Owner

Since 2004, Debra, a certified Yoga Therapists and experienced teacher has embraced an integrative approach to health and wellness.  She’s owned and operated a full-service, integrative Health & Wellness Center from 2006-2015 and founded NW Yoga & Wellness in Port Townsend, WA in 2015.  Over the years, Debra's approach toward helping others has remained the same, to make health and wellness accessible for all.  To do that she aligns herself with a team of professionals, in various disciplines, that assist her, her clients and students achieve their goals.  With over 11,000 hours in training and teaching, Debra offers a customized, transformational and experiential approach in her classes, privates and training's.  She specializes in Therapeutic Yoga and Alignment-based Yoga, with an emphasis on detail, precision, structural alignment and anatomical principles for a safe and sustainable practice in the performance of postures (asanas) and breath control (pranayama).  Each student is encouraged to explore and own their ongoing journey toward their optimal health.

Debra is a certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) through International Association of Yoga Therapists and registered at the E-RYT 500 level with Yoga Alliance.  NW Yoga & Wellness is a registered Yoga School (RYS) and Continuing Education Provider (YACEP) through Yoga Alliance.  As a teacher of teachers, Debra developed a RYT 200-hour Advance Training program and other courses that qualify as continuing education hours for experienced practitioners and Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT's).

Debra has had many teachers over the years, but when you ask her who her most influential ones are, she always says it’s her students and that she is honored to have the opportunity to learn from them daily. 

To contact Debra, email her at debra.nwyogawellness@gmail.com.