Shay Whitman Cooper received training initially at the Kripalu Yoga center in Lenox, Ma and became certified in 1989. With her partner and husband, Charles Cooper, they opened the first holistic health centers on the North Shore in Salem, Ma called Prana Health & Yoga Center. Shay went on to nurture her love of yoga by training with Patricia Walden, Iyengar style, Anusara Yoga with many teachers, Doug Keller DoYoga. This year she reached the landmark age of 80 and in some ways holds it as a badge of honor.

“Yoga is a wonderful gift to learn, experience and enjoy.”