Avril James Maynard
Avril James Maynard
Avril holds a bachelor's degree in exercise science and a master's degree in public health. She is a certified health education specialist (CHES) and an ordained minister through OneSpirit Interfaith Seminary. With extensive training in Traditional Yoga Meditation (The Himalayan Tradition), SMART, ACT, MBSR, Qi Gong, and other asana and mindfulness modalities, Avril has been a prominent yoga and meditation teacher in Atlanta for almost 30 years.
She has served as a ministerial associate at Unity North Atlanta Church for the past decade. Since 2019, Avril has also been the co-coordinator of the Piedmont Women's Heart Program, demonstrating her commitment to improving women's health. In this role, she organizes events, leads health education classes, and provides physician-referred individual and small-group coaching for women with heart disease.
Avril's multifaceted interests reflect her vibrant personality. She enjoys hiking, ecstatic dancing, and spontaneous road trips. She and her husband, Jon, live in Marietta. They recently moved into a multigenerational home with her parents to support them during her mother’s Alzheimer’s journey. They share their home with their two daughters, four cats, and a Chihuahua named CeCe.
