My Yoga Journey
TESSA'S BIO
I fell in love with yoga over 20 years ago when I was looking for a way to manage my busy mind and propensity for anxiety. I immediately noticed how yoga left me feeling lighter, calmer and more present. In 2009 I became certified (200 Hr.) as Yogi Sironami with Raghavan Dass (Sivananda Yoga) and began teaching shortly thereafter. I connect with the simplicity and depth of the Hatha yoga tradition. My class follows sequences of asanas that flow one into the other covering the whole body like a wonderful (albeit sometimes intense) massage. I have been certified to teach Prenatally (Anusara), Children (Yoga Therapy) and Adults of all levels. I continue my studies with Leslie Kaminoff (The Breathing Project /Anatomy of Yoga). Over the years and through various chapters of my life, yoga has both anchored and freed me and I deeply believes that yoga will meet us exactly where we are, if we are willing to listen. A long time resident of NoHo, I am so happy to be teaching in person again in my community.
EDUCATION/TRAINING:
2009: 200 Hr. Hatha Yoga Teacher Training
Scientific Yoga Center/Yogi Sironami with Raghavan Dass
2009: Mini Yogis – Yoga for Kids Training with Shana Meyerson
2010: Anusara Prenatal Yoga Certification through Yoga Ground Work
With Jessica Jennings
www.yogagroundwork.com(now known as Ma Yoga – www.mayoga.com)
2011: Zenergy Yoga – Yoga Therapy for Kids with Loraine Rushton
2014 (& ongoing): Yoga Anatomy / Online certification program through The Breathing Project NY with Leslie Kaminoff
Additional Pertinent Training: Teacher @ Outside the Box for Babies and FLOW (2010 – Pandemic/Closure)
Sensory/Regulation learning (play) program that included music, movement, drumming, brain specific exercises and helping parents lern how to be present with their children.