Shelley Cates is a yoga teacher, Pilates instructor, breathwork facilitator, entrepreneur, and community builder with over two decades of experience in movement, mindfulness, and personal transformation. She holds certifications in Vinyasa Yoga, Hot26/Bikram Yoga, Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Yoga Sculpt, Barkan Yoga, Inferno Hot Pilates, and David Elliott Breathwork (Levels I–V).

As the founder and director of BREATHE Cambridge, Shelley has trained hundreds of students and teachers, developed comprehensive teacher training programs in Hot Yoga and Pilates, and led retreats and workshops throughout the United States and internationally. Her teaching blends intelligent movement, breath awareness, nervous system regulation, and energy work to help students build strength, resilience, self-awareness, and deeper connection to themselves and others.

Shelley is passionate about creating spaces where people can move, heal, grow, and reconnect with their innate wisdom—both on and off the mat.