Meet NoDa Yoga!

Jenny

"Being active has always been a big part of my life.  When a friend recommended yoga to me in 2003, I thought 'why not?'  After my first class, I had so many questions. Why the chanting?  Why the twisting
and turning? Is this really a workout (even as I watched beads of sweat roll down)?

Little by little answers began revealing themselves.  Coming to the mat felt right, and I noticed a shift in my life towards overall health and wellbeing.
Wanting to share the "yoga love", I began teaching friends in local parks around Charlotte.  This led to my 230-hour certification from the awe-inspiring Stephanie Keach at the Asheville Yoga Center.  I hope to complete the 500-hour training soon as well.

I am grateful for the opportunities and challenges life presents.  Delighted
to be a part and teach at NoDa Yoga, I will always be a student at heart.

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Jillian

  "Yoga has given me the courage and the strength to follow my heart and to do what I love.  I found yoga when I moved to Charlotte from New York City in 2003.  After years of working in advertising, auditioning for stage roles and teaching in the public school system, yoga gave me a place to slow down and to really look at where my life was going. Initially, the attraction to yoga was the physical aspect and the desire to de-stress and detoxify, but what was ultimately found was an underlying awareness of the 'self'; a way to connect to the mind, body and spirit. I completed my 230- hour Teacher Training from the Asheville Yoga Center with Stephanie Keach and I am currently pursuing my 500- hour advanced training with Stephanie as well.  I am also a certified Yoga Warrior, with specialized yoga training for war veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I enjoy teaching Vinyasa Flow, Slow Flow/Deep- Stretch and Kids Yoga and I believe yoga can benefit the very young to the very “wise”.  If there is one sutra I try to live my life by, it is this:

~Santosha~

By contentment, supreme joy is gained. 

II-42 The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali

Learn to laugh at yourself and to be content with who you are and all that you have."

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Megan

"No one ever has it all together. That's like trying to eat once and for all." -Anonymous

I love this quote because it reflects the grace I have found on my yoga mat. I took my first yoga class my senior year in high school and held a flirting relationship with the ancient tradition until February of 2008. It was then that I started practicing daily and received my 200 hour certification with Johnna Smith. Since then I have studied with Stephanie Keach and continue to learn from all the amazing teachers Charlotte has to offer.

I believe yoga is a powerful tool accessable to everyone. Wether you are looking to be more flexible, get stronger, find some reprieve from racing thoughts, or start a spiritual practice, yoga can help. Both my personal practice and teaching have been a wonderful source of empowerment for me and a way to connect with humanity. 

I am currently in school for Creative Writing, so when I am not on my mat or teaching, I can be found at multiple coffee shops reading and writing. When this fails, I resort to long walks and music.
I look forward to seeing you in class and enjoying the beautiful space NoDa yoga provides!

I couldn’t touch my toes.  I’m not sure that I could even touch my knees before
I started practicing yoga in 2007.  As soon as I sank in to a regular yoga
practice, the changes that I noticed in all aspects of my life were undeniable.
Not  only could I finally touch my toes, but the migraines that used to come
knocking every couple of weeks made a rapid retreat, as did the panic attacks.
There is now an unmistakable lightness to what used to be a very heavy and
somber spirit.  I  am forever grateful for the peace and joy that yoga has shown
me, and I  am beyond excited to have the opportunity to share that joy at NoDa
Yoga.