SARA RASTER

Why do you teach yoga?

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One of the reasons I teach yoga is that I want to share the joy and empowerment that moving our bodies brings to our lives. I love all kinds of movement; running, biking, swimming, dancing, yoga, but in 2023 I was compelled to enroll in a 300 hour yoga teacher training because the impact of the mind, body, spirit connection, that is unique to yoga, has had in all areas of my life. I wanted to learn more. Yes, yoga is movement, but it is also breath and mindfulness, and the most beautiful life teacher. Being able to share that awareness with others is a gift. 

 

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How do you want students to feel after class?

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I want students to feel a greater awareness of their bodies and themselves; whatever that might be. Though we practice together, yoga is a personal journey and each time we come to our mat we might have different goals, intents, and experiences, but I want students to feel a connection to themselves in some way. Maybe it’s energized, relaxed, more confident, a sense of accomplishment, empowerment, an A-ha moment, a period of reprieve in an otherwise busy day. I hope that they feel any or all those things. I want them to feel welcomed, that it was worth their time, and that they want to come back to class and their mat again and again to continue exploring this beautiful practice of self-discovery.