Carrie Adams

Carrie came to yoga via a circuitous path. Her first occupation was as a student of Nature. This grew from a childhood love, where she raised a wide variety of critters in her very tolerant parents’ garage and yard, into a passion and a career. Her love of the outdoors led her to learn to scuba dive, which led to a degree in biology from UCSC, which in turn led to a Masters degree in Marine Science. She has been fortunate enough to have worked at the Long Marine Laboratory in Santa Cruz, the Santa Cruz City Museum, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and the Oakland Museum.

A combination of a deep belief in the interconnectedness of nature and a love of dance and movement led Carrie try her first yoga class in 2001. Since then she has been been a dedicated practitioner, and received her first teaching certification in 2002. In 2006 she became a certified Anusara Yoga teacher.

Carrie has taught people of all all ages and levels of fitness in a variety of locations in the Bay Area, including studios, senior centers, the Berkeley Public School System, and the YMCA.

She believes in the power of yoga to change people’s lives, as is grateful to be able to offer back what she has so graciously been given from her teachers.

Carrie lives in Berkeley, with her husband, a 13 year old son, and a Guinea Pig.  In addition to practicing and teaching yoga, she enjoys telemark skiing, mountain biking, kayaking, and dancing of any kind.