I started taking yoga classes with Julie Gudmestad in 1989 after a co-worker told me about a new Yoga for Athletes class. I was immediately hooked. Julie asked me in 1999 if I would be interested in teaching at the studio, and I spent the next year apprenticing with Hope in her Saturday morning classes. Not being a morning person, I had to set three alarms to ensure that I made it to the 8:15 start time. I began teaching my own classes 20 years ago.
Like many, I have thought a lot about life transitions over the past year or so, and have decided to stop teaching at the studio. It was a very difficult decision to make, but allows me to pursue other opportunities in my “day job.”
I will miss my students so much, and want to thank you for your consistency and attentiveness. It has been an honor to be your teacher. I feel privileged to have been a part of the Gudmestad/Paxson community for all these years, and am grateful to the entire staff, past and present, for making the experience so darn much fun.
I look forward to seeing you all in the new building this fall, as I will continue to take that same Yoga for Athletes class that I started in over 30 years ago.
