Rebecca Butler
Studio 4, Karmany Yoga – Ft. Worth
I fell in love with yoga in 1999 doing Bikram yoga at Yoga Vida in Austin, TX. I continued a consistent practice until after my pregnancy in 2002 and then became an Ashtangi, studying under Sharon Moon and occasionally with David Swenson. It was not until 2007 that I even considered teaching. I was a single mother slaving away in the corporate environment so that I could pay day care bills. I couldn’t help but notice that my loved ones really wanted me to go to yoga… everyday if possible. It seemed I was much more fun to be around after a good yoga session, no matter what style. I would enter class a stress case and leave peaceful and happy.
I began to consider that perhaps there was a better life out there for me beyond corporate America, and in 2008, I attended Baptiste Power Vinyasa Flow teacher training. From there, I quickly realized my dream of becoming a yoga teacher. In my first year of teaching, I taught almost 1000 hours of classes and more than 7000 students. I enjoy sampling and experiencing all types of yoga and has done workshops with Sharon Gannon, David Life, Johnny Kest, Doug Swenson, Dharma Mittra, Ray Long, deAnna Anderson, Brooke Hinkle, and Simon Park, among others. My most influential teachers have been Baron Baptiste and Ana Forrest.
I first discovered Ana Forrest via a video on YouTube in 2007 and was blown away. I found myself yearning to learn from the amazing, acrobatic yogi, so, in 2009, I decided to attend Ana Forrest’s Forrest Yoga Foundations Training. This was a 24-day commitment away from home and family. Here, I began my study of the art of sequencing, the beauty of energetic work and healing arts, and the importance of mending the Hoop of the People, Ana’s self-proclaimed life mission which entails compassion, respect and love used to heal the community. In 2010, I continued my training in Forrest Yoga, attending a 10-day Advanced Teacher Training.
In my teaching, I manifest the love and joy I feel for yoga. Yoga has been my guiding light as I have weathered tragedy, embarked upon layer after layer of self discovery, and learned to trust the universe. My mantra is no worry, no stress, only peace. I share this passion unabashedly with great enthusiasm and without fear. My classes will leave you physically satiated, emotionally cleansed, and spiritually uplifted. I encourage and empower every student in my class, believing wholeheartedly that this encouragement and empowerment will affect their daily lives both on and off the mat. I am blessed to have a happy, healthy family including a new husband and a fabulous little boy.
