FITNESS
affiliated with a studio, Grace teaches
workshops and leads several Teacher
Trainings a year. We recently caught up
with her to ask how her perspective of
yoga and teaching has grown, and how
she sees it continuing to unfold. This is
what she had to share with us:
Grace Morales
yoga instructor, health advocate, pioneer
gracemorales.com
“In [my] first years as a teacher I
immersed myself in understanding
the philosophy, culture and language
of yoga. I sought out teachers who were
first generation to living master teachers.
I will always be grateful to [them] and
the time spent in this research, however
I found I was losing my way…ironic
since [yoga] is a system that brings you
home to your true nature.
My first love in the whole process of
finding yoga was health. I teach yoga
because I believe it is a wonderful system to create health, but not the only
good system. These days I more often
than not use English names of postures
to make it less intimating for new students. I care about the safety, strength
and mobility of the joints, so whether it
is a move I learned from Pilates, physical therapy or yoga, I will sequence
it right into a class if it will add to the
overall wellness of the student.”
Charlotte is blessed with a wealth
of amazing yoga instructors.
APRIL MAY 2014
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