sharon smith-carter

CLINICAL SOMATIC EDUCATOR & YOGA INSTRUCTOR

RSME| RSMT, ERYT500, AWA WRITING CIRCLE LEADER

Sharon has been teaching yoga and movement since 1999 in her community of Kawartha Lakes. She opened Path to Stillness Yoga, the first dedicated studio in Lindsay in 2004 and highlighted mindful practices to support health, ease, and nervous system regulation.

Her yoga journey began with Kripalu teacher Lila Ostermann, whose encouragement helped her explore yoga as a tool for navigating anxiety. Sharon certified in 2000 (ERYT-500) and has continued to study with influential teachers including Donna Farhi, Judith Lasater, Paul Grilley, and Biff Mithoefer.

In 2013, she began her clinical somatics training with Martha Peterson of Essential Somatics, becoming a certified Clinical Somatic Educator and Somatic Movement Teacher (RSME/RSMT). In 2021, she joined the Essential Somatics faculty as a group teacher and mentor.

Sharon began leading online writing circles as a certified Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) group facilitator since 2019 after realizing how writing was beneficial for health, and inspired by AWA lead teacher and mentor Sue Reynolds.

Outside the studio, Sharon has offered outreach programs in movement and mental health programs for local nonprofits, the Ross Memorial Hospital and the CMHA in her community. In 2016, she co-founded the CoKL chapter of 100 Women Who Care, an initiative close to her heart. When she’s not teaching, you’ll likely find her walking with her pup Finn, knitting something cozy, building a family tree or paddling on the water at the cottage.

Sharon has an on-going commitment to her professional development and practices that create conscious change. She is a Clinical Somatic Educator and Movement Teacher (ISMETA), a Yoga instructor (E-RYT500) and Group Facilitator in the Amherst Writers & Artist (AWA) Writing Method. She is a life-long learner and is drawn to learn practices that can help those in emotional or physical discomfort through movement, writing and human connection.

Sharon has an on-going commitment to her professional development and exploration of practices that create conscious change. She is a Clinical Somatic Educator and Movement Teacher (ISMETA), a Yoga instructor (E-RYT500) and Group Facilitator in the Amherst Writers & Artist (AWA) Writing Method.