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How I got here...

In 1991, I was living in Manhattan (NYC) and jogged around the Central Park reservoir for exercise.  When I became pregnant that fall, I had to stop jogging but still wanted to do something to keep fit. A friend suggested I try yoga, so I found a studio nearby that offered classes for people with physical limitations. I was hooked immediately. The stretches felt wonderful, and I always left class feeling calm and relaxed.

After practicing yoga for a number of years, I decided I wanted to make yoga a more integral part of my life. I began investigating various schools of yoga, finally settling on Gary and Mirka Kraftsow's American Viniyoga Institute, from which I graduated with a 500-hour certification in June 2006.   I continue to assist Gary at some of his conference and workshop appearances, and am currently teaching classes at Aetna in Hartford, CT as part of a pilot study in yoga for stress reduction designed by Gary and implemented by Aetna. In June, 2008, I completed a 9-month course in anatomy for yoga in Leslie Kaminoff's Advanced Studies program at the Breathing Project in Manhattan.  I am also registered as a 500-hour yoga teacher with the Yoga Alliance.

Photo courtesy Carol Gracie