Nanette Tummers

I have been teaching yoga for close to 19 years and never get tired of teaching and learning more about yoga. I started practicing yoga to augment my training for triathlons and now I continue to practice because I see it augments everything in my life!

I have shared the gifts of yoga with many groups: at risk incarnated youth; adults in recovery; PreK-12 students and older adults; veterans; college students. I want yoga to be accessible to all.  

What I love best about and what guides my teaching is helping people to embrace and care about what we all should love and want to be healthy—our minds, bodies, and hearts.

Dr. Nanette Tummers is a professor of health education at Eastern Connecticut State University. She is an advocate for motivating individuals to embrace lifelong holistic health choices that are meaningful and enjoyable and serves the recovery community, at risk adolescents, public schools and adults.

She is passionate about the gifts of yoga and meditation. She is the author of  "Teaching Yoga for Life. Preparing Children and Teens for Healthy, Balanced Living; Teaching Stress Management; Activities for Children and Young Adults; and Stress Management. A Wellness Approach". She had been trained in Manindfulness based Stress Reducation (MBSR) and Koru Mindfulness for Energing Adults at Duke University.

Nanette volunteers her time for “Our Companions”, an animal welfare advocacy; She is an avid hiker and traveler.