Jennifer
For my first Mother's Day after the birth of my son Ivan in 2005, my husband bought me a spot at an Ashtanga yoga workshop hosted by Jeff and Harmony Lichty. This was different than any practice I had attended before: we practiced the familiar asanas, but they were placed in a greater spiritual context that included breathing techniques, some philosophical discourse, and even Sanskrit chanting! This workshop changed my life.
That experience galvanized my commitment to my own practise, and I knew that helping others to have that same coming-home feeling would provide a deep fulfillment I wouldn't get from any other career. I studied at Yogadotcalm, and I offer my deepest gratitude to my teachers there: Amber, Ian, Jody, and Emily, for helping me for the past 5 years to deepen my practice and connect with the eternal Light, my True Self.
I am always on the lookout for more opportunities to learn - I became certified to teach Ashtanga yoga by Yogadotcalm in the summer of 2009. I am also a pre-natal yoga teacher, and I have completed the first three levels of the Critical Alignment Therapy instructor's course. (I'll be completing the last level with Gert in the spring of 2011.) I have participated in workshops by Mark Darby, David Swenson and Kino MacGregor, among others, in the pursuit of knowledge, experience, and happiness, and I look forward to sharing all these things with you.