Lynn Rossy, Ph.D. has been teaching mindfulness, meditation, and yoga for 25 years to help people find peace, contentment, joy, and passion in their lives.

She has been teaching transformational yoga retreats in Costa Rica since 2009 and is excited to branch out to other countries. Her retreats are constantly evolving to include yoga, meditation, energy medicine yoga, and journaling. She helps empower participants to lovingly connect to their hearts, bodies, and minds, as well as explore amazing places and eat amazing food. Her certification in Kripalu Yoga was in 2002. She is also an Advanced Energy Medicine Yoga® (EMYoga) teacher. She will be finishing her certification as an Eden Energy Medicine Practitioner in early 2025. She leads weekly in-person Kripalu yoga classes at Yoga Sol in Columbia, MO and Energy Medicine Yoga (EMYoga) classes online, as well as leads yoga retreats to Pura Vida Retreat and Spa and Tierra de Suenos in Costa Rica. Her teaching combines the wisdom and clarity of mindfulness with the heart-centered, meditative aspects of Kripalu Yoga. Her favorite mottos are: “If you can breathe, you can do yoga” and “Yoga should feel delicious!”

She loves teaching yoga and meditation to all levels of students, no matter what their experience or physical ability. Lynn is a health psychologist who spent a large part of her career teaching mindfulness-based interventions for eating, workplace wellness, and stress reduction at the four-campus system of the University of Missouri. She has written two books on Mindful Eating-- The Mindfulness-Based Eating Solution and Savor Every Bite: Mindful Ways to Eat, Love Your Body, and Live with Joy—and a ten-week mindful eating program called Eat for Life. She spent many years on the Board and as President of The Center for Mindful Eating, a non-profit worldwide organization.

She is the Executive Director of Tasting Mindfulness, LLC.Lynn is known for her infectious laughter and joyful teaching style.

Current Trip

Wellness & Nature In Madeira