Maureen Spencer, RN - Founder and Executive Director
Finding Inner Peace Yoga School, founded by Maureen Spencer, M.Ed., R.N., has been certifying yoga teachers since 1996. This business focuses on certificate programs in yoga, sound healing, and Reiki energy healing. In 2002, the Yoga School received approval from the National Yoga Alliance as a Registered Yoga School.
Maureen Spencer has an impressive background. She holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Northeastern University in Boston, MA, and a Master of Education in Health Promotion from Bridgewater State University. Maureen’s passion for yoga began when she was 15 years old, after she read an article about its potential for enhancing mind control. At just 17 years old, she started teaching yoga to her nursing school classmates. Her journey continued as she received her first yoga teacher certification from the Ashram in Belmont, MA in 1978. Maureen furthered her studies as a yoga therapist with Integrative Yoga Therapy and completed advanced teacher training. She also completed other certificate programs, including the American Yoga College, International Yoga Studies, and Yoga Journal Conference Teacher Intensives. Her training extended to areas such as Yoga Kids Phase I Facilitator, Color Me Yoga Children’s Teacher Certification, Meridian Hatha Yoga Certification, and Prenatal Yoga Teacher Certification. Maureen authored a chapter entitled “How Yoga Saved My Life” in the book “Yoga in America”, recounting her early experiences with yoga in Boston.
In October 1997, a group of yoga teachers representing various schools and styles convened at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Stockbridge, MA to draft the first standards for teacher certification under the National Yoga Alliance. Maureen actively participated in this project and promptly incorporated the drafted yoga standards into her yoga teacher certification course in 1998. In 2000, Maureen achieved recognition as an Advanced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT500) with the National Yoga Alliance.
Maureen Spencer has an impressive background. She holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Northeastern University in Boston, MA, and a Master of Education in Health Promotion from Bridgewater State University. Maureen’s passion for yoga began when she was 15 years old, after she read an article about its potential for enhancing mind control. At just 17 years old, she started teaching yoga to her nursing school classmates. Her journey continued as she received her first yoga teacher certification from the Ashram in Belmont, MA in 1978. Maureen furthered her studies as a yoga therapist with Integrative Yoga Therapy and completed advanced teacher training. She also completed other certificate programs, including the American Yoga College, International Yoga Studies, and Yoga Journal Conference Teacher Intensives. Her training extended to areas such as Yoga Kids Phase I Facilitator, Color Me Yoga Children’s Teacher Certification, Meridian Hatha Yoga Certification, and Prenatal Yoga Teacher Certification. Maureen authored a chapter entitled “How Yoga Saved My Life” in the book “Yoga in America”, recounting her early experiences with yoga in Boston.
In October 1997, a group of yoga teachers representing various schools and styles convened at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Stockbridge, MA to draft the first standards for teacher certification under the National Yoga Alliance. Maureen actively participated in this project and promptly incorporated the drafted yoga standards into her yoga teacher certification course in 1998. In 2000, Maureen achieved recognition as an Advanced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT500) with the National Yoga Alliance.
