Pat O'Brien

Pat O'Brien, PhD is a Harvard Medical School trained immunologist and clinical research scientist who has been practicing meditation and yoga for 12 years. Dr. Pat's previous teaching experience in the Allied Health Sciences and Medical Sciences at the university level and thorough understanding of anatomy and physiology allow her to easily translate the alignment and biomechanics of yoga safely to her students.

Many years ago, Pat was attracted to hot yoga for the therapeutic benefits but was dissatisfied with many aspects of it. Upon exposure to Baptiste hot yoga, Pat knew immediately that this was the yoga she had long been searching for. She totally immersed herself into Baron's yoga realizing that the sky is the limit in terms of physical, emotional and spiritual growth. Pat has been practicing a 12 Step Program on a daily basis for 18 years and considers the practice of Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga an extension of her 12 Step Program in a very big way.

"Get honest with yourself, get rid of life's baggage and all the negativity, then you let go, let God, and let the Universe meet you half way. Baron's yoga style shows you how to allow the goodness and truth in yourself to surface. I love and believe in this yoga. Most importantly it fits me spiritually."

Although educated in traditional medicine, Dr. Pat has long been passionate in her beliefs of the mind-body connection and the use of the ancient practices of meditation and yoga. Pat's yoga teaching emphasizes connection with the true self and healing. Pat, a Certified Baptiste Yoga Teacher, teaches power vinyasa yoga classes and private therapeutic one-on-one yoga instruction in the tradition of Baron Baptiste.

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