Jude’s Story Jude considers herself forever a student who puts all trust in the Universe. Her love affair with yoga started in her twenties; she’ll never forget her first savasana (final rest) after an active yoga practice. She couldn’t believe how one hour could yield such euphoria. When times got tough, the yoga mat was …
Wren Jernigan
Wren’s Story Wren started practicing yoga in high school, mostly as a way to stretch after long competitive runs. A developing injury in college began to fizzle her competitive running career; she remembered yoga and adopted it as a more gentle form of fitness to nurse her body back to peak health. The more she …
Amy Walton
Amy’s Story I am a CHY-200 instructor and an RYT-200 with Yoga Alliance. I’m also a multi-certified coach. I know what it’s like to navigate stress having been an only parent who raised two boys while working in both the media and nonprofit arenas. I have been committed to my physical fitness for over three …
Jackie Sawyer
Jackie’s Story Jackie sought yoga after a significant illness 42 years ago and she’s been practicing ever since. Originally from England, Jackie came to the States 22 years ago when her husband took a job here. She received her 200-hour teacher training in 2009 and her 300 hour in 2014 – both from Angela Phillips. …
Gretchen Alexandria Allen
GRETCHEN’S STORY I started practicing yoga in 1990. As a wife, a stay at home mom of 3 teenagers and attending college full time, I felt the need to participate in an activity that would fulfill my needs on a physical and mental level. Yoga was the best fit plus a yoga studio had just …