Mickensy Ellis-White

I am a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) 500 and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) located in Danville, Illinois. I was certified at Amara Yoga and Arts in Urbana, Illinois in April 2020. I completed my 300 hour certification in November 2023 through the Crystal Gray Yoga Method. I have practiced yoga for over 20 years, but it wasn’t until I went through teacher training and developed a personal practice that I became the practitioner I am today. Yoga has helped me through some of the difficult times in my life, such as when I deployed to Iraq in 2011. Yoga has helped me find clarity, balance, grounding, and self-compassion. Although I enjoy practicing power yoga, I find that I prefer teaching beginners. It gives me a deep sense of gratification to see my students progress on and off the mat. I want every “body” to feel “successful” at yoga. I hope to cultivate a sense of spirituality, self-worth, and a healthy relationship with your body. Some of my favorite quotes about yoga are: “If you can breathe, you can do yoga.” “Yoga is for every body.” “How you treat yourself on the mat is indicative of how you treat yourself off the mat.” And, “Yoga is a manual for living in the human body.” Mickensy Ellis-White is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance, which acknowledges the completion of a yoga teacher training with a Registered Yoga School (RYS).