Milton, MA Yoga Photo Shoot at Houghton's Pond {Chakra Power Yoga Mini Sessions}

Congratulations to the second group of teacher trainees to graduate from Chakra Power Yoga's 200 hour training! I remember my 200 hour well and can't help but feel a little jealous each time I work with a teacher training group because I definitely miss those days! A special thanks to Elissa, Kim, Adrienne, Amelia, Maura, Larissa, Michelle and Colleen!

For these minis, we met at the beautiful Houghton's Pond in Milton, MA to capture each teacher as they start out in the yoga teaching world! I'm thrilled to share a preview of them with you below. Enjoy!

If you're interested in teacher training, you can sign up for CPY's third group, starting this September! Don't forget to give them a like on Facebook and Instagram to stay tuned to all things CPY!

If you're interested in booking a yoga photo shoot, please contact me today!

Thank you to my Yoga Studio Partners! {2016 Recap}

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As we come into the last month of 2016, I wanted to take a moment to extend a huge thank you to all of this year's yoga studio partners. I absolutely love working with your teams for studio shoots, mini sessions, celebrations, events and more. I love working with your teachers, being introduced to your communities, and {gush, gush} becoming closer friends over pizza post sessions.

To all of the owners, the studio managers, the behind-the-scenes-geniuses who create these amazing communities, I thank you, from my heart, for the amazing partnerships we have together. Here's to wishing you a wonderful end of year and continued success in 2017! To you, I bow.

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Why am I posting this up a full month before the end of the year? Well, holidays can be a stressful time and for me personally, I know I'll be ramping up my yoga practice at these studios over the next few weeks. Hopefully, I'll see many of you there!

For more information visit:

• The Yoga Tree, Haverhill, MA
• Lexington Power Yoga, Lexington, MA
• Chakra Power Yoga, Waltham, MA
• Chakra Power Yoga, Braintree, MA
• Barre & Soul Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
• Life Time Athletic Metro West, Framingham, MA
• Universal Power Yoga, Norwood, MA

And, definitely take a look back at the photo shoots I've done with Caroline and the team at The Yoga Tree, Yolanda, Jillian, Lorraine and the team at Lexington Power Yoga, Nicole and the team at Chakra Power Yoga, Andrea, Jenna and the team at Barre & Soul, Meredith and the team at Life Time Athletic Metro West, and Jen and the team at Universal Power Yoga. Here's to many more in 2017!

Westwood, MA Yoga Photo Shoot at the Center at Westwoods {w/ Tracy Affonso}

These last two weeks have been filled with beautiful yogis, amazing new locations, and all things fall. And let me tell you, this makes for one amazingly happy yoga photographer. Yes, it's true that October in my field is usually a crazy happy mix of loveliness and mayhem as all photographers in New England look to get in as many shoots in this gorgeous time of year as possible all the while finalizing the season's weddings. So, if you happen to see me running to the Whole Foods Coffee Bar in my sweats, a bit disheveled, just know in return your facebook feeds will soon be filled with all things lovely, and all clients, as always, will be getting on time photo deliveries. That said, I truly hate how our generation still glorifies being busy so let's also remember that photographers pretty much hibernate from November to April. {ha!} It balances out in a way that's just right. But, enough about me.

I had the pleasure of photographing the gorgeous Tracy Affonso last week and I could not be more excited to share some previews with you. After hosting a workshop for breast cancer survivors at The Center at Westwoods, Tracy suggested hosting our yoga photo shoot at this truly remarkable location. It's not only a meditation center and yoga studio, but also has some incrediblly beautiful grounds with a koi pond, statue garden, labyrinth, and breath taking foliage. Add in a beautiful - inside and out - yoga teacher like Tracy at golden hour, and I'd call that the perfect yoga photo shoot.

I was first introduce to Tracy at her class at Stil Studio in Dedham, MA and am happy to share that she also teaches at Chakra Power Yoga, Waltham Yoga, Artemis Yoga, STARR Life Studios, and Life Time Fitness' Life Power Yoga. She is also the Regional Director for the Massachusetts branch of bodhi & mind yoga, which offers physical, mental, and emotional support to women in every stage of breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.  Now this is one incredible yogi!

You can follow Tracy on Facebook and Instagram to learn more about her and find her latest teaching schedule! And now, enjoy some previews from our yoga photo shoot!

If you're interested in booking a yoga photo shoot, contact me today!

Announcing Chakra Power Yoga Waltham!!

I could not be more thrilled to announce that one of my closest friends, Nicole Burrill, is opening her second yoga studio, Chakra Power Yoga Waltham this weekend! Come join Nicole for her first class in the space on June 4th, 9:30am, for what is sure to be a powerful vinyasa flow class. More information can be found on the studio website, chakrapoweryoga.com and on Facebook. Sign up on MindBody to reserve your space and make sure to add Chakra Power Yoga Waltham to your favorites on the MindBody app!

The studio is located at 740 Main Street in Waltham, MA, across from the library. Enter to the right side of the building on Daniel's court. There is deeded parking behind the building and church and plenty of 2-hour street parking on Main Street. {Hey, logistics are important!}

And now, a few quick previews from our studio shoot earlier this week. A special thanks to the teachers and students who volunteered for the photo shoot and to Nicole, Erica, Erin, Kris and Grace for rocking out in their mini sessions!

And yes, I recognize that this post is completely filled with logistics and details and all things non personal because if I were to go into how proud of I am of this girl and what she has done for and brought to the yoga community and to me personally, I'd be balling in a hot second and we wouldn't want that. Love you, Nicole.

I'm looking forward to seeing you all on Saturday!

If you are interested in setting up a yoga photo shoot for yourself or your studio, please contact me today.