by Ayako DeRuby | May 28, 2022 | Instructors
My friend had to drag me to my first yoga class back in 2012. The main reason I was resistant was because it was out of my comfort zone. Finally, and reluctantly, I went to a class with him and by the end thought to myself, that was awesome. I kept going back and...
by Ayako DeRuby | May 28, 2022 | Instructors
I stumbled upon my first yoga practice in 2006 while I was recovering from a running injury, never imagining that the yogic way would become an inseparable part of my life journey. With a degree in Art, I started my career as a Fashion Designer and shortly after...
by Ayako DeRuby | May 28, 2022 | Instructors
I found yoga back in 2004/2005, a time in my life where I had failed at marriage and relationships, and didn’t have a “real” job or career path, just making it day by day. My life had no direction, no purpose. The movement initially drew me to yoga. Since age 4, I...
by Ayako DeRuby | May 28, 2022 | Instructors
Prior to her practice of yoga meditation, Ayako was often companioned by anxiety, insecurity, and fear. She would use all sorts of substances to give her a false sense of confidence, easy to blame people and situations for emotional disturbances, and felt like a...
