Emily Gareis

My story is a story of personal transformation: from clueless to awareness, from chaos to peace, and from fear to love.  I have overcome a life changing injury, a close family member working through stage four Cancer, a loss of a job and the realization that I have started on the latter stages of life.  For the past several years, I have been blessed with the opportunity to help others on an individual and group basis to achieve their transformation by teaching yoga, meditation with a sprinkling of Pilates and I wanted to begin to share that with others around the globe.

My personal vision/mission for myself feels like a win-win situation: the more I teach the more I learn and the more I learn the better my life becomes, and when I guide others on a journey through yoga or any physical exercise, I go with them as well.  The really gratifying thing about getting on a "path" is it's NEVER too late to be who you want to be or who you are intended to be because the best time is NOW no matter if you are on vacation or back at home.  Having taught yoga for 15+ years I feel it’s my "soul’s purpose" to share and pay it forward what I have learned on my journey to as many souls as possible, to help individuals with their place and what better way to continue to enlighten others than to travel.  Whether they are someone who already takes part in some sort of exercise regimen or someone who is just curious, I encourage individuals to explore having a regular exercise (specifically yoga) practice to join me on the road less traveled - the road to enlightenment, peace and simply feeling good.

I feel my specific expertise does not just lie in working with yoga, but the ability to reach out to others for I am an easy-going, extrovert who strives to make others comfortable in one’s own skin.   I provide a safe place to connect to oneself in body, mind and spirit even in surroundings that are unfamiliar to one’s everyday space.

I feel I have traveled a varied and bumpy road in a short time and feel passionate about keeping faith no matter what challenges arise before you.  I know first-hand how hard it can be to lose that faith and I know I can bring a compassion that is transforming, even in a short time frame hoping that even a little inspiration will help a person continue on with exercise no matter what form that may be.