Sarah Beam first experienced the life-affirming properties of yoga in 1999 and began practicing regularly in 2007 when she blissfully noticed that the asana practice was clearing away the sluggish remnants of postpartum blues.  She believes mindful movement and attention…

Michael Black is a certified rolfer and a local native. He holds 200 and 500 hour yoga certifications, has completed several months of residential study at Satchidananda Ashram in Virginia, six months of study at the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in…

For Michelle, yoga has been a long process of coming home to herself and building a sense of self-love and care, a practice that she cultivates every day. Yoga has been Michelle’s most powerful tool for self-knowing and self-soothing and…

Nick hails from the DC metro area where he has lived most of his life, though Nick’s family is largely from Athens, GA and is also where he lived for 5 years during elementary school.  He is a Registered Nurse and…

Jamie’s yoga journey began while pursuing her graduate degree in fine arts at UGA in 2014, and she has been practicing ever since. In seeking ways to cultivate mindfulness, presence and non-attachment, Jamie found that the moving mediation that yoga…

Susan has been practicing yoga consistently since 2010 as a personal outlet from chronic anxiety and the stress of teaching special education all day. She was feeling fatigued and mentally drained but practicing yoga was always rejuvenating for both her…

Rachel completed her undergraduate studies at Tulane University. She was then awarded a Master of Arts from Piedmont College, where she specialized in educating children with emotional and behavioral disorders and autism. During her studies, Rachel discovered the excellent therapeutic benefits of…

Kate originally came to yoga in college in efforts to help reconnect to her body after battling disordered eating. With pranayama and asana, yoga provided a space for her to discover wholeness and appreciation for her body. Kate’s classes are…

Allison began a steady yoga practice in 2017, when pressures from work and new motherhood were beginning to feel overwhelming. The practice of yoga allowed her to come home to her body and find a physical strength she had not…

Victoria King stepped into her first yoga class in 2009. What drew her to yoga was the internal healing powers, and the possibility for yoga to be a way to cope with stress, anxiety, and depression. At the time, she…

After swimming competitively for most of her life, Katie started practicing yoga as an undergrad in college. Her various injuries were almost immediately alleviated by the practice of yoga. After practicing for over four years, Katie received her 200 hour…

In 2008, Chloe took her first yoga class not knowing what Hot Power Fusion was. It was challenging to say the least, but she fell in love with the intense physical challenge and how it brought her into the present…

Phelan met yoga in 2005 when she was working as a bicycle messenger in Chicago. Yoga brought her the peace and presence that helped her balance the demands of her job. She was hooked. She moved to Athens in 2010…

Molly came to yoga as a life-long competitive athlete who needed a change. One night she wandered into a small power yoga class at the local gym and never looked back. Through practicing yoga she found a unique community and…

Sydney McCall has been practicing yoga since 2014. After sustaining injuries that left many forms of exercise unavailable to her, Sydney discovered yoga and made positive lifestyle changes that helped to heal her body. She earned her 200hr certificate through…

Dana Nunnally came to yoga for the physical benefits. Unbeknownst to her, at the time, yoga would foster a healthier mind and soul as well. It was this holistic transformation that inspired Dana to teach. Dana completed her 200 hour…

Lauren first came to yoga looking for a good workout after starting a doctoral program in physics at UGA, where she was (and still is) constantly hovering over a desk. However, she walked off the mat with a lot more…

Jenn Thompson teaches all-levels vinyasa yoga. She doesn’t remember a time when yoga wasn’t a part of her life and has been practicing regularly for 20 years. Throughout those years, her practice has been inspired by many teachers in Athens,…

Yoga doesn’t begin and end on the mat. What we do there is an end in itself, yes, and a means of cultivating virtues like focus, resilience, mindfulness, and restraint that can keep us throughout the day. Since finding yoga…

Mara’s journey into yoga began in 2016 after a few years of practicing and teaching acro yoga in the Athens area. When she started taking yoga classes regularly, she was drawn to the strength she gained, both mentally and physically. She…

Matt found yoga through his partner Nick, who has a strong passion for it. He’d taken a few classes before, but never done much with the practice. In July 2017, Nick and Matt came together to launch M3Yoga as a…