YOGA CLASSES

Sandy’s fascination with Eastern thought began at an early age— but it was the realization that working through the body can lead into the Self that led her to fall in love with yoga. Experiencing the way these practices grant access to wider consciousness and a more open heart drives her dedication on the path.

Over her 20+ years of practice and study Sandy has experienced a variety of wisdom traditions that uniquely shape her as a practitioner and teacher. Now an AYC CYT-Level 3 teacher, Sandy completed her initial certification under David Magone in 2014 through a Buddhist framework; has broadened her study by advanced training with many great spiritual and postural teachers including AG & Indra Mohan (students of Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya); is a certified mindfulness meditation teacher (based in the Karma Kagyu lineage); completed a 500-hour academic yogic studies program (YSACP) through the Yogic Studies school; and returns to India annually to deepen her connection to yoga’s origins. Bhakti-yoga, or yoga of the heart, is the center of her spiritual life with a strong connection to the teachings of Ram Dass and Neem Karoli Baba. In addition to studio yoga classes, Sandy teaches yoga philosophy, leads workshops, trainings and retreats, and guides private students. Her personal postural practice involves both vinyasa and ashtanga.

Sandy understands yoga as a very clear path of insight towards compassion, integrity, and the truth of interconnection - there is no separation between us, them, and the land we stand on. Moving the breath and the body can prepare and support us for that path of spiritual perspective.