Polly's Yoga Background
500 ERYT / MA Acupuncture
Polly Savoie Christy 800 Hour Advanced Certified Jivamukti Teacher and Master of Acupuncture.
Practicing meditation since visiting a Theravada Buddhist monastery in Kyoto, Japan at the age of 12, practicing yoga
since 1994 while living on the beach in Mexico and teaching Yoga since 2007 where she trained in New York.
Polly has a deep Sadhana or conscious spiritual practice.
She is a massage therapist since 1994 and has a Master’s Degree in Acupuncture since 1999. Robert Duggan, her
acupuncture mentor, taught her that vulnerability is her greatest strength.
Polly wears her heart on her sleeve and will help you connect to your own heart and the courage within it. Polly has
been a lead teacher of Yoga Philosophy, and Sanskrit in numerous teacher trainings, Polly studied dharma under world peace leader and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh who blessed her with the 5 Mindfulness Trainings which are based on the precepts developed during the time of the Buddha.
Polly studied 800+hours of Yoga Training with Internationally renowned Jivamukti Yoga Teachers: Sharon Gannon
and David Life.
Polly deepened her original Sanskrit training with Manorma, Ruth Lauer Manenti and lovely mentor, Andrea Boyd,
which led her to further study of Sanskrit with Dr. M.A. Jayashree. Polly has led healing retreats including yoga, meditation, deep spiritual awakening and surfing to Bali since 2011. In Bali she studied under Balianes healer Jakorde Rei who was spiritual healer to the King of Ubud.
She has been blessed with incredible teachers and remains humble, kind and slightly radical effortlessly blending
ancient wisdom, well thought out asana sequencing, alignment cues and hands on adjustments that assist each and
every student to transform and evolve!