Kristen Verderame

I have been practicing yoga on and off for almost 30 years.  I am a runner and a biker, and have competed in Duathlons (run-bike-run) for many years.  After getting injured while race training several years ago, I decided that I needed to more strategically incorporate yoga into my training regime to prevent further injuries.  It was then that I signed up for the community-focused teacher training program at Embrace Yoga in Washington, DC and obtained my 200-hour YTT certification under the tutelage of the ‘Spiritually Fly’ and amazing yoga/wellness practitioner Faith Hunter.  Not only did I obtain the knowledge I had sought to inform my athletic training, but my eyes were opened to a community of wonderful people and a philosophy that can inform every aspect of my life.  Who would have thought that to go faster in my racing I needed to find stillness?  

Since then, I have gone on to complete several other trainings including my 300-hour YTT certification and Yoga Shred training, and am a Level 1 Reiki Master.  I currently teach Vinyasa at the Sun & Moon Yoga Studio in Arlington, Virginia and have served as a substitute Vinyasa teacher occasionally at One Fitness and Crunch Fitness, DC-area gyms.  I also teach periodic workshops on meditation and technical practicums for specific advanced yoga poses such as Handstand.