Bobbi Misiti is founder BeFit Body & Mind, in private practice independently since 1990 specializing in yoga, aromatherapy, and whole health wellness.
MY JOURNEY
As of 2026 I have thirty-five years of teaching at the intersection of movement, yoga, aromatherapy, and public wellness education. My work is more than a profession. It has given me a framework for living; a way of understanding the body, the mind, and the plants as a unified, intelligent system. I believe that story deserves to be told more powerfully and more broadly.
I am the founder of BeFit Body & Mind, where I have been in independent practice since 1990, specializing in yoga, aromatherapy, and whole-health lifestyle education. I am a NAHA Level 3 Certified Clinical Aromatherapist, a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach, and a Level 2 Certified Pranayama Teacher. These credentials reflect a career spent at the leading edge of integrative wellness—always asking how the science of natural medicine can be communicated in ways that are accessible, credible, and genuinely useful to real people living real lives.
Over more than three decades, I have taught in the United States, including Hawaii, and internationally in places such as Romania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Germany, Slovenia, South Africa, Peru, Egypt, and many more, communicating complex ideas about natural medicine to diverse audiences. Teaching across cultural and linguistic differences has sharpened my instinct for what lands, what resonates, and what builds genuine understanding in people encountering unfamiliar ideas.
I have created Learn & Thrive (learnandthrive.org), a free public education platform dedicated to helping people live healthier, more natural lives. Building and sustaining that platform through my own lifestyle practices. In a public that has no shortage of wellness information and is looking for sources they can genuinely rely on, I understand what it takes to translate the depth of these practices into a language that resonates with people who are just discovering it, and with institutions that have not yet taken lifestyle health seriously.
I combine enthusiasm with eduction and enjoy helping others find joy in movement and mindfulness. Learn and Thrive www.learnandthrive.org is my free online resource based on tried and true methods of healthy living that supports our ecology.
Bobbi Misiti
Founder, BeFit Body & Mind
Yoga Teacher
Level 3 Certified Clinical Aromatherapist
Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach
Level 2 Certified Pranayama Teacher
Creator, Learn & Thrive (learnandthrive.org)
International Educator
Currently I reside in Maui, HI with my husband and dog, NovaLani. I visit my hometown in South Central PA 2-4 months each year to be with family and teach to my “home yogis”. I have three lovely children, three wonderful granddaughters, and a great grandson.
I have dedicated my life to practicing and teaching.
Here is a history of my journey:
1984-1990 Purchasing Manager, Flight Systems Inc.
While I loved setting up Just in Time programs and optimizing stock components, it was in this job I discovered I did not enjoy spending 40+ hours each week under fluorescent lights, breathing corporate building air, and sitting in the office environment.
1990 – 2001 Self-Employed Personal Trainer, Health & Lifestyle Management Consultant, and Exercise/Movement Teacher.
I have been working independently since 1990 teaching the world about the power of breath, movement, food, herbs, and oils. My journey on this path began in 1990 as a self employed personal trainer, fitness instructor, and nutrition educator teaching in recreation centers, community centers, gyms, and various rented spaces all over Central PA.
1996 – 2017 Self-Employed Yoga Teacher & Yoga Studio Owner
In 1992 I found the practice of Yoga and inhaled it fully. By 1996 I delved deep into the yoga path following a soft method of old fashioned Ashtanga Yoga. Over the past 20+ years I have been studying, practicing, and teaching the ancient philosophies of yoga, breathing, meditation, and Ayurveda worldwide.
From April of 2001 – January 2017 I owned and operated a full on yoga studio; BeFit Body & Mind YOGA, taking a giant leap on my own to teach from my heart, influencing our community with the importance of yoga and lifestyle as a means to thrive.
In 2009 I started traveling and teaching workshops worldwide spreading the joy of yoga and lifestyle even further.
Health Coaching Independently since 2016
I graduated from the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy, in June 2017 as a Certified Functional Medicine Health Coach, FMCHC. In 2016 I started accepting Health Coaching clients both in person and online. As my health coaching business grew I designed and developed a tool on my website called Learn & Thrive, with information to support a healthy lifestyle; de-stressing techniques, seasonal recipes and cooking tips, meal planning, ways to avoid chemical exposures, and a blog.
FMCHC Certificate
NAHA Certified Aromatherapist
I have personally and with my family used herbal remedies, teas, and essential oils since the mid-80s. With more research than ever before on the benefits of herbs and oils I have happily added Aromatherapy services to my offerings including therapeutic uses of herbs and oils to help with issues such as sleep, stress, illness, to support other medical interventions or help to reduce side effects, and to reduce overall chemical burden through making homemade chemical free toiletries, lotions, and cleaning products.
NAHA Level 3 Certified Clinical Aromatherapist certificate
Certified Level 2 Pranayama Teacher
As the world came online in 2020 the popularity of learning breathing exercises to cope with stress soared. This gave me the opportunity to teach the breathing practices I had been practicing and loving to the world.
Pranayama Teacher Training Level 2 Certificate
I have an extensive background in anatomy, kinesiology, nutrition, yoga practices, aromatherapy, herbal home remedies, and fitness training.
From 1990 to present I have attended hundreds of workshops and seminars around the world on improving my understanding of the body and how it works, while developing my skills as a teacher and educator. I have also logged countless hours studying from herbalists and Functional Medicine doctors through their lectures, summits, articles, and workshops.
Prior Certifications:
- American College of Sports Medicine H/FI – ACSM Certficate
- American Council on Exercise (ACE) Triple Certified
- American Council on Exercise Gold Certified Lifestyle & Weight Management Consultant
ACE Lifestyle & Weight Managemet Certificate - American Council on Exercise Group Fitness Instructor
ACE Fitness Instructor Certificate - American Council on Exercise Personal Trainer
ACE Personal Trainer Certificate
- American Council on Exercise Gold Certified Lifestyle & Weight Management Consultant
- Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) AFAA Aerobics Instructor Certificate
From 1990-2001 I attended many hours each year of health Summits, Fitness Conventions and nutrition seminars through:
- American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
- IDEA (International Assoc. of Fitness Professionals)
- DCAC Inc. (DC’s International Fitness/Personal Training/Mind-Body Conference and trade show)
Bobbi in Maui 2008
Videos
Helping Others, Ashtanga Yoga in Central PA or The Lotus Feet of the Guru Watch »
Bobbi in Bucharest, Romania Watch »
Bobbi in Poland 2013 Watch
