How do you define yoga?
Yoga to me is unification, and I'm not just talking about mind, body and spirit with the connection of the breath, but unification with the heart of the people. I feel yoga is a place where one can have all different ages, cultures, races and, of course, people from all sizes and fitness levels, coming together in union, accepting one another and setting aside those differences.

Practicing yoga and traveling inward to find ourselves, we get a sense of support with... Read more...

What was your first pilates experience?
My first Pilates experience was with my dear friend, Christy Allen. She and I were personal trainers at an exclusive club in Key Largo, FL, when Christy began her Pilates training with the legendary Romana Kryzanowska (student of Joseph and Clara Pilates) in New York City. I am proud to say I was one of Christy's very first clients. She now owns and operates three Pilates studios in the Florida Keys.

How long have you been teaching?
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How do you define yoga?
My definition of yoga stems from Patanjali’s eight-limb path: yama, niyama, asana, pranyama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana and samadhi. It is a deeply spiritual path that allows the practitioner to connect with the true Self. Asana, or the yoga postures we are so familiar with, are only one limb of yoga that helps us on our journey to connect with Self.

How did you begin yoga?
My yoga practice began with a search for a new form of aerobic exercise. My practice, like... Read more...

How do you define yoga?
Yoga is a way of living my life and has less to do with a conceptual understanding. We can say that yoga comes from the word yoke or to unite the individual with the whole of existence, but it means nothing if we are not living it.

We must come to understand that words and their definitions are only pointers to the true essence of meaning. Take for example the word Love. It is often overused and watered down. The word is only a representation of something much greater... Read more...

How do you define yoga?
Yoga is a loving way of understanding your relationship to the world

How did you begin yoga? What made the practice stick to you?
I began yoga from a fitness standpoint. When I started practicing, I’d been teaching group fitness (step, toning, stretch, cycle) and personal training for about 10 years. I was intrigued by yoga, but only from what it could provide physically. The practice stuck because it made me feel accepting of my body, rather than competitive with it.
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I define yoga as a present you give yourself.

 

I attended my first yoga class in the spring of 2001 shortly after my Mom's death. I was in a dark place then and couldn't pray or find my way through the grief. During that first yoga class I was opened to the joy and peace available through the practice. For that one hour I didn't beat myself up. I have since considered yoga as the last gift from my Mom.... Read more...