![]() I’m an independent registered yoga teacher -200 specializing in chair yoga and gentle yoga, “Yoga with Andi.” I mostly teach the older population or those looking for a gentle, slower yoga class. We’d love to hear more about what you do. Whenever I have a student in class or a student I’ve been teaching in private classes get excited that they can get their knees up a little higher than they used to or reaching down to pick up something they dropped becomes easier, I know I’m on the right path regardless of the challenges. And then marketing yourself, social media, and getting yourself out there, showing people how chair yoga can help them in their lives or their day at the office, it’s a lot of work. Going from office work to yoga teacher is a pretty big jump. I think the biggest struggle for me has been overcoming the fear of the unknown. ![]() Once I completed my Yoga Teacher Training RYT-200 at Pure Synergy through Purple Lotus, I moved on to a Chair Yoga certification and a Gentle yoga certification through Yoga Vista Academy. I mostly teach the older population or those looking for a gentler, slower yoga class. I’ve been teaching Chair Yoga and gentle, slower yoga classes, ever since. It’s cheesy, but it was almost like all of the stars aligned and presented me with exactly what I needed to do. My B.S degree is in Human Development with a focus on gerontology. It really taught me that yoga is for everyone and there are a lot of communities out there who truly could benefit from it. I found the training through Purple Lotus at Pure Synergy to be inclusive of all body types, big, small, young, old. I wasn’t sure yet if that career would be yoga, but I realized early on that I had found the path I needed to be on. I started out in training thinking I would complete it for myself, perhaps gain some confidence to find a new career path. I decided to go through Yoga Teacher Training there. I had taken yoga classes before at various studios and gyms over the years, but I found Pure Synergy to be completely welcoming and it felt like a second home right away. So, one day I wandered into a yoga studio, Pure Synergy Wellness, and Movement, and I started taking yoga classes. I wasn’t able to find a career in my field of study from college, and I was never in love with my office job of five years, honestly feeling miserable for most of my career there. I was at a complete loss with what to do in life. Then, in the Fall of 2017, I was laid off. I started as an insurance adjuster and then promoted to a compliance and quality assurance auditor, auditing workers compensation files. I kind of fell into a corporate office job out of necessity. ![]() I moved to Denton, Texas in 2012 after graduating from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Today we’d like to introduce you to Andi Fitzgerald.Īndi, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
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