Meet Carri

Carri is an E-RYT 500, has taught 5000 hrs. and has taken over 1000 hrs. of training. She is a Continued Education Provider through Yoga Alliance and has led 22 Teacher Trainings & Retreats with Drishti Yoga since 2012.

I recently moved back to Texas from Bellingham, WA where my passion for the mountains, travel and outdoor adventure was thriving. When people ask “What will you do back in Texas?” I proudly answer, “All the same stuff, just in a different way!” Every place is what you make it. Just as I was an Outdoor Chicks Ambassador while living in Austria, I will continue to flourish outside, even in the 100 degree temps. All that hot yoga is paying off!

My diverse and varied background means you get a class loaded with inspiration from master teachers all over the globe, simultaneously infused with my light hearted, yet powerful approach.

My powerful Vinyasa classes maintain a non-dogmatic attention to detail and alignment. My challenging Pilates/Core classes build strength & stability from the inside out. The Ashtanga Led Primary Series demonstrates a respect for a lineage that I continually return “home” to even after 25 years. I credit my sustainable practice to the balance of Yin, Restorative and Yoga Nidra with plenty of good food and laughter. I have been married since 1998. My husband Chris is a Coffee Scientist (yep) and his jobs have taken us to Vermont, Chicago, Toronto, Philadelphia, Montreal, NYC, Innsbruck, Austria, San Antonio, North Carolina, and Bellingham, Washington. I am originally from Arlington, Texas where I lived my first 28 years. I am extremely adaptable and open to adventure. Most of all, I just like to have fun!

My passion for Yoga began as an outdoor enthusiast seeking flexibility & cross training after hiking the entire Appalachian Trail in 1999 – 2180 continuous miles from Georgia to Maine carrying a 25 lb. backpack.

While attending my first Ashtanga series in Vermont with Kathy McNames I was fascinated by the way I felt not only during practice, but long afterwards. This lasting effect on body & mind led me to a variety of styles including Iyengar, Anusara, Yin, Forrest, Hot Yoga and of course, Vinyasa!

After spending 1 year adventure traveling in Central & South America in 2007, I completed my first 200 hr. yoga teacher training at the Yandara Institute in Baja, Mexico.

I began teaching immediately and was fortunate to capitalize on Global Teaching and Energy Exchange opportunities including:

6 weeks at Ibiza Yoga, Spain in 2009.

Resident Instructor at Samana Chakra Yoga & Surf Retreat, Mancora, Peru in 2009 & 2010.

Although I was having great success as a new teacher I was craving more education. In 2011 I completed a two-part 300 hr. Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training program in India and Italy that was specifically focused on the Primary Series. In 2012 I taught at South Africa Yoga for 3 weeks at a family farm a few hours south of Johannesburg near the tiny country of Lesotho. In 2012 I was inspired by Seane Corn in Off the Mat Leadership Training at the Omega Institute in New York.

Upon return home I co-founded Drishti International Yoga Teacher Training with Sarah Walsh and proceeded to lead 20 YTT’s & Retreats over the next 6 years in Mexico, India, Peru, Italy, Thailand, Costa Rica, Greece, Portugal and Napa Valley.

I am a workshop junkie and continually seek to further my education and understanding of the human body. I have enjoyed diverse teachings from Tiffany Cruikshank, Jason Crandell, Kino MacGregor, Baron Baptiste, David Swenson, David Garrigues, Tim Miller, Desiree Rumbaugh, Ana Forrest, Simon Park and the late and great Maty Ezraty. I have studied Yoga Anatomy with Leslie Kaminoff, Susi Hately and Dr. Ariele Foster.

What people are saying….

“Carri is such an inspiring and motivating teacher. She encourages you to go to your edge, but also practices a lot of common sense, making practice available to anyone. She’s very free-spirited & funny. I attended her class for about a year and then pursued my yoga teacher certification. Carri’s amazing, definitely an experience going to her class!”

Ali, Philadelphia

Other certifications

Pain Care Aware – 50 hrs.
Core Power Yoga Sculpt
Yoga Nidra Certification
Power Pilates Mat Certification I & II
Yin Yoga Teacher Training
Level 1 Ki-Hara Resistance Stretching
Prenatal Yoga
Sadie Nardini Online – Evolution & Rockstar Yoga Teacher Training

I enjoy health, fitness, & various outdoor recreational activities from sea to snow & was beyond excited to be sponsored by Athleta in 2012. In 2015 I was a Brand Ambassador for SOLS – 3D custom orthotics teaching at their facilities in New York City. I held Aurorae Yoga sponsorship in 2015 & 2016 and still use their mats today.

Other product sponsorships

Team Vega 2013
Justin’s Nut Butters, Kind Food Bars and Mediterranean Snacks 2012
Raw Revolution 2010

Recent Past Events

Tour de Boerne 50 mile bike 2020
San Antonio Marathon 2020 (self-walked due to cancellation)
Innsbruck Half Marathon 2019
Havana, Cuba Half Marathon 2017
Monster Dash Half Marathon, Chicago 2016
Central Park Half Marathon June 2014, Oct 2015
TD 5 Boro Bike Tour, NYC May 2015
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk – Central Park May 2015
AIDS Walk Volunteer Central Park 2014

OTHER FITNESS ENDEAVORS

Northfork Century 100 mile bike ride Long Island, NY Aug 2012
Athleta Sponsored Athlete 2012
Philadelphia Marathon 2011
60 mile Susan G. Komen walk raising $2300 for breast cancer research, Philadelphia 2011
37 mile Weekend to End Women’s Cancer’s walk raising $2000 for ovarian & breast cancer research, Toronto 2010
1 year adventure traveling in Central & South America: Salkantay Trek Machu Picchu, Volcano hiking Chile & Ecuador, W Trail in Torres del Paine, Chile, Fitz Roy in Patagonia, Surfing in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Peru and Chile, Biked the “World’s Most Dangerous Road” Bolivia.
Hiked the Long Trail, Vermont 2000 – 270 miles
Hiked the entire Appalachian Trail, 1999 – 2180 miles for 6 months

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