Keelie Webb

I was first introduced to the world of yoga through mindfulness, and then through dance and movement. Since 2009 I have been practicing and studying the eight limbs of yoga and a variety of meditation styles--but really I've been studying much longer through the basic power of observation. I have discovered that the path of yoga presents itself to us far before we realize its' presence. For me, yoga is connection, yoga is breath, yoga is a deep and sincere process of inner and outer looking. At my core, I am an artist and a teacher. I have a b.s. in early childhood education, m.a. in cross-cultural and international education, a Montessori certification and a 200hr certification through Open Way Yoga. In 2016 I was accepted into the Insight Yoga Institute (moving slowly but steadily through 500 more training hours) and have been studying with Sarah Powers, Paul Grilley, Bernie Clark and Maty Ezraty. I chose this path because of my interest in psychology, buddhism, and functional anatomy. Yoga presents a constant learning opportunity: how to sit, how to move, how to improve posture and relationships, how to love yourself and how to be a part of a supportive community. The reason that yoga has become such an integral part of my life is because of the healing I have experienced in my body, mind and soul. Most importantly, I learned how to breathe, which has helped me cope with anxiety, loneliness, depression and grief. My yoga style blends a yin sequence of floor poses with traditional alignment-based yang practices, influenced primarily by Yin, Ashtanga, Kundalini, my teachers, scientific research, and personal experience. I teach from my heart and I follow my intuition in each and every class. In 2015, I created the Instagram handle @MindfulAsana to connect my life and practice with my teaching. My passion is to encourage myself and my students to bring more mindfulness to asana pactice, to know the heart-mind, and to live authentically.