Jaclyn Harwell

After the birth of my second child, I became more aware of the need to be more physically active.  I started by going to the gym several days a week and soon I was choosing healthier foods.  Then, I took a yoga class.  I absolutely loved it right away!  I went regularly several times a week and picked it up quickly.  I also saw an increase in my strength and flexibility within only a few weeks.  After some time, I began substitute teaching when needed, and eventually was able to start teaching some of my own classes.  I also took a position teaching yoga at another fitness facility.  I was really enjoying teaching several classes a week at a few different locations.  However, due to budget cuts, one of the facilities closed and I lost several of my classes.  By that time, a fellow instructor (and my original teacher) and I had begun thinking about opening our own yoga studio.  We got serious and within a couple of months, Agape Yoga was opened.  Now, I teach five days a week at the studio and one class a week at the YMCA.  I am loving owning my own studio, scheduling my own classes, and just really making the classes my own.  I love developing relationships with my students and look forward to teaching for a long time.