Danielle Casioppo, MS, RYT was introduced to Hatha yoga over 20 years ago and developed a steady practice through the years. Her passion for the ancient science of yoga drove her to become a certified Hatha-Tantra yoga teacher in the ParaYoga® lineage in 2011. She is also trained in Mindful Yoga Therapy through Embodyoga® and Mindful Resilience Yoga Therapy for Trauma Recovery through the Veteran’s Yoga Project ®. Danielle has traveled to India with her master teachers from the Himalayan Institute, Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, Rolf Sovik, Kathryn Templeton, and Rod Stryker, to study yoga and meditation. She has expanded her study to include Ashtanga Yoga under the guidance of Suzanne Manafort in the tradition of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. She regularly attends workshops, seminars and classes to enhance her knowledge, practice and teaching. Danielle is the full-time Health Educator for Being Well at Yale, where she teaches stress management, meditation and relaxation programs to faculty and staff. She also enjoys speaking about the history of yoga in the west and has provided programming at the Cheshire Public Library.