ABOUT US
Tara McCabe
Key West Paddle Board Yoga was created in September of 2008. SUP had been on the rise in Key West and Tara was introduced to the sport by friend, Sue Cooper, owner of Lazy Dog. The first paddle yoga class consisted of friends..yogis and non yogis..and KW Paddle Yoga was born.
In 1990, Tara began her exploration of the ocean aboard the Schooner Westward and sailed from Portugal to the Caribbean. She was home..the sea, the stars and the breeze soothed her soul and her adventures brought her from the Caribbean, to Newfoundland, and from Alaska, to Key West . The yoga journey began in 2001 when motherhood became her next adventure. Tara presently teaches Hatha Flow and Kids Yoga on land at Shakti Yoga Studio, and the evolution of SUP Yoga has allowed her to combine both of her passions.
Tara is an E-RYT and has completed 2 trainings and attended many various workshops. Her first 200 hour training with Sri Yogi Hari changed her practice and way of life through his blessed teachings of Sampoorna Yoga. A second 200 hour training in Krama Vinyasa under Ruslan Kleytman evolved her teaching skills and heightened her awareness of what Yoga truly means in this present day and age. This past spring, she completed an ACE Paddle Fit certification course with Brody Welte.
Trish joined Key West Stand-Up Paddleboard Yoga as an instructor during the summer of 2010. Practicing for over 5 years, Trish’s yogic path was sparked in Key West and only intensified during her graduate studies in New Zealand. While stimulating the mind by delving into the vast annals of cultural anthropology, Trish sought out a balancing element in her life. Hours of research in the library soon reverberated into daily practices, seeking the solice of a small studio in Ponsonby. Using yoga to explore the connections between mind, body and spirit became (and continues to be) a very neccessary journey for her.
Upon completion of her 200HR Yoga-Alliance Certification, she joined Tara in contributing to her favorite way of sharing the experience of yoga: via stand-up paddleboard (SUP). Since then, it has been a roller-coaster of involvement and a supportive embrace from the community. In fact, Trish and Tara just completed Brode Welte’s PaddleFit Certification Course in order to explore an expand this sport in a safe and knowledgable way. The Polynesian tradition of SUP and the Vedic-rooted practice of yoga form a relationship befitting any practitioner seeking a physical, mental and emotional connection.
Trish’s most recent ventures include a 3 month stay in Nicaragua. Leading classes at the Buena Vista Surf Club in San Juan del Sur and at Inan Itah on the island of Ometepe, Trish was able to experience and embrace the very same elements she enjoys while teaching on the calm waters of KW: mother nature.