Yoga is my hometown.

I guide people — into shapes and spaces — that can cultivate connection, confidence & calm.

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Aquarius Sun, Gemini Moon, Aries Rising.

Born and raised in Maine. Cat mom. Loves a good book and a good party.

My undergraduate education is in Public Health and Sociology. I have always aspired to be in the wellness world. Since I was in high school, my plan was to be an OB/GYN in osteopathic medicine. I knew I loved women’s health, helping others and learning about the way the body functions.

During my Peace Corps service from 2016 to 2018, I was confronted with the maternal and child health realities in the western world and decided to channel my focus into spirituality, holistic health, and movement.  I devoted much of my attention to studying yoga during my time in the Peace Corps.

I read, I practiced, I meditated. I started to discover my true self at 26.

After completing my service in 2018, I traveled to Thailand for my first yoga teacher training and became certified in vinyasa and restorative yoga. Since then, I’ve completed continuing education in Ayurveda, The Chakras, Trauma Informed Yoga, Breath work, Mobility and Functional Movement, Awakening Yoga and more!

I love unearthing new perspectives to more deeply understand the way humans move, feel, connect, express and evolve.

Today, you can find me playing in and around Portland, Maine. I teach weekly classes at Portland Yoga Collective.

Yoga at PYC with Liz Merci

  • I teach 4 classes every week at Portland Yoga Collective in Portland, Maine.

    All classes are offered in person and virtually online! If you’d like to practice with me in a studio setting, we’d love to have you join the PYC Community!

  • Tuesdays 5:30pm (60 mins)
    Thursdays 9:30am (60 mins)
    Sundays 9:30am (75 mins)
    Sunday 11am (60 mins)

Awakening Yoga

  • Awakening yoga is a style of yoga that blends ritual, breathwork, hatha, vinyasa, yin/yang energy, mantra, and self study all into one powerful sequence.

    Learn more here.

  • 11:00am every Sunday at Portland Yoga Collective!
    Join me in the PYC studio every week to practice the 60-minute foundational sequence of Awakening Yoga.

My way of being off the mat

  • Finding Balance is my space to share: thoughts, art, updates, & offerings.

    Enjoy the Liz love here.

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The witchery of living is my whole conversation with you, my darlings.

— To Begin With, The Sweet Grass by Mary Oliver