Why Practice Yoga?
For one, the pure JOY of it. Yoga gives me access to a well-spring of energy and vitality that I have never experienced with any other physical, mental or spiritual modality before. This most common statement I hear from my students is “I just feel better when I do yoga”. Its true and your body is stronger, your mind more clear and your heart is open. And, then there is all the scientific studies that back it up! I say, take that science into practice and experience it for yourself.

Great yogis have known the deep benefits of yoga for centuries. In the Sri Krishnamacharya tradition (master teacher of BKS Iyengar, Sri Pattabhi Jois and TKV Desikachar) yoga is said to be the blossoming of spirit through awareness, self reflection and connection to that which is highest.  And, as my teacher Gary Kraftsow says with casual urgency “we are here but a blink of an eye- if we want real transformation in ourselves and the world there is no time to waste. Yoga is an amazing tool on the path of transformation”.  A path, say ancient sages, that can lead to true peace and freedom or in body, mind and spirit!  
   
Yoga Mountain is a place of discovery-- not of what is outside but what is inside. We acknowledge our uniqueness and our common humanity which come together in a grand celebration of Life. With a steady body, clear mind and vibrant heart we cultivate the spirit of an open-hearted warrior to face the challenges of our time with grace and vitality. And, with a wide smile we welcome the many gifts of Life.

Yoga Mountain is a place for you to be in and held by a like-minded community, experience yoga, open to insights and to integrate what was useful in class into daily life. Through yoga we not only stretch our body but also discover our true nature, as the yogis say, which is pure, radiant and divine!

I bow to the deep well of wisdom we have inside of our core and humbly hold space for the perfect unfolding of each of us on our paths as they cross here at the studio.  

Namaste ~ Sienna Smith