Kezia Bacon-Bernstein is a Certified Lifecycle Celebrant, a Registered Kripalu Yoga Teacher, a newspaper columnist and frequent contributor to edible South Shore magazine. She resides in Marshfield, Massachusetts with her husband, photographer Chris Bernstein, and their son, Abel.

Kezia Bacon-Bernstein has been practicing yoga since 1990. She earned her basic yoga teacher certification in Kripalu Yoga in 1997, and her advanced certification in 2003. She is also certified in Yoga for Pregnancy. Kezia teaches several weekly classes in the Marshfield area. She is the founder of Yoga at the River’s Edge, a summer outdoor yoga program co-sponsored by the North and South Rivers Watershed Association, now in its 14th season. She also offers workshops and private sessions in yoga, breathing, meditation and Thai Yoga Massage. She produced her first instructional CD, “Gentle Yoga,” in 2008.

People often wonder how my name is pronounced. Here’s a hint: the “i” is silent. It is pronounced, “Kee-za.”

My husband, who grew up in Boston, likes to remind people of it this way, “The keys ah in the cah. Kee-za.” Try saying it aloud.

Earlier this year I completed my training as a Certified Lifecycle Celebrant. As part of the process, I was ordained as a non-denominational minister. I am now able to perform legal marriages in Massachusetts!

As a celebrant, I honor all beliefs and philosophies, and specialize in personalized, meaningful, creative wedding ceremonies. These can be traditional or non-traditional; formal or informal; religious, spiritual or secular, -- whatever the couple desires.

My intention as a Wedding Celebrant is to help couples create their ideal wedding ceremony. I work with them to figure out exactly how they want their ceremony to go, then write and perform it for them. There are no surprises -- the couple gets final say on every single word of the ceremony.

I am also available for Baby Blessings/Child Welcoming Ceremonies. For more information on all of these services, visit www.hellokezia.net

Visit http://www.hellokezia.blogspot.com/ to read my (usually) weekly thoughts on all things yoga.