Barbara Douglass

I am originally from Colorado, my mother is Scottish and she taught Scottish Highland Dancing.  I started dancing when I was 3.  When I reached the ripe old age of 14, I started to teach dance with my mother, together we had a dance school.  I then started to teach fitness (Hi Impact Aerobics), in a huge gym with no microphone, those were the days!   I eventually started to teach in health clubs. At the height of all this, I got married and moved to Naples, Italy (Navy Husband).  I continued to teach fitness overseas.  Upon returning to the states I started to get very interested in Yoga and Pilates.  I got certified to teach Yoga and LOVED it!  We moved back to Italy where I taught Yoga on the NATO base, my students were all Italian, British, Dutch and American.  This is where I really blossomed as a Yoga Teacher and upon returning to VA I started to teach more Yoga then anything else.  Pilates Mat soon followed and now, in addition to dance, these formats are my very favorite to teach.  living in the Washington DC area can be very stressful for a lot of people.  I find that Yoga not only relieves my stress, but it also helps my students aquire some peace and quiet.