Stacy Smith, RYT 500, Ph.D. is a graduate of the YogaLife Institute of NH currently focusing on the philosophy and practice of ahimsa, or nonviolence, and yoga as embodied spiritual practice. She teaches an undergraduate liberal arts seminar called "Roots of Nonviolence" and yoga asana, meditation, and ethics at The Yoga Center in Portland, Maine. She enjoys teaching students of all ages--from adolescence through adulthood and into the "wisdom years"--employing posture, movement, seated meditation, reading, writing and discussion as avenues for reflection, self-study, and lifelong learning. To view Stacy's current yoga classes at the Yoga Center of Portland, Maine, click here.