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The choice to love is the choice to connect - to find ourselves in the other.” Bell Hooks https://www.lovedefeatsfear.com/about daily 0.75 2026-03-23 https://www.lovedefeatsfear.com/teachers daily 0.75 2026-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/0193da7b-079c-43f7-8e35-f722e5671121/1K6A0532.jpg Teachers Rachael Whitworth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/088f4cac-7092-41e0-97cc-0482d6037584/1K6A0555_1.jpg Teachers Eames Yates https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/9ffbaa63-da9d-4cdc-98c3-d672774ed3d0/8Y6A2591.jpg Teachers Tom Baldwin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/fedc8be9-22c5-4c4c-8b9a-b8bfc597bb20/SB2.jpg Teachers Susan Bosley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/f479dcd8-52d7-4219-9f26-881b17e0a699/IMG_2644.jpeg Teachers Rick Bruno https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/1718991789112-PYFHUAAFSZ7NTM32U6NG/IMG_8207.jpg Teachers Kristy Burns https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/82dd8cf7-1653-4ae8-bbe1-f0988e0aa556/8Y6A2812.jpg Teachers Mary Cadmus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/1724276767750-22RW89LGUH4EVS2BEOL1/unnamed-2.jpg Teachers Federica Cavallaro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/556cab7e-b81c-45cb-b4d0-338668642528/IMG_4350.jpeg Teachers Donita Coburn-Amadio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/6b07b246-9521-4ecd-9875-11a5415b8bf7/image1.jpeg Teachers Marisa Ferris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/d571c905-16b1-40a5-9770-5481b4c18a56/IMG_5297.jpeg Teachers Melissa Rooney https://www.lovedefeatsfear.com/pagerw daily 0.75 2025-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/53e55dce-7996-4d3a-9695-303c2ec3334b/1K6A0452.jpg Rachael Whitworth - Rachael Whitworth Co-Founder Director, Vinyasa Teacher Training Program Transform your energy. Awaken your life. Rachael is a yoga teacher, Reiki Master, and guide for inner transformation. Her work blends movement, energy, and mindfulness to help others reconnect to their innate wisdom — the light that is always present within. With nearly a decade of teaching experience, Rachael is an E-RYT 500 yoga teacher, Usui Holy Fire® & Karuna Reiki Master, and holds a Master’s degree in Transpersonal & Humanistic Psychology. Her teachings weave together ancient practices like Yoga, Ayurveda, and Reiki with modern understandings of the mind and nervous system, offering a grounded and integrative approach to healing and self-discovery. Rachael believes that yoga is not about perfecting poses — it’s about remembering who we are beneath the noise. Each practice becomes an invitation to pause, breathe, and see clearly. Through this awareness, transformation naturally unfolds. Whether she’s leading a vinyasa class, a Reiki training, or an international retreat, Rachael’s intention is always the same: to help people find peace, empowerment, and purpose through awareness and energy alignment. Her offerings — from weekly classes to workshops, teacher trainings, and retreats — are designed to help students move beyond limitation, release old patterns, and reconnect to their wholeness. Offerings Yoga Classes & Workshops (Vinyasa, Yin, Restorative, Ayurveda-inspired) Reiki Trainings & Private Energy Healing Sessions Yoga Teacher Trainings & Mentorship International Retreats — experiences for reflection, renewal, and community Beyond the Studio When she’s not teaching, Rachael can often be found near the ocean, hanging out in her favorite coffee shop, or planning her next retreat — experiences that bring together travel, culture, and conscious community. https://www.lovedefeatsfear.com/pageey daily 0.75 2025-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/c91dc3eb-ca7c-4dbd-a1f8-a26d08b37c0f/1K6A0600.jpg Eames Yates - Eames Yates Co-Founder It all begins with an idea. Eames Yates is a believer in the revolution of compassion. He believes we are all part of the Love Army, whether we realize it or not. As such, we are all Love Warriors and it is the mission of Eames and our studio to help you recognize that divine inner wisdom through radical self-love. In doing so we can love those around us more fiercely. Welcome to the Love Army… https://www.lovedefeatsfear.com/pagemc daily 0.75 2025-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/25c21984-7be8-4725-9a3e-6e1d6eb3f1ed/1K6A0324.jpg Mary Cadmus - Mary Cadmus Mary began teaching Vinyasa after completing her 200-hour YTT with Thames Street Yoga, Newport, RI in 2019. She is honored to teach in the same supportive yoga community she began practicing in. Yoga has been an ongoing gift of love, light, and strength in Mary’s life. Her purpose in teaching yoga, is to share that gift with others. Mary also brings a personal training background and a general love for fitness to the mat. She teaches a strong, deliberate flow. Mary gives clear alignment cues to create strength with range of motion, utilize the body/mat as opposing forces, and match breath to movement. And it’s all set to some really good tunes!! She is an avid music lover and is often inspired to create new “soundtracks” for her classes. Mary offers a safe, inclusive environment where all are welcome! Modifications will be offered to soften the practice as well as options to advance it as desired. https://www.lovedefeatsfear.com/pricing daily 0.75 2026-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/6e5c0b35-ab0f-4b9c-8c13-63dcdf0b91bd/8Y6A2568.jpg Pricing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/0d9fb2b7-4bab-4696-8a1b-bd5ee4c2652f/1K6A0439.jpg Pricing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/1a8b50de-0b3c-4960-9972-3283bf875008/8Y6A3242.jpg Pricing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/5ea55c23-d5ca-4b85-8b7a-2f69f9015d87/1K6A8030.jpg Pricing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/30da5e1d-4cef-41a1-9457-66b7991c1cde/1K6A0570.jpg Pricing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/5c412042-0155-4dbc-ba16-6f7e6bd54943/1K6A0357.jpg Pricing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lovedefeatsfear.com/teacher-training daily 0.75 2026-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618511387030-5LI1E5QMVTQ2RY9S00A4/20140228_Trade+151_0046+1.jpg Teacher Training https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618511440608-5BVMHVN4WR2I9YQV1WWR/Aro+Ha_0010+1.jpg Teacher Training https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/602bbed1-6792-4b0e-a49b-134a4a22e16b/1K6A0434.jpg Teacher Training - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/1eb422e7-ea00-46f0-ac03-f4b18024cc79/1K6A0410.jpg Teacher Training https://www.lovedefeatsfear.com/classes daily 0.75 2026-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg Classes https://www.lovedefeatsfear.com/workshops daily 0.75 2023-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg Workshops https://www.lovedefeatsfear.com/yttapplication daily 0.75 2021-12-28 https://www.lovedefeatsfear.com/pagekb daily 0.75 2025-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/1718991789112-PYFHUAAFSZ7NTM32U6NG/IMG_8207.jpg Kristy Burns - Kristy Burns Kristy earned her CYT after completing her 200 hour YTT with Rachael Whitworth and Patti Doyle at Love Defeats Fear in late 2022. She loves to challenge her balance and strength through asana practice and finds the physical movement of yoga meditative. Kristy enjoys arm balances and inversions and builds them into her practice whenever possible, but also finds joy in flows that are quiet and thoughtful. https://www.lovedefeatsfear.com/reiki daily 0.75 2026-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/26de551f-ed0c-491a-a19c-13f7d78d552a/1K6A0464.jpg Reiki Appointments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/1699283170059-HV16IOYPSYGN1FPU9MN3/image-asset.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/423cafef-7e06-4e72-9f55-17a81fcc9792/20230324_183646.jpg https://www.lovedefeatsfear.com/pagemr daily 0.75 2025-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/d571c905-16b1-40a5-9770-5481b4c18a56/IMG_5297.jpeg Melissa Rooney - Melissa Rooney For many years, yoga has been a means of self discovery, awareness and transformation for Melissa. In 2023 she completed her 200-hour teacher training at Innerlight Yoga. An avid practitioner of Vinyasa, Melissa finds ease in the balance of mind, body and breath on her mat. Through creative flows, her classes focus on mindful movement and breath awareness, embodying the benefit of the mind body connection in the present moment. With an open heart and a sense of humor, she encourages each student to make the practice their own, recognizing that everyone has their own reasons for arriving on their mat. https://www.lovedefeatsfear.com/privateyoga daily 0.75 2024-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/10541898-9d74-491f-a10d-107c35b9a147/IMG_9474.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/f5adf279-a235-4762-b013-4dd10e2876e8/IMG_1126.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/dc2c05e6-d30f-4db4-9157-27a7a19b0644/IMG_3072.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/1719358539183-PG81UBB4NYID28LVYD4R/image-asset.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/b5ac2fd7-e614-42ac-af0e-39ab3105beba/IMG_4255.jpeg https://www.lovedefeatsfear.com/pagefc daily 0.75 2025-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/efedc4ee-d2af-4bbe-9173-353a5b8ea57f/Fede+Cavallaro Federica Cavallaro - Federica Cavallaro Federica completed her 200HR Yoga Teacher Training at Yogi Hari's Ashram in Miramar, Florida, and has been teaching since March 2022. With nearly 20 years of yoga practice and training, Federica specializes in vinyasa flow, slow flow, and personalized one-on-one sessions, incorporating her background in massage therapy and wellness into her classes. She joins us with a deep commitment to community and shares our values of presence, accountability, gratitude, and service. "My yoga practice has enhanced my body mechanics as a massage therapist and deepened my mindfulness." She finds solace in nature and loves to explore new cultures through travel. https://www.lovedefeatsfear.com/pagemf daily 0.75 2025-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/6b07b246-9521-4ecd-9875-11a5415b8bf7/image1.jpeg Marisa Ferris - Marisa Ferris Marisa is a dedicated yoga teacher with a strong foundation rooted in diverse trainings. She completed her first 200-hour certification at All That Matters, which sparked her deep passion for yoga. Furthering her education, she pursued an additional 200 hours with the Baptiste Foundation, specializing in Power Yoga. Marisa is also a certified leader of the 40 Days program and has completed the Art of Assisting training. Continuously committed to learning and growth, she completed a 300-hour program and had the privilege of participating in the Yoga as Medicine training with Dr. Timothy McCall. Additionally, she is attuned to and has completed Reiki levels 1, 2, and 3, enriching her holistic approach to healing and wellness. Her love for nature and the ocean has inspired her curiosity and enthusiasm for cold water therapy, which has become an integral part of her health and wellness practice. Marisa also uses essential oils for personal well-being and often incorporates them into her classes, adding sensory depth to the yoga experience. https://www.lovedefeatsfear.com/pagesb daily 0.75 2024-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/35f6b212-dc16-4f1f-ae08-933f4fffd1c0/SB1.jpg Susan Bosley - Susan Bosley Susan is an RYT 200 level yoga instructor and has been sharing the gift of yoga for over 12 years, finding yoga to be a perfect complement to the variety of ways we move our bodies outside the studio. She has received her 200-hr. yoga from YogaFit and is working towards her 300 hr., including specialty certifications, most recently Yin Yoga and Reiki attunement. Her intention is to bring awareness and acknowledge the feelings and emotions that come with breath and movement that not only take place while on the mat, but carry with you in your daily lives, as a student, in sports, family and at work. Therefore, you’ll enjoy Slow Flow Vinyasa classes that encourage an open heart, a calm mind and a strong and graceful body. Prior to relocating to Newport in 2018, she lived in Maine where, as a certified Stand Up Paddleboard and SUPYoga instructor through World Paddle Association, she shared glorious summer days offering sunrise paddleboard yoga when the tides allowed on the Ogunquit River. https://www.lovedefeatsfear.com/reiki-training daily 0.75 2026-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/1732137364315-6MA57WRMUVX69DGOOQ06/unsplash-image-qCXB_7CJUOk.jpg Reiki Trainings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/1732137478454-QDJF5OVP42ZEGAWL6LG5/unsplash-image-MseNqZlYg4M.jpg Reiki Trainings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/1732138175446-SM10HJXR9MZAJUAG37ZJ/unsplash-image-n3lGbPpDIJw.jpg Reiki Trainings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/1732202991935-6E9AOBK0ZSKWXGU89226/unsplash-image-5AW7otY6Ocs.jpg Reiki Trainings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/1c3237cf-9045-416f-b0ca-d3fef4991e6a/1K6A0464.jpg https://www.lovedefeatsfear.com/offerings daily 0.75 2026-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/1643139093382-026CXI30ZJDK6B2HX8BB/1K6A0410.jpg Offerings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/f6bc17ec-d020-432d-a03e-df0933264fc3/1K6A7870.jpg Offerings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/33deb8c8-cdb8-4813-83f0-5489fea3b497/IMG_2345.jpeg Offerings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/1638292439125-Z9UUUJAARUL9CRZ2O75E/1K6A0450.jpg Offerings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/47a9f0b1-acf0-4841-b813-33a38ae4c6d2/8Y6A2791.jpg Offerings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/0c3ed3d1-e8c6-42dd-85c4-cbc6ec170960/8Y6A3159.jpg Offerings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/712d38a2-3ec7-47fb-8783-2eeceeda15eb/IMG_1419.jpeg Offerings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/8917c655-4bba-4267-a7d3-feb4e8f81a15/1K6A0334.jpg Offerings https://www.lovedefeatsfear.com/pagedc daily 0.75 2025-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/556cab7e-b81c-45cb-b4d0-338668642528/IMG_4350.jpeg Donita Coburn-Amadio - Donita Coburn-Amadio Donita is a transformative wellness practitioner dedicated to guiding individuals and groups on a profound journey of healing and self-discovery. With a wealth of expertise spanning body, mind, and spirit, Donita creates space for growth through her signature programs. Radical Radiance and Heartwaves Yoga. A passionate advocate for holistic well-being, Donita is an accredited Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher (CMMI ) and a seasoned Yoga Teacher (RYTT 200+), specializing in Restorative, Trauma-Informed, and Yoga Nidra practices. She is also a Shamanic Reiki Master Teacher, Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) and a Ritual and Ceremony Creator. Drawing from her deep knowledge of healing arts, movement and creative expression, Donita teaches, coaches and creates individualized classes and ceremonies using healing rituals for both individual and group celebrations and life markings. Her deepest offering is to foster healing and spread peace and love wherever she goes. With a background as an Acting Coach/Teacher/Director, Donita’s multifaceted skill set empowers her to work from the inside out, creating transformative, playful and deep experiences. ***Donita worked in non-profit education for years as a team leader, professional fundraiser, program designer, relationship builder, and event planner, using her expertise in program creation and design, marketing and communications to curate impactful experiences that nurture individuals' holistic well-being. Through her unique combination of practice, ceremony and ritual, Donita helps individuals and groups reconnect with their inner radiance, honor connection, heal trauma, and cultivate lasting growth—empowering human BEINGS to step into their radiant, most radical selves. https://www.lovedefeatsfear.com/pagetb daily 0.75 2025-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/691a2a23-d485-475d-ac69-9399b745d38e/1K6A0162.jpg TB - Tom Baldwin Tom completed the 200-hour Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training program with Yogis Rachael Whitworth and Patti Doyle and became a RYT-200 certified yoga teacher through the Yoga Alliance. He is also currently enrolled in the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program (MMTCP) facilitated by Tara Brach, PhD. and Jack Kornfeld, PhD. Though a relatively new practitioner, he believes yoga is accessible to everyone, regardless of background or ability. While life is full of challenges and constant change, Tom believes yoga has the power to create calm and stability in our lives, no matter the circumstances. Tom was a 29-year career Naval Officer and helicopter pilot with many leadership and staff assignments focused on training and education. Now, he teaches operational-level planning to International Naval Officers assigned to the Naval War College. Tom was recognized as a “…professor who possesses a unique combination of superior professional competence, creative imagination, and unbridled enthusiasm.” He brings that same energy to the yoga mat. https://www.lovedefeatsfear.com/pagerb daily 0.75 2026-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614cc46718e870016fc31456/3b8241b0-b14f-4d07-b147-1176b11ecc87/489bc0a2-f371-4308-89b1-add987fb2967.jpeg Rick Bruno - Rick Bruno Rick Bruno is a SomaIQ-certified breathwork instructor, NASM-certified personal trainer, and a devoted meditation practitioner of over a decade. He is currently completing his 200-hour yoga teacher training and 200-hour meditation teacher training, deepening his path in conscious living, wellbeing, and mind-body awareness. Rick is deeply devoted to spirituality and his Path, and is here to serve and support the space with steadiness, presence, and care. Outside of the healing arts, Rick has been working with and mentoring others through the NA fellowship as a sponsor, offering grounded guidance and lived experience. He is also the owner of Bruno Painting, a business he has run with integrity and dedication since 2004, employing and mentoring many along the way. Rick brings a rare blend of humility, groundedness, and compassion into every space he holds.