal class while pregnant with her first son. She loved the benefits of the pre-natal yoga practice. However, life and babies got in the way of doing more yoga. After a stretch of time, a friend urged her back to a class. She was instantly hooked and has been devoted since. Tracy noticed that although she could not do most of the poses offered in her first class, linking her breath to her movements did wonders for her peace of mind.
She felt more balanced and at ease as she moved throughout her day. Yoga offered a long sought-out sense of mindfulness and peace in her life.
Tracy believes that practicing patience, kindness and compassion for ourselves on our mats, prepares us for life off the mat making us kinder and gentler people. She encourages her students to be accepting of themselves, embracing where they are in the present moment. She learns something new every day from her students and feels they are her best teachers. She is so thankful she is able to share her love of yoga with them.
She completed her 200-hour teacher training program with Sharyn Galindo at North Shore Yoga and received her Niyama Hot certification under the guidance of Mac McHugh. She is deeply grateful to her early teachers at the Nantucket Yoga Room, all of her teachers at North Shore Yoga and to Mac McHugh.
Yoga keeps Tracy grounded and able to breathe through her very busy life. She lives with her husband and three active sons in Lake Forest. When she is not doing, teaching yoga or reading something about yoga, she can be found in her car driving some one some where or dancing.
