Why I Teach Yoga: My Journey Back to the Heart

There was a time when I believed strength meant pushing harder, doing more, and keeping it all together. I moved through my days on autopilot, checking every box yet feeling a quiet ache inside. Somewhere along the way, I lost connection to my heart.

When I first stepped onto my yoga mat, I wasn’t looking for transformation. I just needed a place to breathe. But yoga has a way of opening doors we didn’t know were closed. What began as physical movement soon became a deeper practice of listening, of remembering who I truly am beneath all the noise.

Returning to the Heart

The heart holds everything we’ve tucked away, the grief, the exhaustion, the longing. Through yoga, I began to gently open those spaces.

I still remember the first time tears found me in Savasana. It was then I realized yoga was not simply stretching my body. It was releasing years of holding on. It was my way home.

Each inhale became an invitation to soften. Each exhale became a release. Through this quiet rhythm, I began to heal, to forgive, and to trust myself again.

From Student to Teacher

Teaching yoga was never part of my plan. But as my practice deepened, so did the call to share it.

Yoga had given me something too beautiful to keep for myself, peace, presence, and a sense of belonging within. Becoming a teacher felt like the natural continuation of my own healing.

Now, I teach to hold space for others the way my teachers did for me, with gentleness, understanding, and compassion. Every class is an invitation to reconnect to the heart, to breathe, and to remember that you already carry everything you need within.

The Heart of My Teaching

For me, yoga is not about perfect poses or performance. It is about presence.

It is about creating moments of stillness in a world that rarely pauses. It is about rediscovering the balance between strength and softness.

Whether I’m guiding a beginners, building heat in flow, or leading a restorative class that soothes the soul, my purpose is always the same, to help others come home to themselves, one breath at a time.

A Journey that Never Ends

My own path as a teacher continues to unfold with every class and every student I meet. Yoga reminds me daily that this practice is not a destination, but a lifelong journey back to the heart, to that quiet, steady place within where our truest self lives.

Yoga has changed my life in ways that words can only begin to describe. It has taught me that healing is not about becoming someone new, but about remembering who we’ve always been.

So when people ask me why I teach yoga, my answer is simple:
Because yoga brought me back to my heart, and I want to help others find their way back to theirs too.