| Elisabeth T. Lilja
I am a Utah local born and raised and so proud of it! The beauty that has been offered to me by living in Utah is something that I could never part with…though I did think about it when I was younger! Growing up in Utah hiking, backpacking, rafting and camping on so many levels slowly brought me to awareness of my natural surrounding. This led me to think about deeper awareness directing me towards philosophy in college. After my second year of college I decided that in some way I wasn’t fulfilled, this wasn’t my path. After a year of not really knowing what I wanted it was suddenly clear…yoga. Yoga has been an amazing tool in my life as well as a passion. So why not teach it, it was thought for so many years. When it came to choosing a teacher training I chose Dana Baptiste. Dana has instilled in me a way of teaching that is companionate and accepting to all humans. It is not about what you have done but who you are and the beauty that is your originality. My personal goal that I hope share in my yoga practice is my dharma to teach and to create. I believe that we have this connection to nature that we so readily dismiss. What I hope to teach is a reconnect with nature and all it has to offer, because when it comes down to it we are mother earth and mother earth is us. I look forward to all the beauty that is to come my way. “We do not see the world as it is but as we are.” -Anis Nin Namaste: Elisabeth |
Mickey Vandeventer I have been living in and loving Utah for the past 13 yrs. Being born in the desert, it's beauty from the twisted rugged landscape , the delicate yet tenacious flowers and plants has always been my sanctuary. My joy in life is in service, however I am called. This is my yoga! Being a massage teacher has taught me to embrace uniqueness and explore life. For it is our perceived weaknesses not our strengths that make us into the people we are. I have learning/memory challenges, identified at a young age my mother brought me to a meditation teacher. As an adult today, meditation is my ground and my path. There is no one path or one teacher. We are continually evolving. Life is the art of becoming, not the science of doing. " May your hearts be filled with gratitude, for this precious life that we have the Opportunity to Share with One another." OM SHANTI NAMASTE. |