Yoga has helped me connect with my body, broaden my perspective on life and gain inner strength and serenity. I’m passionate about learning and creating connections and believe that the practices of yoga should be accessible to everyone. My classes emphasize somatic awareness, alignment, introspection and adaptations. I love to teach the nuances of the poses, not simply their finished physical products. I believe that the transformative power of yoga is revealed not only through what we do but through how we approach the practice.
I started teaching yoga in 2014 after 12 years living abroad doing international work. I specialize in Adaptive Yoga. I’ve been working with people living with disabilities, chronic health conditions, injuries and aging for almost 10 years.
I love working one on one with students. I’ve been doing yoga with individuals living with spinal cord injury, MS, forms of muscular dystrophy, brain injury, back and shoulder injuries, lung and kidney transplants, arthritis, osteoporosis and with people living with anxiety and depression. I’m grateful for the connections and learning that happen through these privileged relationships. Over the years, many of my students have reconnected with their bodies, learned how to move safely, regained a sense of agency and preserved their independence and ability to do their day-to-day activities. These stories of transformation nourish my motivation to share yoga’s healing principles and practices with everyone.
In addition to working privately, I offer in person and virtual classes through two South Seattle Yoga Studios and have been Part-Time Faculty at South Seattle College since 2017, offering Yoga as a 2-credit College Class.
More information about my offerings can be found on my website: https://www.juliefournieryoga.com/
I am grateful for the guidance of my teachers, in particular:
Chet Nath Adhikari (Chetana Yoga and Natural Treatment Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal) with who I have done my first teacher training in 2010 and who introduced me to the whole of yoga, Laura Yon and Christy Fisher (Phinney Ridge Yoga, Seattle WA) who have helped me deepen my knowledge of safe and evidenced-based movements and deepen my personal practice, Matthew Sanford (Founder of Mind Body Solutions, Minneapolis, MN), who has a unique understanding of the healing power of yoga, Doug Keller and Djuna Mascall, for their deep understanding of anatomy and their ability to bring embodiment to the precious principles contained in ancient Yoga and Buddhist philosophy. My thanks extend to many Seattle based teachers who I have practiced and have learned from over the years: Megan Carroll, Adi Turner, Denise Benitez, Annie Stocker.
Qualifications
9+ years of experience teaching yoga, working privately or in group settings with a wide range of students (individuals living will disabilities and health conditions, seniors, college students, beginners of all ages)
8+ years of experience developing, delivering and assisting workshops and training programs (Adaptive Yoga workshops and presentations, Introduction to Yoga series, Class Series for managing stress, anxiety and depression and others. Assistant for Phinney Ridge Yoga 200YTT (2020-2021) and Lotus Yoga 200YTT (2014—2016).
6+ years of additional teaching and guiding experience in various settings (French Teacher at Alliance Francaise de Seattle and at Seattle Colleges, Guide-Interpreter for Parks Canada, Sport-Instructor for the City of Quebec)
Certified Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500) registered with the Yoga Alliance since 2013. (3000+ hours of teaching experience).
Certified 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training, Phinney Ridge Yoga, Seattle 2019
Certified Opening Yoga Instructor (OYI), Mind Body Solutions MN 2018
Certified Yoga for Amputee Instructor with Yoga for amputees, Marsha T Danzig, online, 2015
Certified 200-Hour Teacher Training, The Samarya Center, Seattle, 2013
Yoga Teacher Training, Chetana Yoga and Natural Treatment Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal 2010
Collaborative member of Adaptive Yoga Northwest (AYNW), a group offering adaptive yoga classes for people living with disabilities in the Pacific Northwest.
MA Political Science (International Relations and Comparative Politics) from Laval University, Canada
Fluent in English, French and Spanish