“Cecile is one of the best yoga instructors I’ve had... that rare balance of calm, strength and enthusiasm. Powerful.”
Cecile Desire Biography
My intimate relationship with colors started at the Conservatory of Ochres in Roussillon, France, where I studied traditional painting techniques. Fascinated by the meanings and value of colors across cultures and civilizations, my connection to colors deepened from their aesthetic to their intrinsic value: colors resonate with our being. Colors have enlightened my journey with yoga and with life.
YOGA CREDENTIALS - 800 hours of professional trainings - Licensed Anusara-Inspired™ Yoga Teacher (Teacher trainings and studies with Cindy Lusk, Sianna Sherman and Jeanie Manchester; Yoga Therapy trainings with John Friend, Amy Ippoliti and Martin Kirk). - Certified Hatha Yoga Teacher from the Shambhava School of Yoga in Boulder, Colorado - Registered with the Yoga Alliance. - Children's yoga training with the "Calming Kids" program. - Hindu Tantric philosophy studies with Dr. Douglas Brooks, a world-renowned scholar of Hindu Tantrism. |
EDUCATION - Interior Design studies at the University of Berkeley, California - Business School degree, Ecole Superieur de Gestion, Paris, France |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - Yoga teacher to both adults and children (public and private classes) - Kitchen Designer - Project and marketing manager in Interior Design - Marketing Consultant - Investment Banking Sales |
PHILANTHROPY - Supported a water well initiative in a small village in Senegal, Africa. - Founding member of the Slow Money Alliance, an NGO promoting the restoration of local food systems and local economies www.slowmoney.org |
