Carole D Fontaine

Known to some as, “The Sailing Yogi,” Carole Fontaine teaches by sharing stories of her 20 years of living aboard a sailboat. With 20,000 nautical miles under her belt, she has triumphantly embraced the art of navigating the currents of life with ease and grace. A successful graphic designer, she left the busy world of design after her health failed and sent her on a 10-year journey to search for answers on how to heal her body and soul. She studied holistic and yogic philosophies and trained in many different meditation techniques. Fontaine is a certified Life Coach specializing in Mindfulness and Empowerment, NAMI Mental Health First Aider graduate, Meditative Writing, Shakti Dance® Yoga, and Reiki Master Teacher. Author of the S.A.I.L. Above the Clouds Series which won the BEST BOOKS IN A SERIES Award from International Impact Book Award (July 2024), her first book, S.A.I.L. Above the Clouds—How to Simplify your Life, was a #1 BESTSELLER on Amazon for weeks, Finalist for BOOK of THE YEAR from Book Talk Radio Club, and sold copies on 5 continents. SAIL Above the Clouds 2—How to Align your Life launched to #1 on Amazon for 12 days. Her series offers readers salty tales, harrowing adventures, insights, inspiring tips, writing prompts, and exercises following each chapter. She speaks and teaches self-improvement and empowerment workshops on mindset and stress management. She was the publisher of Real Sailors Magazine, featured speaker at the Toronto International Boat Show 2022-2024, contributing writer for Journey Magazine (Maine), and contributing author in bestselling “Meditation, Intimate Experience with the Divine” published by acclaimed spiritual leader, radio, and TV personality, Sister Dr. Jenna, and collaborated on “Women of Spirit, Transforming Lives.” Fontaine was featured in various publications across the US, Canada, and the Caribbean, including the Miami Herald, and will guest on season 2 of Maine Women Authors on Maine’s Empowered Women TV. She was awarded an Inspirational Leadership Scholarship by Female About Business (FAB), a division of the Florida Deland Chamber of Commerce. Originally from Québec, she spent 25 years in Florida and cruised the Bahamas before sailing to Maine where she currently lives with her husband of 33 years. She is working on Book #3 in the series.