TYMI HOWARD 500 E-RYT is an International Yoga Teacher, Certified Holistic Health Coach, creator of Guruv Yoga Studios, Manifest Yoga International Teacher Trainings, and currently owns James Island Yoga in Charleston, South Carolina. Tymi is one of the original Vinyasa and Yin Yoga pioneers, and she is dedicated to inspiring people to discover their life's purpose through the art of yoga. Her introduction to yoga began in NYC in 1993 as a professional ballet dancer with several nagging injuries and she found her way into an Ashtanga class. Receiving her BA in Theatre and Dance from Rollins College and Masters Degree from NYU/ Circle in the Square, and too many Yoga Teacher Trainings to list, she continues to be influenced by so many gifted teachers. Tymi is known in the yoga community as a "Teacher of Teachers" and a skillful graceful practitioner. Students fall in love with her dynamic, playful style of teaching, artistic sequencing and music! Self proclaimed travel junky, blogger and animal rights advocate, she is a lover of God, Life and Yoga. Tymi is forever a student and grateful to all of her teachers, students and family who continue to inspire!