Romy Toussaint
I’m an energy queen, transformational trainer and coach, motivational speaker, and yoga teacher.
I empower those around me to create a complete practice of consciously leading their lives. I help them become physically strong through all stages of their lives; to lead them to connect to their minds; strengthen their spirit, and to bring about a world where they have the courage to show up as their best self.
I have been teaching yoga and mindfulness for over 20 years. I am a certified conscious leadership life coach and a certified yoga teacher and a certified yoga health coach. I have studied alignment-based yoga, Kundalini, Hatha, Vinyasa yoga and meditation with a variety of teachers and have over 1,000 hours of yoga certification.
I am a professional speaker and presenter on the benefits of mindfulness, yoga and wellness. I am expert at customizing and facilitating physical activity breaks and mindfulness sessions at conferences and workshops for all types of groups and organizations.
Experience
Key-Note, Public & Motivational Speaker
Presenter at public, private, corporate, organizations and school events on the importance of mindfulness, conscious leadership, wellness, yoga, and fitness.
Master Trainer, Certified Yoga Health Coach
Romy leads year-long immersions, guiding and teaching participants to embody, embrace and master ayurvedic habits and leadership skills and tools so they can thrive in all stages of life.
Retreat Leader
Romy continues to lead national and international transformational yoga, hiking, and transformational leadership workshops, retreats.
Mentor of Yoga Teachers
Romy guides new yoga teachers through an in-depth study of personal development and refinement through conscious leadership training and gives them tools to manage their personal practice their yoga business.
Mindfulness Teacher
Romy believes that learning about yoga and mindfulness at an early age can really change lives and so has worked with teachers and administrators to bring yoga and mindfulness into schools to students in middle, and high school and led summer yoga camp for teens and children ages 5 and up.
Teacher Training
Romy is recognized internationally in the yoga community as a teacher’s teacher with over 25 years of yoga experience. She has her own yoga teacher training school and has led extensive teacher training programs focused on both praxis and communication.
Public Speaking Experience
Deerfield Academy, NJ Conference on Women,
Henry J. Austin Health Center Mercadien Group,
Rider University, Heathy NJ Conference, Lawrence Township Public Schools, Bridgewater Raritan Public Schools,
Hopewell Township Schools
NJ Caregivers Conference, At the Well Conferences, Herspiegel Consulting
Retreats:
National- New Jersey, New Mexico, Yoga & Hiking for Black Women & Women of Color
International- Peru, Costa Rica, Tulum Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba
My story
“I fell in love with yoga in 1992 when a friend gave me a Bryan Kest video. I remember that first feeling of connection to my body, mind and spirit. I never wanted to forget that feeling and immediately became a student of yoga. In 1998, I began leading classes. Teaching yoga helps me to fulfill my life’s mission.
I remain a student of yoga and credit my knowledge to the various teachers in my lineage. These include my first teachers, namely JoAnn Carter, Kevin Gardner, Baron Baptiste, and John Domenico. I am grateful to my teachers that have expanded my perspective – Rolf Gates, Matthew Sanford and Max Strom for teaching me how to breathe. Jodi Greene taught me how to sit. I am also grateful for Hareesh Christopher Wallis for his genius teachings on yoga history and philosophy.
I have spent over 600+ hours studying formally, and remain a student of Janet Stone. My biggest shift came from the teachings of Grace Clayton, who taught me how to open my eyes, heart and soul to the world of conscious living through the 500hr Transcendent Leadership Coaching Training.
With experience, I have recognized that my best teachers are the ones who come to my classes daily, pushing me to find innovative ways to teach and stretch my creative ability. I love yoga because it helps me to do everything better. I’m married to my college sweetheart and we have four amazing sons. I love to hike and be out in nature and treasure time with family and friends.
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