Happy Yoga Month...

Meet Stacey Graham!
Stacey teaches KULA all levels and Yin & Yang and Restorative for RedBloom Classes.
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Hi. My name is Stacey Graham and I am excited to be sharing my enthusiasm for the practice of yoga with you at RedBloom Yoga and Kula Yoga Outreach in Alma.

I was first exposed to an asana practice in bush Alaska in 2004.  I felt a difference in my overall wellbeing from the first time that I practiced asana.  In 2011,  I practiced in my first public class here in Alma.  After I started to practice in a public class, I began to understand that Yoga is more than just movement and postures.  In class one day we were moving in a sun salutation and I noticed a thought that influenced my decision to take a teacher training course in Mt. Pleasant.  In the spring of 2013 I completed my teacher training and obtained my 200 hour certification and registered with Yoga Alliance as a Registered Yoga Teacher.  

​Yoga has helped me to find peace in the moment and joy in my life.  It has allowed me to notice my thoughts, feelings and sensations in my body without the judgment that I once felt.   I am excited to join Kula in bringing additional opportunities for people to experience this full and rich practice of yoga.  I look forward to practicing with you soon!

Three Questions for Stacey:
1.What is your favorite yoga pose? My favorite pose...depends on where where I am! When I'm on a dock- simple seated pose, on my snowshoes- yogic squat, in the middle of a race- standing forward fold, on my paddle board- savasana, on my mat I love the transition between plank and down dog.

2. What is the most surprising thing you have learned from your yoga practice? I remember when I first started group yoga practice, my teacher cued childs pose “hips towards heels”. I didn’t think much about it after that until one day, months later it occurred to me, “My hips are touching my heels!” It continued to surprise me the way my awareness to my body, mind, and breath brings about subtle changes to my practice on and off the mat.

3. What advice do you have for new yogis? Make it your intention to pay attention to your breath and watch what happens! :)

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