Pauline Schloesser

Alcove Yoga

Education: BA University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D. Political Science, Indiana University.Yoga Teaching Certificate: B.K.S. Iyengar, Intermediate Jr. I;Member of Iyengar Yoga National Association of the United States;President, Iyengar Yoga Association of the South Central United States, 2011-2014.My interest in yoga has always been more than physical. For me it was the way toward a spiritual life. Working with only the Sivananda Companion to Yoga book while in college, I loved how the postures made me feel –warm, light, supple, strong, and light-hearted. I experienced clarity of mind, relief from depression, and a glimpse of a deeper existence through the practice of yoga postures. When I read the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and discovered that yogasanas (postures) were actually meant to take you to your spiritual core, I knew this was a path I would never leave.