Friday, August 28, 2015

July Ambassador for Barefoot Yoga Shala

Mermaid pose (Sarah Jayne Photography)
Wheel pose (Sarah Jayne Photography)
I previously wrote a bit about our yoga practices with regard to a yogawith horses retreat that we attended in June in Stowe, Vermont with our yoga studio, Barefoot YogaShala in Middleton, MA.

In July, I was selected as an Ambassador for the studio. Studio owner and teacher Jenny Ravikumar selects two students per month to promote the studio on social media. This was a no-brainer for me, as it is something that I do anyway. Yoga has been such a positive influence in our lives over the past 9 or so months, and I’m not sure that we would have become so enamored with it if we hadn’t found this particular studio. The community of instructors and students is welcoming, dynamic, and supportive. We have made many new friends and we are at the studio taking classes and workshops an average of 4 or 5 times per week. It makes us feel great physically, spiritually, and emotionally, so of course I want to spread the word to any others who might be interested – whether they are experienced yogis, or beginners (like we were).

As part of the Ambassador program, participants get a yoga photo shoot with local photographer Sarah Jayne Photography, and Jenny conducts an interview about their yoga experiences. The photo shoot was so much fun! And my interview is now posted on Jenny’s site.

Tree pose (Sarah Jayne Photography)
Tree pose (Sarah Jayne Photography)
       

Warrior II (Sarah Jayne Photography)
Reverse Warrior (Sarah Jayne Photography)
         


Mountain pose (Sarah Jayne Photography)
Camel pose (Sarah Jayne Photography)
Dancer's pose (Sarah Jayne Photography)
July Ambassadors Steph and Meghan with Jenny (Sarah Jayne Photography)

Jenny was almost 9 months pregnant at the time of the photo shoot, and still practicing yoga daily and teaching several times per week. In fact, she taught right up until 5 days before she gave birth. She and her husband Karthik welcomed baby boy Zyan Jacob on Monday evening. We are so excited for them and can’t wait to meet the little guy!

Jenny and Zyan (Sarah Jayne Photography)
Karthik, Jenny, and Zyan (photo courtesy of Jenny's mom Brenda)
Zyan Jacob Ravikumar (photo courtesy of Jenny)

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