Christina Craven

My entire life I have always been passionate about movement. When I was younger I loved tumbling, cartwheels, flipping over the couch, cheerleading, and dance. I took several yoga classes while studying dance. After the classes were over, I was in awe of the peace and space I sensed in my body and mind. During yoga class, I was still moving, stretching, and feeling, but it encouraged me to look beyond the body. I found the focus in yoga was on the breath, others, and the inner self. I felt surrounded by compassion, kindness, and love. I continued on a yoga journey, and have now been practicing yoga for over ten years. Through the years, I have explored a variety of yoga styles including Anusara, Ashtanga, Jivamukti, Kundalini, Vinyasa and Yin. I have completed several teacher trainings with Yoga Fit, a yoga apprenticeship training with Bill Blask, and an Ashtanga yoga workshop with Michael Hamilton. I have taught classes in wellness centers, dance studios and at Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival. I moved to Chapel Hill, NC in January 2009. I love it here!! The yoga community here is fantastic. I look forward to continuing my yoga journey in the Carrboro/Chapel Hill area. INSPIRATION: Love, Art, Music, Puppetry, Theater, Dance, Hiking, Flowers, Water, Nature, Animals, Change, Peace, Movement, Smiles, Snake Oil Medicine Show, Bread and Puppet Theater.   FAVORITES FOR KICKING IT: I enjoy drinking unsweet, green, and chai tea, cooking vegan and vegetarian delights, taking walks, knitting, making art, playing harmonica, and hanging out with my partner and our dog and cat.   FAVORITES FOR GROUNDING: I become grounded when I drink herbal tea, find new movement in space, hold seated asanas for 3-5 minutes, move through tadasana  and uttanasana slowly and gently, and when I lay on the floor in a huge space or field and simply be.   Your yoga home in Carrboro and Chapel Hill, North Carolina! Back to Home Page. Back to Bio Page Back to Schedule Page. .