SONYA NELSON, RYT, Certified Forrest Yoga Teacher

I came to yoga because of the chronic pain I experienced in my low back. No matter how many visits I made to health care practitioners, the pain would ultimately return. Then I discovered Forrest Yoga, and noticed how my body consistently felt better every time I took a class. Every single time. Since I began practicing Forrest Yoga, I have actually healed parts of my body that have carried pain for years. Forrest Yoga is designed to help students heal.

I participated in the Foundational Yoga Teacher Training with Ana Forrest in San Francisco in September, 2008. This 24-day immersion program strengthened my personal practice and laid the foundation for me to learn the craft of teaching Forrest Yoga. Ana very specifically taught us the techniques to be a compelling and effective teacher - the type of teacher that students will want to return to again and again. This training qualified me for certification as a RYT-200 teacher with Yoga Alliance.

I am trained in energy healing through Quantum Touch and I am studying at the world-renowned Barbara Brennan School of Healing. My yoga students receive the benefits of my knowledge, training, and experience of the energetic body in my Forrest Yoga classes. Because I am also a licensed spiritual practitioner, I understand the beauty and possibility that yoga brings to opening the heart and enriching the spirit.