Namaste!

I started practicing yoga almost twenty years ago at a YMCA in South Carolina. I had been recently diagnosed with fibromyalgia and I knew I needed to move my body, in spite of my physical challenges. I got a membership at the center and started out in the pool as I knew water exercise would be easier on the joints.

I would sometimes watch people doing yoga through the big glass window of the yoga room and one day I finally felt brave enough to enter. From the very first class, I was hooked and I began to practice nearly every time the doors were open. I can't say that I stayed consistent in the first few years, but over time, my practice solidified and grew deeper. I became more devoted to moving through the asanas and while my body was slowly evolving on the outside, an even greater transformation was taking place within.

I did a lot of crying on the mat in those early years. Yoga has a way of bringing the stuff up that needs to come out. As tension is released from the body, it often carries over to the emotions. When we allow space for whatever comes up, reserving self-judgement, we find ourselves releasing not only the physical stress, but a lot of emotional pain , as well.

I discovered Yin yoga about ten years later and fell in love once again. Yin is the perfect anecdote to our fast-paced western world. Used as a therapy, yin has the capacity to improve mobility and flexibility, reduce stress, calm the nervous system, lower blood pressure, nourish the cells and restore balance to the body and mind.

In 2019, I fulfilled a long-time dream, by traveling to India for a month-long yoga training intensive, earning my 200 hour teacher certification, as well as my 50 hour yin yoga therapy certificate.

A few random facts about me:

• I am a mother of five and a grandmother of 13.

• My youngest children are twin girls.

• I like lavender lattes and kombucha.

• I eat a plant-based diet.

• I have some experience in home rehab and interior design.

• I hiked the Camino de Santiago, solo, from Portugal to Spain in 2021.

• In summer I can often be found out on a lake with my paddle board or at the river with my yoga mat.

• In winter I like to strap on my snowshoes and head out into the snow.

• I will pull off to the side of the road in a moment's notice to take a photo of the clouds, a sunset or a flower.

• I live in a converted silver eagle motor coach. Yes, you read that right. It's a big bus...and It's my tiny home.

  I love working one on one with clients, as it affords me the opportunity to not only get to know you better, but it also enables me to tailor the session to your individual needs.

I enjoy group teaching, as well, as I routinely learn as much from my students as they learn from me. My motto is: "sometimes the teacher, always the student."

I look forward to assisting you on your path of self-care & self-discovery. As someone who understands physical pain on a personal level, I am equipped to guide you in becoming attuned to the feelings and sensations of your own unique body. As you learn to listen to and honor the body you are in today, not the one you had yesterday or the one you hope to have tomorrow, your body will thank you by making the shift from fight or flight mode back to its natural state of balance and homeostasis. Due to the interconnectedness of our being, and as an added bonus, when our physical body is able to rest, our mind & emotions often tend to settle, as well.

A wise yogi once said that yoga will help you to cure what need not be endured and help you to endure what cannot be cured.

Whatever reasons have brought you here, I'm glad you've come.

Thank you for partnering with me on this Yin journey.

Peace,

Becca Diann