Kristi Adams

It is what drove me to be a documentary photographer/filmmaker and it is what has led to my study of yoga. I teach alignment based vinyasa, gentle, prenatal and postnatal yoga classes. I began practicing yoga at my local gym in 2001 shortly after quitting smoking and was in need of a healthier way to calm my mind. There I found my love of physical activity; Pilates, dance, weights, bicycling, motorcycling, and of course yoga which has remained a constant source of strength and stability in my life. Though my yoga practice I have been able to recover from shoulder, knee and hand injuries, find healthy ways to cope with arthritis and embark on a path to better self-knowledge. I have been fortunate to study with truly inspiring teachers: Yasmen Metha, one of my first teachers, whose focus on functional anatomy in her yoga and Pilates classes fired up my interest in how the body works. Stacey Swan, whose classes are so clear and accessible to all bodies, motivated me to take teacher training at the Yoga Garden in San Francisco. Stacey and Sonya Genel were my main instructors for the three month training. During my training at the Yoga Garden I have also studied with Jean Mazzei, Marisa Toriggino, Karen Macklin, and Brooke Stokes.