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My main driving force is to be part of meaningful connections–personally & professionally. This is why I found myself when I became a Yoga Teacher. And I get to do it again and again and again in every class I teach and every class I take.

I never thought I would become a yoga teacher. My yoga journey restarted with a phone call from my mother sharing that she had just been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. After that call, I started thinking about my future, wondering if Alzheimer’s was coming for me. Getting back on the yoga mat had always been my ‘someday,’ as in “someday I’ll get back to yoga,” or “someday I’ll learn Italian,” etc. Her diagnosis was my wake up call. Someday was here, now. There is no someday, only today. The very next day I went to my local yoga studio and got back on my mat.

I don’t believe in living with regrets. I like to take big juicy bites out of life. I take risks. I go on adventures – even though I get scared and anxious. My yoga and meditation practice means that I feel fear, but I also persevere. Over the years, I’ve learned that when I break through my fears and anxiety, I get to a sweet spot on the other side that is calm and present, allowing me to feel safe and loved.

I have experienced yoga as moving meditation that brings self-awareness and self-transformation and I aim to bring this to every class I teach. Yoga connects breath, movement, focus, balance and energy. Achieving a yoga pose is not the point, it is not a destination but rather it is a journey, a process of unfolding and unraveling and self-examination. Some days we start again from where we left off and other days we start all over again. It can be hard for those living in a goal-oriented, success-driven culture, but it is precisely why a moving mediation, like yoga, is needed by so many at this time.

The yoga pose is not the goal.

Becoming flexible is not the goal. Standing on your hands is not the goal.

The goal is to create space where you were once stuck. To unveil the layers of protection you’ve built around your heart. To appreciate your body and become aware of the mind and the noise it creates. To make peace with who you are.

The goal is to love, well… You.

Come to your yoga mat to feel; not to accomplish.

- Rachel Brathen

I see yoga as a moving meditation that is a powerful tool for self-transformation. My hope is to motivate others to cultivate a sustainable balance of energy in which people feel fully awakened while at the same time calm and clear — and if you get a great workout at the same time, all the better!
“The yearning that we have as human beings for a happy wakeful, meaningful; life and a sense of connection with something greater than our individual selves starts to become a powerful motivation for practicing yoga over the course of our lives.” Mark Stephens, author of Yoga Sequencing: Designing Transformative Yoga Classes, 2012

The goal in my classes (both private and group) is not to attain the perfect yoga posture, but rather go through the process of self-exploration, self-discovery, self-awareness, self-acceptance and self-transformation through breath, meditation, and movement as we move through the asanas.

In my private lessons, I specialize in working with active men & women in their 40’s, 50’s, 60’s & 70’s who want to remain healthy, get healthy, and/or maintain their health through yoga, meditation and mindfulness. Private classes are offered in your home. Corporate classes are offered at your place of work. Shoot me an email and we can get started ASAP.

Private lessons are offered for $150/hour each or in packages of 6 for only $675 (a 25% savings).

 

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