Aloha and Welcome!
I'm River Cummings, a Hawaii-based Gentle Yoga teacher, Wellness Retreat leader and Vedic Chanting instructor. I recently retired from a wonderful decade-long career as a yoga teacher trainer in Colorado and followed my heart to Maui. I am beyond blessed to have landed in North Kihei, on the sunny south side, with my sweet partner Shawn, sassy cat Bella, a flock of feral Love Birds, ginormous old mango tree, a baby palm tree named Paco, two avocados, a stand of apple bananas... and lots of tropical creepy-crawlies! Free time off the mat finds me walking the beach, shopping the farmer's markets, volunteering at the Maui Humane Society, swimming, and snorkeling the south side's heavenly turquoise waters. I realize that there's a whole lot to look at here in cyberspace, so please accept my humble and heartfelt "thank you" for stopping by to visit this site for a moment.
Below you will find my official Bio, with a description of my training and experience. Sprinkled around the site are various offerings and other bits of information which I hope you'll find useful, too. However, in the spirit of my teaching lineage, I know that the magic of yoga doesn't live in the information. The magic lives in our vital, ever evolving relationships -- between individual and community, teacher and student, body and mind, self and spirit... and beyond. So, please. If anything on these pages speaks to you, reach out and say hello. I am here to serve you. Perhaps there is something of value for you here... and who knows where that might lead?
Bio
Beginning her yoga journey in the early 1990's, River’s professional yoga teaching career spans the past two decades. Over the years her offerings have included group class instruction, individual yoga therapy, retreats, workshops, festivals, content development, and over 10 years as a Colorado based yoga teacher training director.
River is a dedicated student of yoga, yoga therapy, and Vedic chant in the lineage of TKV Desikachar and T Krishnamacharya. She is a master teacher of Viniyoga methodology and holds both Yoga Teacher and Yoga Therapist certifications from Gary Kraftsow’s American Viniyoga Institute. She has been accredited by the Yoga Alliance at the ERYT-500 level. In 2016 her current teacher, Sonia Nelson of the Vedic Chant Center in Santa Fe, NM, formally requested that River begin to share her Vedic Chant teachings with the public.
A recent arrival to Maui, River is thrilled to begin a fresh teaching chapter with her new island ohana (family). Students who practice with River will appreciate her warmth, intelligence, clarity, depth, honesty, wisdom, and humor.