TEACHERS : Ashley

Something changed when I began practicing yoga. The feelings of balance, openness, strength, and flexibility that I felt on my mat started to spread into every aspect of my life. Of course it didn’t happen overnight, but over years. I started to realize that the spirit that fills my yoga practice is the same spirit I can bring to work projects, and that the respect I give my friends should be the same respect I give to strangers. Life feels more like a whole, now. Of course, there are days where life’s stresses seem bigger than I can handle, and in the past, I would have jumped ship! But yoga has taught me to stop and breath…and breath…and then the picture starts to look a bit different.

I think that my own slow and steady journey with yoga informs the way I teach. I encourage students to slow down and accept their body, their mind, and their heart as they are on any particular day. Maybe that means that some days you have a fiery practice, and other days, your practice is softer and more introspective. Fantastic! Every day is a new day. I feel lucky to be with students as they create their own yoga practice out of self-awareness and loving-kindness.

I am greatly blessed by the yogis and teachers who continue to inspire me, the amazing community of people at the yoga loft, the Sattva practice, and the endless support and teachings of Rameen and Sarah. I continue to holdfast to the words of Pattabi Jois; “Practice, practice, and all is coming!”

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