“ It’s important to understand the role of the yoga teacher which is to help heal and hold space for people going through a crisis. ”
EMILIE PERZ
Q. Thanks for interviewing with us can you tell everyone who you are and what you do? A. I’ve been a dedicated yoga practitioner for over twenty years and have used this practice as a way to uplift and elevate the world around me. Sadly, my father passed away while I was transitioning from high school to college. Shortly
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after, I began suffering from stress induced panic attacks that left me in the hospital. Months of heavy antidepressants only made matters worse, so at the advice of a friend, I tried my first yoga class. The breath techniques (pranayama) practiced at the end immediately sedated my anxiousness and gave me a feeling of power over my mind and body
connection. I made a promise to carry on with yoga every day, and ten years later, it led to a full-time career. Q. What inspired you to want to get into Yoga & Fitness? A. I began practicing yoga after my father’s sudden death when I was 17. I was always a super active child and I excelled in many
