Dawn Reynolds

I am a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance, which acknowledges the completion of yoga teacher training with a Registered Yoga School (RYS). In the late 90s and early 2000s, I began studying Reiki energy healing and the uses of herbs and oils for healing. After a few years of working with Reiki, I decided to get my certification and became a Master practitioner. A few years later, in 2011, I was introduced to yoga - I fell in love. Those two days a week quickly became my haven. Classes ended, and life twisted and turned. Just before Covid, a friend and I took a 6-week meditation class. Through that class, I felt I had gained a glimpse of the direction I wanted my life to go In 2020 I registered for Yoga Teacher Training at One Love Yoga Studio in Taylorsville, NC with a very simple goal. That 200 hours changed my whole life and my goal. I graduated from One Love Yoga in December of 2020 and the next month enrolled in a 50-hour Yoga Nidra class at Arhanta Yoga Online Academy. In March of 2021, I became certified in Yoga Nidra and in July 2021, received my 50 hr teaching certificate for Yin Yoga - also through Arhanta. I was thirsty for more knowledge and wanted to expand on what I was learning. That's when I found Hale Pule and Ayurveda. In March of 2023, I graduated from Hale Pule as an Ayurvedic Health Advisor. It kind of feels full circle, BUT - there is so much more to learn all around. I am forever grateful to all of my teachers during my training, as well as fellow students, and the instructors from all of the classes I have attended. I have something from each of them to use when I share yoga. To me, sharing yoga isn't just about guiding people in a "workout". Sharing yoga is sharing love, peace, healing, and awakening to the true self. I want people to leave our time on the mat together with a feeling of strength, love, and relaxation.