November Featured Yogi of the Month: Jillian Holt

We're honored to have Jillian as part of our R2RY community.  Here are her words from our interview:

I have been practicing yoga for about 3 years, but this year I have committed to making yoga a bigger part of my life.  I joined RTRY about a year and a half ago when I started going to Michelle’s classes at LA Fitness. She graciously welcomed me into her community by asking me to share my love for massage by inviting me to participate in a few of her retreats, and somehow that has turned into me joining IN on the retreats, which are amazing and awesome, and if you haven’t gone on a retreat with Michelle then you should sign up for one ASAP!!

I practice yoga to bring peace and calm to my somewhat chaotic life. It helps slow everything down. I tend to go, go, go, rush, rush, rush, so it is nice to know that yoga can just be slow and steady. It has really helped me learn to go with the flow, to relax, and to breathe. Breathing is the hardest part for me, but I am learning to slow down and always come back to my breath, in more places than just on my mat. Yoga has helped me manage back pain that I have had for as long as I can remember, it has helped me in my career as a massage therapist (by slowing down, listening better to not only my breath, but the clients as well, and it has also helped me with my body mechanics), and I really just enjoy yoga, it makes me happy. It has really touched pretty much all aspects of my life.  My favorite yoga pose is the low lunge, because it feels so good in my hips, involves balance, which my life and body is always in need of practice, and can turn into a great heart-opener as well!

I was always taught growing up that no matter what it is, you have to at least try it once!! So give yoga a try if you haven't already! You might really, really like it!!!

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