Erika Thawley

Erika began practicing yoga at the age of 15, but her practice truly deepened in college. As a child she grew up dancing, falling in love with her first ballet class at age four. “I always felt so awkward in real life, but put me on a stage and I could fly. That’s why I love yoga so much; it’s like dance, like any of the fine arts. You have the privilege of expression, of communicating yourself with something so much greater.” Erika is a high school teacher and recently completed the 200-hour Yoga Immersion Course right here at YogaOne. “There is an unending list of benefits that this ancient practice brings, but my favorite so far is that in yoga, you can dance, and you can fly.”