Creative Team

Jennifer Blue is a Mansfield native, returning to the area after living in Louisville, Kentucky, as well as South Florida. She studied political science at Otterbein College and the University Of Louisville. Jen has held various management positions throughout her career. Adventure, creativity and new challenges are “musts” in her life; these drives have led Jen to work as a freelance writer, chef, and abstract artist. She is excited to be a part of the downtown business community.

Julie has a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and is an elementary school teacher for grades K-8 licensed by the Ohio Department of Education. She taught third grade in the area for more than 10 years before she joined Mind Body Align as the Director of Wellness Education. Julie is developing a Social and Emotional Wellness program for local schools to help teachers and students manage and reduce stress.

Mary grew up in a small farm community just north of Mansfield and returned to the area after graduating from the Art History department at BGSU in 2008. Mary has been finding new ways to grow her mind and heart since joining the MBA team in 2018. A self-made dreamer, citizen of the world, lover of music, and local advocate, Mary is focusing with intention on rooting and rising in the community she calls home.

Amy Secrist, Mindfulness and Yoga Educator (E-RYT 300+), brings 20 years of personal yoga practice and over 16 years of yoga teaching experience to Mind Body Align. She established The Catholic Yogi in 2013 as a way to explore the intersections of her Catholic faith tradition and yoga philosophy and practice.  Amy earned her BA in English & Writing from The Ohio State University and her MA in English & Writing from The Bread Loaf School of English at Middlebury College, Vermont.  

Amy's most influential teachers are her husband and four children ~ her household gurus, mysterious, complex, and beautiful dispellers of darkness!