Romi Cumes

Romi Cumes is a certified yoga instructor, licensed massage therapist and healing arts practitioner based in Santa Barbara, California.  Her business Transformative Healing Arts offers professional yoga instruction, therapeutic massage, yoga/movement workshops and healing retreats. Romi has had a passion for movement and music her whole life.  After a ten-year study of gymnastics and dance, she began practicing yoga in 1996.  She began her advanced training in 1998 and received her Yoga Instructor beginning and advanced certifications from the White Lotus Foundation. Her other interests include: holistic health studies, wilderness and nature education, international travel, dance, firedancing, culture, ethno-botany, art, playing music and songwriting.
 
Romi’s style is eclectic and creative.  She weaves strength-building sequences with movement and intuitive healing modalities.  Each class is unique and draws from a mix of Hatha Yoga styles such as: Vinyasa flow, Ashtanga, Therapeutic Restorative, Anusara and Forrest yoga modalities. Romi draws from her extensive dance and acrobatic background and has been influenced by Modern/Jazz technique, Fire spinning, Afro-Brazilian, Traditional West African drum and dance, Improvisational, Hoolahooping/rhythmic gymnastics, Hip-hop and Capoeira.

Mystical shamanic studies and travels through the Americas and Africa have led her to explore the sacred connection between movement, nature, healing, rhythm and spirituality.  Romi helps facilitate students to deepen their connection with Body and Spirit. Her intention is to help people live more freely in their bodies and embody their creative Spirit. Her classes and workshops support expansion, physical fitness, healing, spiritual wellness, personal growth and fun. For more information, please visit her website at: www.romicumes.com