Yoga Is For Everybody

Yoga is a journey, here's mine...

I took my first yoga class in 1999.  I went to that first class to see what yoga was all about.  I thought I'd be good at it since I was fairly flexible.  I had no idea the impact yoga would have on my life.  

As a teen I was diagnosed with scoliosis and, as I got older, periodic bouts of back pain were just part of life.  After that first yoga class, I attended classes on and off for the next few years.  After a while I noticed that when I was taking yoga classes, I had no back pain.  When I wasn't doing yoga regularly, the pain seemed to return.  Once I made this connection, yoga became a regular part of my life.

In 2002, my youngest son was diagnosed with mild cerebral palsy.  In my quest to do everything I could for my son, I discovered Sonia Sumar and her book Yoga for the Special Child.  With the guidance of her book, I began to do yoga with my son.  As he began to achieve milestones that he wasn't expected to achieve, his therapists and teachers began asking what I was doing with him.  Yoga was my answer.

I attended Sonia Sumar's Basic Certification training course in July 2007.  Although the training certified me to work with children, including those with special needs, my intention was simply to learn more techniques to use with my son.  I didn't anticipate the effect that training would have on me.  I left there with a need to share the knowledge I'd gained and I've been working with children of all levels ever since.  

I continued my training with Sonia and Renata Sumar.  In August 2009, I completed my 235 hour Integral Hatha Yoga Teacher training program.  In September 2009, I became a Licensed Practitioner of Yoga for the Special Child^®, LLC.  I am a Registered Yoga Teacher at the 200 Hour Level with Yoga Alliance.  I am also Heartsaver CPR certified, YogaFit Level 1 certified and I hold YMCA of the USA certifications in Group Fitness Instruction, Pilates and YogaBall.  

Are you ready to start your journey?