08/31/2026
π©·How long have you been practicing yoga? 32 years
π How long have you been teaching yoga? 10 years
π©· Favorite Class/Level to Teach? I like teaching both Gentle and Beginner classes. I like to take time for a longer warm-up before we practice more demanding poses. After the more energizing poses, I love the cool-down and savasana, so sweet.
π What brought you to yoga in the first place?
I originally came to yoga for physical reasons. I have scoliosis and had lower back problems so my chiropractor recommended I try it. I was in my early 40's at the time.
π©· What is a lesson your practice is still teaching you? Over time, I realized that yoga is much more than a physical practice. It is a vast discipline that ultimately connects you to yourself. I love this.
π What inspires you to get on your mat? When I step onto my mat, whether as a teacher or student, I am in the moment, leaving everything else outside. Breathing and being in the present is a wonderful thing.
π©· Coffee or tea?
Assam tea in the morning and Japanese Sencha tea in the afternoon.
π Something people would be surprised to learn about you?
I am a mad recycler and have a big home composting set-up.
π©· Books on your nightstand? Culpability by Bruce Holsinger. Whistler by Ann Patchett, Empowered Aging by Ellen Saltonstall,
π Things you love to do other than yoga? Swim, hike, bike, cook and garden. Sit by the pool. Spending time with my family, especially my two grandsons, ages 2 and 5. NYT Puzzles.
π©· What do you wish more people knew about yoga off the mat? That yoga helps us to connect to ourselves, to be who we are, and to be comfortable with ourselves. This may be the greatest gift of yoga.
π A blessing or piece of advice for the Shree community:
Breathe. Move. Be yourself.
Ronnie is on a brief medical hiatus, but will be back teaching her Tuesday Yoga for Strong Bones class on 9/8.