Selena

Selena's first experience with yoga was as a little girl, practicing alongside her mother. She recalls thinking, "This is too easy; yoga is for old people." It wasn't until later in life, when she was searching for healing herself, that Selena was able to appreciate the elegance and effectiveness of yoga. She is continually amazed by the wisdom and the accessibility of the practice.

Today, yoga is with Selena wherever she goes. She is inspired by the Ashtanga tradition and enjoys sharing her love for the practice with others. It’s a powerful tool for the journey and celebration of life. Selena is a Registered Yoga Teacher at the 200-hour level, and teaches Ashtanga, Hatha Flow and Prenatal classes at Yoga Yoga. She likes to encourage the students to quiet their minds and connect with the spirit by focusing on the breath and moving with awareness. It is, as Selena describes, a practice in the spirit of Aloha: The joyous sharing of the breath and life energy in the present moment.

She feels blessed to have had the opportunity to learn from amazing Ashtanga teachers Nancy Gilgoff, David Swenson, and David Williams, and continues to study with Nancy in Maui on a regular basis. She has also studied Vinyasa Krama with Srivatsa Ramaswami, and pre and postnatal yoga teacher training with Leslie Lytle. She loves to work with perinatal women to share the amazing benefits of yoga during this special time in a woman's life.

Selena finds inspiration in all areas of her life, especially in instances where she finds simplicity, focus and clarity. "My biggest yoga influences come from moments when I feel totally connected to the universe: When I look at my child and the world falls away and there is only the present moment, when I am no longer the girl efforting through the practice but instead I am just one giant breathing energy being, when I climb a rock and I can only hear my breath and sense my single-pointed focus, when I dance and the soul of the music flows through me. These are the moments that are given to me when I surrender and life unfolds."

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"99% practice, 1% theory. Practice and all is coming." - Sri K. Pattabhi Jois.