Yoga For Everyone

Hello everyone! I'm Sandrell Bentley from New Orleans, LA. I began practicing regularly about seven months ago when I started my yoga teacher training. Prior to that I took a few yoga classes here and there, but never felt totally comfortable or like I wasn't "doing it right". I discovered Dianne and her classes on Instagram and really enjoyed her teaching style and openness to variations/modifications to asana poses. It was just what I needed to feel comfortable with my body in yoga. My goal as a teacher is to create a safe space for all to practice yoga.

I am a health & wellness coach, wife, mother of three who is balancing homeschool and virtual school life during a pandemic. I joined Yogaforeveryone.tv because I wanted to take classes from someone who looked like me.

New Orleans is my second home! I’ve been there about 40 times and my framily lives there. I was married there and my daughter was basically raised there for half of her life (she’s 32 now lol). Since the pandemic began, we haven’t been back. But as soon as the border opens again and we can travel, NOLA is the first trip we’re taking. My bff’s Gentilly home is my heart as is Jazzfest. I miss it so much😢 it’s so nice to meet you! 🤗

Ps I keep a yoga mat in my friend’s closet so if you’re teaching classes in a studio, maybe I can drop in for a class when I do get to go back to New Orieans! 🕉

Hi,
I live in New Orleans, La. also. I trained at Wild Lotus studio but they are stil closed bc of the pandemic. I've been in chronic pain with my lumbar spine for about 20 years. When I started taking yoga classes in 2016, I felt some relief and I also fell in LOVE with yoga. But, my back started to deteriorate further in 2019, making yoga incredibly painful. I had to completely stop. That year, I had major spinal surgery and it took about a year, with physical therapy, to recover. I am so happy that I can practice yoga again. I found Dianne on Yoga International one day, by chance, and I was spellbound. I'm very happy to now be a member of yogaforeveryone. I trust Dianne and know that she will give me options so that I no longer practice yoga in pain.
Peace,
Amy