Stacy McCarthy
With over 20 years experience in the health and fitness industry, Stacy has gained worldwide recognition for her Yoga Body DVD series. She appears on Exercise TV and is the yoga expert for the Active Health Network. Her tenure in the industry also includes stints as a Chief Operating Officer of Frog's Athletic Club, Southern California Director of Programming for Club One and a consultant to numerous fitness clubs and yoga studios. Stacy holds a BS in Exercise Physiology and was inducted into the Yoga Alliance at its highest level.
Stacy has been seen as the face and spokesperson of many top health and fitness brands such as, Lululemon Athletica, Ryka, V-8 Vegetable drink, Yoga Stick-e Products and Life Time Networks Diet Tribe. Prior to focusing on yoga, Stacy was an All American swimmer, a world champion Freestyle Frisbee player and a group fitness teacher in Southern California. Stacy has been quoted as saying, "My old way of fitness, using primarily cardio and weights, was about blasting the music so I was distracted as I judged myself in the mirror. Then I found yoga."
“My old way of fitness, using primarily cardio and weights, was about blasting the music so I was distracted as I judged myself in the mirror. Then I found yoga.”
Stacy's yoga journey began almost two decades ago when she approached renowned Ashtanga Yoga teacher, Dominic Corigliano, who she studied with for many years. She dropped 10 pounds and her body changed into a long, lean look, her clothes looked better on her. She found her mind at ease, as this style of yoga helped cease the unnecessary chatter in her head.
Not only is Stacy an advanced practitioner herself, she has developed her own form derived from Ashtanga, with techniques designed to strengthen and balance the traditional series in a system that inspires beginners and experienced students alike.
Along her journey, Stacy gained the knowledge and insight that Yoga is about getting rid of the mirrors and judgment of how you look, turning down the music so you can hear your breath and getting connected to how you feel. It's about working the body intelligently, holistically with balance and feeling. The by-product of a regular yoga practice is a calm mind and a lean, strong flexible body.
Armed with this knowledge, a daily practice of yoga & meditation, and passion for helping others, she shares her education & experience around the world. A gifted and inspirational teacher, Stacy has adopted a more balanced approach of self-acceptance and moderation and realized that being healthy is not defined by the number of hours you workout or the amount of calories you eat, but by the joy and fullness of your life physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
Yoga NamaStacy, a business founded and owned by Stacy, is held in high esteem throughout the Yoga & Fitness industry. Her goal in business is to help others experience the freedom and joy in life she has found through awakening the yoga body, mind and spirit. She invites everyone to join her in creating habits and routines to live a balanced life in a beautiful, healthy mind, body and soul!
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
—Marianne Williamson