Yoga in the Queen City
Mara Healy
Instructor at Enlighten Yoga
9852 Rea Road
704.543.8000
Why do you practice Yoga?
I practice because I no longer have a
choice of not practicing! It has shaped
me to be who I am today and without
it my life would cease to have the same
quality. I found yoga as I was thrust
into the hard work and chaos of raising
three kids. I needed to be all things to
all people while struggling with progressive degenerative spinal arthritis.
It has helped me become less overwhelmed with the complexities of life.
Which yoga teacher has made the
biggest impact on your life?
Grace Morales taught me to move my
body skillfully while enjoying music,
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my breath and her pearls of wisdom.
Chandra Om gave me profound experiences of purification, yogic diet and
serving God and the Divine through
yoga. Andrey Lappa (creator of the
Universal Yoga System), has given
me teachings and practices that have
made me realize the true depth and
profundity of yoga.
What inspired you to teach?
I would never have been a teacher
if someone at Charlotte Yoga (back
in 2002) hadn’t suggested that I
enroll in teacher training. They saw
something in me that I didn’t see in
myself. I have been super lucky to be
surrounded by supportive, generous
people who have provided me with
opportunities to fail and then get back
up and try again.