Madeleine Eno

More than 10 years ago, I stumbled into a yoga studio in Cambridge, Mass. I came out channeling someone foreign—I think it was myself. I was different, from the way my legs moved to the way my heart felt. I had never moved like that before. Five years later, I stumbled into an Oregon elementary school classroom to teach writing and came out feeling the same way. I had never talked and connected like that before.

For many years, I was the editor of an outdoor magazine on the east coast. I followed my heart out to Oregon several years ago and now freelance for various clients, newspapers and magazines—and teach whenever and wherever I can. And to whomever I can! I lead a memoir class for senior citizens every Tuesday afternoon, coach writers on the phone, and help run a daily after-school program for elementary kids. Whether teaching movement or writing, helping a kid understand math or flying an adult, I believe it is comes down to finding the way in. And everyone I encounter is a little different. Some people need to show themselves to the world; some need to show themselves to themselves.

I am so grateful to have a life in which I can express myself and encourage others do the same. I have learned that I’m doing the same thing whether I’m teaching or practicing, doing writing or yoga. Simply uncovering that sometimes-enormous, sometimes-microscopic voice that says “I am.”

CYTT: Ring Three

hometown: Boston, MA

current residence: Sandy, OR

teaching area: Mt. Hood area, Boston

current teaching: Cottrell Community Learning Center Afterschool Enrichment Program; Senior Memoir-Writing Class; Celtic Spirit Yoga Studio Kids Classes; Co-Teach Writing &Yoga Workshops; "Createshops"--Workshops for So-Called Not-Creative People; Individual Writing Coaching; "Games to Grow On" classes for elementary kids; After-school yoga and "Reaching the Resistant Writer" classes for middle-school kids.

education/training: CYTT Level 2; Indigo Kids Yoga Teacher Training; YogaCalm Teacher Training; Reiki Level 2; Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics; Bachelor of Arts in English; "Writing the Mind Alive" training; ongoing writing workshops and yoga classes.

experience: 10 years yoga practice; magazine publisher; columnist; graphic designer; non-profit fundraiser; freelance writer & editor; business communications person

influential teachers: Rolf Gates, Denise Payne, Karen Hangsterfer, Natalie Goldberg, Ted Gup, Kevin & Erin, my roadtrip partner Cate, little kids

current studies/adventures: writing a novel, exploring in the Northwest, crossing borders

contact me:

Madeleine Eno

PO Box 191, Sandy OR 97055

(503) 826-1619

email Madeleine

my teaching schedule

weekly classes:

Gresham Senior Center