Welcome! I am constantly in awe of the practice of yoga. I am thankful to all my teachers: they have given me tools to ground the mind blowing stuff of life and yoga. They continually feed my deeper Self through their own devotion and practice. Thank you to the community for being as great as you are.
Sarah's Training:
1000 hour certified massage therapy
Bachelors of Arts in Somatic Psychology
Over 500 hours of Anusara Workshops and Trainings
Certified Anusara-Inspired™ yoga instructor
My Experience and Teachers who have inspired me:
I've been practicing yoga since 1992. Since 1998 I've been studying the Anusara method, beginning with Christina Sell. I've been inspired by many teachers over the last few years: John Friend, Desiree Rumbaugh, Chris Chavez, Darren Rhodes, Noah Maze, Paul Pitchford, Rod Stryker, Paul Muller-Ortega, Gayna Uransky. Teachers that continually inspire me in print: Ram Dass, Deepak Chopra, BKS Iyengar.
I enjoy yoga because... Well, I don't always enjoy yoga. I really love rocking out in a good asana practice, but often times for me, yoga off the mat is a tremendous amount of work -- and sometimes seeing myself is not that enjoyable. But I continue to see glimpses of the light that fire my devotion to the practice.
Massage Background:
Sarah is a licensed massage therapist through the U.S. NCBTMB (National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork) www.ncbtmb.org. In 1997, She graduated from Heartwood Institute www.heartwoodinstitute.com with a certificate consisting of 1,000hrs. Sarah ran a massage business in Prescott, Arizona for 6 years as well worked at a chiropractor's office. Since moving full time to Canada, she has worked at Hollyhock on Cortes, Island and Sacred Stone in Tofino, BC. Sarah now offers limited bodywork sessions out of her in-house massage studio.