Kristen Smith came to her mat in 2009 after a friend had suggested she take yoga. She had always attended step aerobic, pilates, and strength training classes, but something had been missing. She discovered that yoga was not only for strengthening and stretching the body, but a life long journey of self discovery. “The mat provides limitless space to grow. Each time I step onto the mat, I gain insight-about a pose, about myself, and about the world. Yoga has brought me greater insight to the mind body connection and has transformed me in ways I had not imagined.”

Kristen found that yoga enriched her connection to her surroundings and those in it and wanted to gain more insight into her practice. She enrolled and attended a 200 Hour Teacher Training program in the Fall 2011. Kristen brings her passion for the practice to each class and is certified to teach Power Vinyasa Flow, Restorative Yoga, and Wall Vinyasa. She believes that the inner peace and the outer strength that one can accomplish from yoga will enhance one’s life in many ways. She feels teaching yoga is incredibly rewarding and will bring her focus not only in correct alignment, but the steadiness of mind, body, and breath.

Kristen lives in West Chester with her husband Bill and their two children.