Tia Pirkl

  Tia was introduced to yoga as a fitness instructor in 2001. She began teaching Vinyasa, Power and Yoga Basics in 2003. In 2005, she completed the 200 hour Hatha Yoga teaching certification program at Yoga West in Katy, TX. This school exposed her to many systems within Hatha Yoga.  In January 2006 Tia was blessed to meet Charly Pivert and fell in love with the simple but elegant alignment style and creativity of Anusara Yoga. She has achieved Anusara-inspired status.  After continued study with some of the most amazing teachers in the world, she officially became a Yoga Alliance ERYT 500 in 2011. Some of her favorite and most influential teachers have been Desiree Rumbaugh, Todd Norian, Christina Sell & John Friend.    She has completed specialty yoga trainings with John Friend & Martin Kirk where her studies focused on recognition, analysis & strategies to manage  structural injuries and physical limitations.  As a retired RN, this is an area of practice which appeals to her greatly. Among other fantastic teacher trainings she has been blessed to take over the years, she enjoyed an inspiring week of Prenatal Yoga teacher training with Sue Elkand and has become a certified yoga for golfers instructor with Katherine Roberts.   What she loves about yoga is it’s ability to bring patience and understanding.  The practice teaches us about connection within ourselves and with the world and others around us.   Through the incredible physical and emotional advantages of yoga we are able to do much more of what we love and what we need to do to make our lives successful and satisfying.   Tia would like her classes to be a mixture of essential effort and joy. She hopes that people leave her class feeling their own true divine nature.