Signe Wendt

Preferring to take the road less traveled, Signe did not find that yoga drew her to spirituality but the other way around. In her morning quiet times she found herself being drawn away from her journal and Bible and towards the mat. Until one day in her journal she put it in black and white: “I want more yoga in my life”. This was 2006 and within weeks Signe was approached to teach yoga. She taught for 2 years in Florida before moving back to her hometown of Austin. In Austin, once again Signe was approached to teach yoga at the gym where she was a member. It was at this point she decided it was time to get her 200-hour Hatha program which she completed at Yoga Yoga. People come to yoga for lots of reasons but Signe feels strongly that yoga came to her as it will come to anyone who gets still enough to hear. To not teach yoga and learn and practice and pray on the mat is the same as not breathing and living.

It was more than likely an 18 year career in body work (massage and craniosacral) that connected Signe to the well of compassion she has for the human body. In her classes you may find yourself in a sweaty flow or a contemplative pose but in either scenario you will hopefully find yourself connecting to your body with compassion and joy. Signe’s goals for her yoga classes are to not set goals but to allow the class to blossom under the guidance of the wisdom of the teachers who have gone before, the Holy Spirit and the Inner Wisdom of each yogi in the room. To find joy in movement and to maybe rock out to a few fun tunes.

To Signe, yoga is a tool box filled with tools to connect us to our highest and best selves and when we get a workout while we’re doing it, all the better. In her off time Signe likes to cook and hike and play with her perfect dog, her naughty cat and her wonderful husband of 18 years. Some teachers that have influenced Signe greatly are Lori McDougal and Sadie Nardini.