Ashley Weckback

Ashley delights in sharing her enthusiasm for yoga with others. She wholeheartedly believes that teaching yoga is the greatest way to honor the teachers that have come before us by passing on the gifts they’ve shared with her.

Ashley began yoga as a way to counter corporate stress and distance running. She quickly discovered that coming to her mat was not only balancing her body and settling her mind, but also lighting her spirit. She pursued her 200 RYT training to satisfy her own curiosity about yoga, assuming she’d never actually teach. Approaching her courses more like a history major than “yogi,” she discovered an appreciation for the Sanskrit language and the teachings of the ancient yoga texts. Mostly though, she gained a deep understanding of the connection between mind, body and breath and how this connection can impact growth and healing in asanas (postures) and in life.

Today in her personal practice, she continues to be challenged by inflexible hips and shoulders and wonders if she’ll ever find sthira (steadiness) and sukham (comfort) in (agnistambhasana) firelog pose…