Addie Gaines

After the first month she noticed positive changes in her flexibility and strength. A habit was born. Her practice expanded at the local hot yoga studio, where she found each session to be a “mini beach vacation” and an escape from her beloved, but extremely stressful, profession as a school administrator. Following several major life changes, including retirement after 30 years as an educator, Addie discovered more time for personal yoga growth. Through at-home and in-studio practice, and an amazing yoga retreat in Costa Rica, she continued to create space in her body, mind, and spirit. The opportunity for Yoga Teacher Training, seemed to be a natural fit for this lifelong educator with a love of the practice and a desire to dive deeper. She is excited to teach yoga both in person and online. Teaching yoga is a vehicle through which she can achieve her life’s purpose, which she sums up as this six-word memoir, “make a difference, touch the future.” Addie is a life-long resident of Southwest Missouri. In addition to teaching yoga, she is a free-lance journalist, magazine editor, author, and blogger. She guides sound healing experiences. She enjoys traveling, hiking, paddle boarding and kayaking.