About Sam
I found yoga in 2014 at a free yoga class. After just one class, I was hooked. With time, I ended up attending classes at a studio, trying out different teachers, and became hooked on arm balances. I practiced yoga for 6 years before taking my yoga teacher training. I had built a strong foundation as a yoga practitioner before entertaining the idea of teaching others yoga.
2019 was the first time I had set foot in a climbing gym. My first experience on a rope (top rope) was pretty scary, but I quickly changed my mind as I went back to Climb Nashville gym with my roommate. I discovered how much I loved the puzzle-solving in climbing; it worked my mind in a really fun way. I joined Climb Nashville and started climbing multiple days a week, top rope and bouldering. Within my first six months of climbing, I was trying out 5.12 (on top rope) in the gym and learning to lead climb. I truly believe that this is all from my yoga practice. Yoga had taught me mobility, flexibility, and strength (thank you, chaturanga push-ups).
In 2020, I took my 200-hour yoga teacher training and became a certified yoga teacher. I volunteered my time teaching young adults (girls and boys) in detention centers. During my training, I knew I wanted to teach yoga to other climbers and help them the way I have benefitted. 2021 is when I started to develop “Yoga for Climbers.” I hosted my first class in a park in Nashville, TN, and invited my climb-y friends and their friends to come.
What I didn’t know then was how passionate I would be about teaching climbers yoga. In 2022, I began teaching Yoga for Climbers at Gecko Climbing Gym, which I still teach at today (during the winter months). In the summer months, you can find me climbing in the San Juan Mountains.
Yoga for Climbers has now evolved into The Climbing Yogi. My mission is to teach yoga to climbers all around the globe. Teaching at festivals, retreats, and hosting my own workshops is my next step.
I look forward to meeting you on the mat.
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