Founder and former co-owner of Stafford House of Yoga and Owner of Bear River Massage, Linda has over 16 years in the wellness movement with a background as an advanced certified massage therapist and E-RYT 500 Yoga teacher. In 2005 she finished Massage School and received her massage license in VA and became a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist. In that same year she also became a Reiki Master certified by Don Wingate with the Order of the Red Dragon. She infuses the energy work whenever working with people in workshops, massage or yoga. In 2006, she began her Qi Gong path with Jeff Primack and Supreme Science Qi Gong. Since then she has attended many Qi Gong and breath empowerment events and infuses this knowledge into her teaching. Practicing Yoga since 2006 she began to make it real part of her lifestyle in 2012. She received her RYT 200 from John and Chris Yax, Yax Yoga Concepts, in 2014 and has taught full time since then. She then completed her 300hr training with Yax Yoga in 2018. Working with all the modalities that were passed on to her, she strives to always keep in line with the true intention of helping others on their path to a higher level while seeking new science on yoga and anatomy. ​ Certifications: E-RYT 500, NCTMB, Reiki Master, Thai Massage from the Thai Institute of Chang Mai, Higher Self Meditation with Cary Bayer student of the Maharishi, Oncology Massage Certified.