Shaaron feels blessed to call the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, south of Charlottesville, Virginia; home. Originally attracted to yoga as 30 year old “weekend warrior-ess” with a desk job and low back pain, she found yoga not only eliminated her discomfort but enlightened her to a whole new world. The challenges that yoga presented, on more than a physical level, inspired her to throw herself into the practice and to eventually teach.

Svadyaya, or study of self, has brought an element of initiation into her practice and life. The looking within and reclaiming the lost, ignored, or suppressed aspects of self have been transformative for her on her path.

Shaaron feels that she evolved into the Iyengar method and has studied it intently since 1998, and has been to India to study with the Iyengars at The Iyengar Institute in Pune. She began serious study of Iyengar yoga with Sandra Pleasants, and is currently apprenticing with John Schumacher. A certified Iyengar teacher, she is presently serving on the board of The Iyengar Yoga Association of the Southeast.

Shaaron finds as much inspiration through her teaching as through her practice.

In the Charlottesville area, she teaches Yoga for Parkinson’s disease at the Charlottesville Senior Center , and regular yoga classes at Blue Ridge Yoga, Wintergreen Resort, in Crozet/Batesville at the Polarity Barn, and daily morning classes for participants at The Monroe Institute. The intention of her teaching is to enable personal growth and expansion of consciousness through in-depth journeys into the body. Her classes are built on detail and a sense of humor, allowing for a deep yoga experience. She encourages everyone to wake up and live their greatest possible life.