Lyra Glow Flow | Halsey
This class is taught by:
Nikki Cvammen
Nikki graduated from Kent State University with a degree in Music Production. She loves to sing, compose music, teach yoga, do art and eat! The number one thing on her bucket list is to visit Norway and camp under the Northern Lights.
- My favorite yoga pose is: Tripod.
- Yoga has helped me overcome: Stress and self-consciousness
- I love my heart because: It is my center and helps me make new relationships.
- My favorite goddess is Athena because: She is the symbol for wisdom and strength, which I find very important in my life.
- You must try this healthy snack: Celery juice, you put celery stalks in a blender and drink the juice. It’s a fun twist to eating a healthy snack and it's very refreshing.
- My favorite Sanskrit word or phrase is Bhakti because: Its root word is “bhai” which means to love and worship God. I love this word because it reminds me that I can worship the Lord along with doing my practice.
- My advice for beginning yogis is: Breathe, it's the most important part of everything we do.
- I’m most grateful for: My family and opportunities I have been blessed with.
- The most exotic place I’ve practiced yoga is: In the middle of a river on a huge rock! Frightening, but also exhilarating.
- If I could practice yoga with anyone it would be: Michael Scott.
- I’m ecstatic to take my yoga to the next level because: I cannot wait to succeed at positions that I cannot get currently and I just love doing yoga, it's a part of my life now.
- My heroes are: God and my mom.
- My super power is: Staying calm when others are freaking out, and offering a helping hand when needed.
- My one wish for the world is: Appreciate the little things and the natural bliss of the Earth.
Jill Saylor (RYT 500, E-RYT 200/YACEP/PT)
Jill is a self proclaimed tree hugging, bee keeping, ocean conserving, shark loving, garden tending, aerial yoga fanatic, clothesline drying hippie just trying to make the world a better place!
- My teaching style is: Very fun and laid back. Nothing too serious in my classes.
- My favorite yoga pose is: any hammock inversion
- Yoga has helped me: grow as a person into a more active person and has allowed me to help others
- I love my tattoos because: They tell stories from my life!
- My favorite deity or god/goddess is Gaia because: without her we’d be nothing!
- You must try this healthy snack: My personal local honey!!
- My favorite Sanskrit word or phrase is Unnata because it means elevated and I love elevating myself off the floor with aerial.
- My advice for beginning yogis is: We all start as beginners!
- I’m most grateful for: Being able to have done all the things in my life that got me to this point!
- The most exotic place I’ve practiced yoga is: Sand dunes in Mosselbaai, South Africa or a tiny little island in the middle of the Gulf off Nicaragua called Little Corn Island/
- If I could practice yoga with anyone it would be: My sister because we always do things together!
- I’m determined to take my yoga to the next level because: I like to set goals for myself.
- My heroes are: My sister.
- My super power is: Making a healthier, better version of anything you can find in the beauty, pharmacy or cleaning section at the store, and probably showing women that it is possible for us to be strong.
- My one wish for the world is: That she thrives and survives with or without humans!
Ashley Warlop
Ashley has two children, Billy and Madison - ages 19 and 14. The love of her life, Bill, has been married to Ashley for 15 years. Her favorite type of yoga is Aerial Yoga and she enjoys spending time with her friends and family in her spare time!
- My favorite yoga pose is: Downward Facing Dog.
- Yoga has helped me overcome: My anxiety. I feel much calmer now that I regularly practice!
- I love my arms because: They have become very strong and they hold me up! My favorite deity or god/goddess is Leto because: She is the Goddess of Motherhood and will do whatever it takes to protect her children.
- You must try this healthy snack: Peanut butter and apples!
- My favorite Sanskrit word or phrase is: गोद इस मय जुद्गे - God is my Judge.
- My advice for beginning yogis is: Be confident in you!
- I'm most grateful for: My family because they have taught me so much about life.
- The most exotic place I've ever practiced yoga is: Under a waterfall in Hocking Hills!
- My heroes are: Everyday I interact with a new type of hero, whether is be a small child to a grown adult who has shown passion, faith or courage for themselves or another person.
- My one with for the world is: That people would be accepted for who they are.
