Denny Richard Certified Personal Trainer, FRA, ACSM; 200 Hour RYT & 80 RYT - Hatha Yoga/Kriya Yoga. I was born and raised in a suburb of Boston. As a teenager, I spent many summers traveling the country with a Drum and Bugle Corps. It was there that I learned that the rewards of hard work and the benefits of teamwork, loyalty and dedication. As a student at Northeastern University, I studied business management, which prepared me for my job as an analyst for a mutual fund company. What it didn't prepare me for was "my" path. I left the corporate life in 2004 find my life's path. I knew I wanted to work with people one-on-one, helping to improve their general well-being. I first received a personal trainer certification from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), then I got hooked on yoga. I was then certified as a Hatha Yoga instructor from Fitness Resource Associates (FRA) in the fall of 2005. In January of 2006, I moved across the country to pursue a 200-hour RYT in an effort to learn the deeper aspects of yoga. The 30 days I spent in an intensive yoga study at the 7-Centers in Sedona, AZ was a life-changing experience. I am passionate about aiding people along their paths to wellness by teaching them about their bodies, minds and spirits. Yoga's amazing gift is to teach us to seek answers within ourselves. It can be used as a tool for physical exercise, spiritual paths, emotional well-being and mind focus. If you don't take care of your body, where are you going to live?? Because I love what I do, I don't consider it work. I am so blessed to have found something that I can give back to people. Happiness is our essential nature, and our perpetual quest for happiness can only be fulfilled when we realize who we truly are. This is what yoga does. This is what I hope to leave with you.