About Cindy Brown
Hatha Yoga:
Cindy became a certified Yoga teacher in 2001 following a year of training at Frog Pond Yoga with Diane and John Featherstone. She has continued her training at Kripalu in Pregnancy Yoga, Yoga for Depression, Senior Yoga as well as Life Force Yoga. Cindy also completed a teacher training program in Yoga for Osteoporosis in 2014 at the Sivananda Yoga Ashram in the Bahamas.
Cindy’s yoga classes are slow, deep and meditative with the goal of increased awareness and peace. She accommodates all levels in her classes and encourages her students to honor themselves in their individual process.
Next Osteoporosis Workshop– Online 3 part workshop in the planning stage for late fall or early winter. email Cindy at purelightyoga@yahoo.com to be put on the interest list.
Laughter Yoga:
Cindy has a passion for laughter yoga. She heard about laughter yoga in a life force yoga teacher training and decided to train to be a laughter leader in 2009. What she did not anticipate was the powerful response that she would have to the practice. “I did not want to go another day without laughter”. She started a laughter club in Westford, MA called “Westford Laughs” in January of 2011. This club meets weekly on Wednesday nights at 7pm and is and always will be free and open to all. In August of 2017 Cindy trained with Robert Rivest to become a laughter yoga teacher. Cindy will soon be offering Laughter Yoga Leader trainings. Dr Kataria gave Cindy the great honor of naming her Laughter Yoga Ambassador for her work spreading laughter over the past 8 years. You will find more information at www.Laugherisit.com where you will find a song that Cindy and Richard wrote about laughter yoga and much more. There is also a page on Facebook called Westford Laughs. Email address for all things laughter is laughterisit@gmail.com. Due to Covid and a change in life circumstances Westford Laughs has stopped meeting at least for the foreseeable future.
Meditation:
Cindy first began meditating in college. She has been involved in meditation groups, has co-lead meditation retreats in the past and has been teaching a weekly meditation class at the Chelmsford Senior Center in Chelmsford, MA for the past 7 years. Cindy is presently leading meditation online on Monday mornings at 9:15. www.purelightyoga@yahoo.com
Psychotherapy Practice:
Cindy has been practicing psychotherapy for 37 years, 33 of those years in private practice. She works with children, adolescents, individual adults and couples.
Restorative Retreats:
Cindy and her husband Richard Davis have been leading a Restorative Retreat each year. Due to Covid there was a gap but retreats are back!!! Next retreat is November 2023 at Ferry Beach Retreat Center in Saco Maine. This retreat is full but there is a wait list if interested.
About Richard Davis
Richard Davis has worn many hats in his musical career. He has played jazz, bluegrass and popular music in addition to having a degree in composition and being an accomplished conductor. He has composed and orchestrated music for feature films and television and has accompanied John Denver, Betty Buckley, Lulu, Illinois Jacquet, and Gloria Loring. He has recently retired from Berklee College of Music where he was a professor of Film Scoring.
Richard is a sought-after kirtan musician with more than twenty-five years experience playing guitar, piano, harmonium, and banjo for chanting, as well as producing albums and leading kirtans. He brings an enormous heart and soul to his music utilizing his experience in Indian music, jazz, pop, and Western classical music. Devotional music is his passion, as he says, “Kirtan is an offering. For those of us blessed with the gift of musical talent, it is our opportunity to share this gift for the uplifting of the world.”
Richard has accompanied Shyamdas, Karnamrita Dasi, Gaura Vani, Krishna Das, The Hanumen, Radhanath Swami, Devadas, Prema Hara, and many others. He was music director at Shri Muktananda Ashram in South Fallsburg, NY where he led kirtan and bhajan groups, directed and arranged musicians for kirtans with Gurumayi, and produced CD’s.
Richard recently released a new CD called “Walk Gently on the Earth”. This CD can be found on iTunes, Amazon, and other internet music stores.