my story

My first yoga experience was in middle school--P90X. I hated it. I swore I would never do it again. In hindsight, I felt that way because it challenged me in ways I had never known to be possible. Now, that is one of the things I love most about it. I began practicing yoga consistently in college, after a serious brain injury limited my ability to exercise “normally” for several months. I had always considered myself to be an athlete, and I had never before thought of yoga as an athletic endeavor. The first classes that I took I didn’t take very seriously, and I remember asking about becoming a teacher only a few classes into my practice. Honestly, it is my Ego that led me to teaching. I wanted to “master” the sport, as I had excelled in many other physical endeavors throughout my life. I made a New Years Resolution to do teacher training, and as the Fall of that year approached, I found myself enrolling in my first program. Many programs would not have accepted me then, given the limited and inconsistent practice I had. I was oblivious to this fact, and happy to be starting my journey at Corepower Yoga.