American Yoga
Welcome to AY! My name is Monica Schmidt and American Yoga Studio was opened in 2009 as the next intuitive step on my Yoga path. In 1995, I took my first Yoga class at World Gym. I loved it right away and continued taking classes with dedication. I fell into teaching Yoga in 1997 by total default. As a Personal Trainer, I was asked to learn to teach Group Fitness classes in order to occasionally fill in for teachers. Having a dance background, teaching aerobics came pretty naturally. I was asked to teach the Yoga class one day only because the teacher was a no-show. Yoga was still in the up-and-coming stages in the fitness industry, and there were very few competent teachers. I was very intimidated and remember saying, “Well, I’m not a real Yoga teacher but I can figure out how to give them a good stretch class – even if I don’t know all the names of the poses.” I totally winged it! I felt right at home teaching Yoga and after subbing over the next few months, I realized that this may be my niche. I was offered my first full time teaching job in 1997 at Lady of America. Over the years, I taught myself by reading and watching videos of the top teachers. I took every workshop I possibly could! Teachers such as Shiva Rea, Bryan Kest, Baron Baptiste, and David Swenson were my inspirations. My love of Yoga, fitness, and athletics evolved over the course of the next four years and there was no other place to go except back to college.
Amenities
Massage, Toilet
Yoga styles
Cost
One visit $ 15.00
10 visits $ 129.00
One month $ 99.00
3 monthes $ 250.00
New Student Special: $30 for 3 Weeks of Unlimited Yoga
