Being a mover has always been my nature.
I was put in dance by my parents as early as I could walk! From that point on, that’s who I was: “Hannah the dancer”. That title suited me for a long time- almost 20 years. But towards the end of my dancing career I realized that my entire identity was revolved around dance. The movement, the physical dancing, I knew was second nature but when it came down to who I really was, I had no clue.
Growing up a dancer I would take yoga classes from time to time to get extra movement in after my full 7 hour day of dancing, I just knew my soul was craving more.
When I came to the realization I didn’t know who I was without dance, I decided to take the terrifying leap and quit with no idea what to do next. It was a turbulent transition. It took a lot of soul searching but what really finally brought me home to myself, my true self, was doing my first yoga teacher training in 2022. From there unfolded years of spiritual work and this deep, ever lasting journey to the soul. The mantra, meditation, pranayama and subtle energies are where I began to discover my soul and who I really am. Forever peeling back the layers, the sheaths of my being to get to the core.
Yoga has been and always will be “a journey of the self, through the self, to the self”.
Walking the path of the yoga teacher is so much more than showing up to a yoga class and guiding students through their physical asana practice. It is to embrace and embody these teachings both on and off the mat.
“Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.”