Courtney

Instructor

Yoga in the Circle

My yoga journey began as a kid in my grandparents basement, learning from my aunt alongside my siblings and cousins. Fast forward to 2012, I began to deepen my practice in college, and even more so when I moved to Philly in 2016. Shortly after completing my 200-HR YTT in 2021, I took the leap of faith to leave my corporate career to pursue yoga and wellness full time. I went on to quickly complete a 95-HR children's YTT, a 40-HR trauma-informed YTT, and a 24-HR Y12SR leader training within that same year.In 2022, I completed a holistic lifestyle coaching training, as well began my 800-HR IAYT, which I completed in 2024 to become a C-IAYT (certified with the international association of yoga therapists). Within my yoga therapy work, I hone in on the yogic lifestyle approach, holistic lifestyle coaching, yoga philosophy and psychology integration, and mindfulness. In addition, I have completed comprehensive pilates teacher training, a TRX teacher training, and Reiki levels I & II practitioner attunement.              My mission is to spread these holistic practices which have so deeply helped me through all of life's ups & downs, my growth stages and my setbacks, each and every turn in the road. I believe holistic healing is the key to transformation for so many. We are connected, mind, body, and spirit.              Within my teachings, I hope to aid in the release of mind and bodily tension, in order to help individuals find freedom and up-level, both on and off of the mat. I work to honor the knowing that every-body can be different every day and encourage students to tune in to their innate interoceptive skills to find the variations that feel best to them in the moment.