YOGA NAMASTACY
Powerful Body. Peaceful Mind.Yoga, lifestyle, and self-realization.
2021 IDEA World Instructor of the Year / Co-Creator of the First College-Accredited 200/500-Hour YTT / 2,000+ Trainings Delivered Worldwide
Get to Know Stacy
Stacy McCarthy is an Integrative Wellness expert, celebrated speaker, and yoga specialist known for transforming lives through a holistic approach to yoga, lifestyle design, and self-realization.
Named the 2021 IDEA World Instructor of the Year, Stacy co-created the first College Accredited 200- and 500-Hour Yoga Teacher Training and has delivered over 2,000 trainings to audiences as large as 1,000 people, speaking at events around the world.
A former full-scholarship athlete at Colorado State University with a degree in Exercise Physiology, Stacy spent years in the corporate world before answering the deeper call of yoga. Today she teaches women — at any age — how to have a powerful body and peaceful mind without dieting or excessive exercise.
Stacy lives in Rancho Santa Fe, California with her husband Tom, where she teaches at her in-person Yoga Nest and welcomes a worldwide community of students through her online platform.
“A lot of people find yoga intimidating.
My mission is to guide them past that fear. To give them the confidence to get on their mat and live their fullest life.”
On the Blog
The Vinyasa That Meets You Where You Are
A new way to flow, breathe, and belong on the matThere is a moment I will never forget. A woman in her early fifties walked up to me after class, eyes glassy, and said, "I think this is my last yoga class. I just can't keep up." She had been showing up faithfully for...
She Is All Around Us — A Mother’s Day Story That Will Stay With You
There was a season of my life that I will always hold as one of my most profound yoga laboratories. For six years, under one roof, three generations of women lived together — my mother, myself, and my daughter. Three women. Three seasons of life. One kitchen, one...
My story and what science now confirms
When Your Shoulders Surprise YouThere was a time when my shoulders felt almost indestructible. As a young athlete I was an All-American swimmer, a World Champion Hall of Fame freestyle frisbee competitor, and a lifelong mover. My shoulders carried me through decades...
On the Gram
Day 38 of 65 Days to 65 ✨
You’re only as young as your spine is strong and flexible.
In this variation, I’m placing blocks underneath my feet, about hip-width apart, before pressing up into the backbend.
It takes more effort to lift up, but once I’m there, the added height creates more space through the hips and lower back.
That’s one of the reasons I love using props. They’re not always there to make a pose easier. Sometimes they make you work a little harder so you can find more freedom, better alignment and a different experience in your body.
As we age, I believe the goal isn’t simply flexibility. It’s maintaining strength and mobility together so we can keep moving well for life.
Would you try this variation?
Day 37 of 65 Days to 65 ✨
✨ The Unbound Method is officially here! ✨
What started as a collaboration between Deanna Hansen and me has grown into something bigger than we imagined.
More than 4,000 people from around the world registered for our introductory webinar, and hundreds more joined us for our workshop to experience firsthand what happens when we combine intelligent yoga alignment with fascia release.
And the response has been incredible. 💛
I’ll be sharing some of your beautiful testimonials in these slides because they say it better than I ever could.
The full Unbound Method course is now available, and for those who are new to fascia work, we’ve included a Starter Program to help you build the foundation first.
You’ll also learn the anatomical foundations of the yoga poses, what different areas of the body are designed to protect, common restrictions and misalignments, and the specific alignment actions that can help you create more freedom, stability, and ease in your practice.
✨ Early Bird pricing is available through August 23.
Ready to experience The Unbound Method for yourself?
👉 Learn more and sign up in the link in the bio
With gratitude,
Stacy 💛
Day 36 of 65 Days to 65 ✨
At this point in life, my days are no longer divided into Monday through Friday and weekends.
My work is my play. My play inspires my work. And I’m learning to let life flow between the two.
So this Monday morning looked like waking up at @alilamareabeachresort to the sound of the ocean, slipping into the hot tub, a little personal yoga practice, a delicious breakfast, and time surrounded by the quiet beauty of nature before heading home.
No big trip. No packed itinerary. Just a local staycation and a reminder that sometimes you don’t have to go far to feel far away.
Maybe that’s one of the gifts of getting older: creating a life you don’t constantly need a weekend to recover from.
What does your ideal Monday look like these days? 🌊🌿🧘♀️
Yesterday, I missed a post.
Not because I ran out of things to say, but because I was fully in my life.
I taught Yoga in the Garden, led The Unbound Method workshop, and finished the day with a private client who flew in from out of town.
It was full, meaningful, and exactly where I wanted to be.
And today? I’m resetting.
A little staycation at one of my favorite beach spots. Ocean air. Bare feet. Less doing. More being.
I’ve learned that longevity isn’t just about how we move, eat, or train. It’s also knowing when to restore after the output.
There are seasons to push, create, teach, serve and show up. And there are moments to soften, receive and refill.
At almost 65, I’m getting better at honoring both. 💙
Day 34/35 65 Days to 65
Today’s practice: reset without guilt.
What helps you come back to yourself after a full week?
Day 32 of 65 Days to 65 ✨
I’m not much of a gala girl, but for a good cause, I’ll always rally. ❤️
Tonight I’m heading to the Be the Light fundraiser, supporting an organization that rescues dogs and trains them to become loving companions for our soldiers and veterans. 🐾🇺🇸
There’s something incredibly powerful about giving a dog a second chance while giving a person the companionship, comfort and connection they may need.
And yes, I’ll be trading gala shoes for bare feet pretty quickly. 😉 Tomorrow is a very full day hosting Yoga in the Garden followed by The Unbound Method workshop.
Different settings, same intention: connection, healing, service and showing up for what matters.
At 65, I’m learning that you don’t have to say yes to everything. But when something lights up your heart and helps someone else, it’s often worth rallying for.
Day 31 of 65 to 65 ✨
Yesterday felt BIG. 🌎
More than 4,000 people registered for our first Unbound Method webinar, with people joining us from Australia, Europe, Canada, the U.S. and around the world.
What moved me most was seeing how many people are looking for a different way to move, one that combines yoga with fascial release to create more freedom, mobility and possibility in the body.
And we’re just getting started. 💫
This Saturday, August 15, I’m teaching a 2-hour Introduction to The Unbound Method with Deanna Hansen.
✨ Join us virtually from anywhere
✨ Or come practice with me in person at The Yoga Nest, with limited space available
If yesterday’s webinar sparked your curiosity, this is your opportunity to experience the method more deeply in your own body.
Comment UNBOUND below and I’ll send you the link 💛
Day 30 of 65 Days to 65 ✨
Today is one of those beautifully full days that reminds me how much I still love the work I get to do.
9am — teach class in The Yoga Nest
12pm — co-host our webinar introducing The Unbound Method
2pm — private client
Later — mentor coaching session
And somewhere in between… preparing for this weekend’s Yoga in the Garden + The Unbound Method Intro Workshop. 🌿
At this stage of life, longevity means so much more to me than staying physically strong.
It’s having the energy to keep creating.
The curiosity to keep learning.
The courage to launch something new.
And the capacity to keep showing up for the people and work I care about.
Thirty days into this journey toward 65, I’m realizing that maybe the goal isn’t to slow down simply because we’re getting older.
Maybe it’s to become more intentional about what deserves our energy.
And today, I feel very grateful for where mine is going. ❤️
Day 29 of 65 Days to 65 ✨
This is how I often finish my personal practice.
Plow. Inversion. Lotus. A little play at the edge of possibility.
At almost 65, I don’t practice challenging poses to prove what my body can do. I practice because I’m endlessly curious about what it can continue to do.
After more than 40 years of daily yoga, I’ve learned that longevity isn’t about staying young. It’s about staying capable, curious and connected to your body.
Some days that means strength.
Some days mobility.
Some days balance.
And some days it means turning upside down and seeing what’s still possible. 😊
The goal isn’t the pose.
The goal is to keep creating a body that supports the life you want to live.
Don’t practice to be younger. Practice to stay free.
Day 29/65 💫
