Namaste!  My name is Misty Piatek.  I started studying Ashtanga yoga in September of 2009. Yoga  has completely transformed my life and has motivated me to share it with others. 

Before finding yoga, I used to run 3+ miles four days a week and spent countless hours in the gym lifting weights to stay in shape.  One day, a friend of mine asked me to try yoga and attend a class with her.  The first class I went to blew me away and the challenge intrigued me to keep coming back.  I started Ashtanga yoga for fitness reasons; but what I found along the way, I could never have anticipated.   

Prior to developing a yoga practice, I often felt anxious on a regular basis and sometimes stressed when work became challenging.  Today, it takes alot more to unbalance my demeanor.  My attitude toward life has changed and I have learned to let go of controlling my destination and allowing and accepting whatever comes my way.  Yoga has brought a level of calm and peace into my life that I could never have imagined. 

Yoga has also changed the way I care for my body.  Unexpectedly, along the way, it made me more councious of my decisions such as the food I put in my body, the hygiene products I use to take care of myself and the environments I choose to subject myself to. 

Today, I have a dedicated yoga practice, practicing the Ashtanga Primary Series 6 days a week and observing days of rest on new and full moons.  I owe everything I have learned to all the teachers I studied with along the way.  Since 2009, I have studied with:

   - Son Hui Yi

   - R. Sharath Jois

   - Kino MacGregor

   - Tim Miller

   - Lori Brungard