Hello you beautiful soul you

I’m Abigail Cecchine! I’m currently living in Tallahassee, Florida where I am a soon-to-be senior at FSU (GO NOLES!). I am starting a 200 hour YTT this June, but my yoga journey stared long ago. I started ballet classes when I was 9 and grew up at the barre. I was first introduced to yoga during a summer intensive where it was used to increase our flexibility and ability to do “trick” poses and moves. It was stressful! I am very competitive by nature (but also very shy- go figure!) so at that time in my life yoga was just another class that I was trying to be the best in. Which is not at all what yoga is about! Yoga is not about being good at something- it is about being good to yourself! Since then I have randomly taken classes and would do some stretches while I watched TV. It wasn’t until about a year ago when some major life changes happened that I discovered yoga for its real purpose and power. And the journey has been awesome!

I am not the perfect yogi and I don’t pretend to be! I believe that yoga is for everyBODY (get it?!.. every body?!) I will try to decode some of the yoga babble and relate it to everyday life using anatomy, science, and research. But I still think it is fun to be spiritual, follow my horoscopes, and read about new age philosophies. I believe in leaving room for magic! I believe that you can have your yoga cake and eat it too.

What does yoga mean to you? How is it a part of your life? I would love to hear about your yoga journey!