Deborah Perkins, yoga instructor

Deborah is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance. She teaches several styles of yoga ranging from very active, which will challenge even seasoned athletes, to gentle, restorative classes which can melt away stress. Her group classes are motivating, energizing and accessible to all levels, and her private sessions are customized to each individual.

Her clients include athletes, executives, yoga teachers, persons recovering from injury, children, students, busy professionals and those wishing to deepen their practice..

"Yoga is about being present, and doing what you can do right now. Start where you are, learn to let go of the things that hold you back, and move into the future with power, grace and focus. "

Deborah’s first teacher training was in Ashtanga yoga, the style from which “power yoga” and “vinyasa flow” were derived. Her next teacher trainings were Ana Forrest’s foundation and advanced courses. She has also done teacher trainings with Rodney Yee, Edward Clarke, Aadil Palkhivala, David Swenson, Shiva Rea and Gary Krafstow. She has been fortunate to have the opportunity to learn from many other yoga masters including: David Williams, Barbara Benaugh and Baron Baptiste and and has taken classes in anatomy and bio mechanics. She continues to study with Patricia Walden.

Deborah has assisted Ana Forrest at Yoga Journal conferences and national events.  She has taught at the Boston Ballet, and many venues throughout Boston. She initiated the yoga workshops program at Harvard and has taught workshops for beginners as well as advanced students. She currently teaches at Harvard University and Boston Sports Club as well as private and corporate clients.   Diverse teachers, yoga styles, types of dance and life experiences have given her a broad selection of tools to bring to her teaching.

An alumna of Harvard, Deborah started her business career in marketing. After working a while at a start-up internet company she opened her own dot-com company. Working in the United States and Europe, she designed websites, taught executives how to implement new technology and designed technical training programs for employees of Fortune 50 companies. Now she teaches yoga full time.

In addition to teaching yoga Deborah continues to pursue her lifelong passions for painting, photography and dance. Her work has been exhibited in New York. Deborah has been a photographer for the Boston Yoga Journal Conference, the Boston Global Yoga Mala and the Omega Being Yoga Conference in New York City. You can see a sample of her work here.

Deborah has a strong interest in animal welfare and she donates a portion of her earnings to organizations such as the MSPCA which rescue animals in need.

Deborah is available for private lessons, group classes and workshops in greater Boston and New York City. She can be reached at: perkinsdesign@hotmail.com