Shawna // Rocket Vinyasa

I am a bilingual certified yoga instructor, motivational speaker, and host of the Leadership and Yoga podcast. I completed my two 200-Hour Teacher Trainings: Ashtanga Yoga Puerto Rico and Siddhi Yoga International. I also trained in Rocket Yoga and I’ve completed a certificate program in guided meditation and Applied Polyvagal Theory in Yoga. My own personal practice started in 2012 as a family activity before morphing into a passion she now takes pride in sharing with others.

 My Teaching Style: It is my priority for you to feel seen, inspired and safe to find whatever level of challenge you are open to.  I am here to strategically guide you through an Ashtanga-based practice, provide hands-on assists, and help you enjoy the experience of yoga asana. In my classes you will find breathwork, centering techniques, an opportunity to learn semi-set sequences and deepen your inversions practice. I enjoy teaching energetic classes to all levels and seek to help you see the complexities of yoga as inspiring rather than intimidating. It is my belief that yoga is a ritual that can bring us immense joy, and that we can find contentment in the practice itself, beyond anything that we expect it to do for us. My teaching philosophy is, “I will tell you where to look, but not what to see.” The sequence is the thread that pulls us into flow state, but the expressions are many.

 Why I teach yoga:  Growing up, I always said I wanted to be a yoga teacher but it took working for two law firms and many years on an unaligned path to finally be brave enough! My desire to teach started shortly after I showed up to my first serious yoga class in track shorts straight out of cross country practice. I was a 15-year-old distance runner and I couldn’t touch my toes. I was completely lost watching the instructor demo inversions but I was also in awe. Yoga became the blessing of self-inquiry and peace that I needed. After seeing elements of my physical body and my mental space change dramatically during those first few years, all I could think about was sharing my love for this form of meditative movement and the energy it brings with others. Today I teach because it is an art that brings me immense joy. 

 Fun Facts / When I’m not teaching // You can find me salsa dancing!

Classes at DRIFT: Rocket Vinyasa, Vinyasa, Meditation

Certifications:

Yoga Teacher Training 200 RYT / Rocket Vinyasa

Stay social with me // IG @shawnakru