Cynthia Winick

Instructor

The Yoga Place

Cynthia Winck – RYT 200Cynthia’s practice of asana began over 20 years ago, but her yoga journey goes further back. It started in an unexpected place — the water. As a distance swimmer in high school, she first discovered the power of the breath and what it means to be fully present with only the sound and sensation of the breath.Over the years, the various forms of yoga became steady companions through life’s changes, offering grounding, healing, and perspective. After a breast cancer diagnosis in 2004 and a traumatic arm injury in 2022, she returned again and again to breath, guided visualization, and gentle yoga movement as powerful tools for recovery and resilience.Cynthia is a 200-hour RYT with certifications in Restorative Yoga, Deep Stretch, Chair Yoga, and Breath Coaching. She is currently completing her 500-hour certification and continues her studies with respected teachers, including Judith Hanson Lasater and Mike Curtis. She also completed the Yoga Medicine Lymphatics Teacher Training to deepen her understanding of how yoga can support immunity and lymphatic health.Before teaching yoga, Cynthia studied science and psychology and spent over two decades as Chief of Staff in her husband’s endodontic practice, where she trained staff and supported anxious patients with a calm presence. She also owned and ran an art gallery and has worked in both pharmaceutical and healthcare settings. These roles — balancing logic, compassion, and creativity — continue to inform her teaching.Cynthia’s classes are calming, nurturing, and accessible. Her teaching weaves together breathwork, mindful movement, and deeply restful poses. Students often say they leave class feeling lighter, more relaxed, and reassured that “doing what you can” is always enough. She believes yoga is a powerful way to come home to ourselves — with compassion, awareness, and gratitude.A lifelong learner with an MBA, Cynthia also loves reading, gardening, cooking, walking, and spending time with her family and friends. She tries to live each day with presence and appreciation for the beauty in ordinary things.“The most important yoga isn’t the poses we do on the mat — it’s how we live, how we breathe through hard things, and how we keep showing up.”