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Meet Antoinette

Antoinette has has been dancing and teaching yoga for over twenty years, studying various yoga styles. She is a certified Journey Dance instructor and has taught at many facilities throughout the Berkshires including Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health and Canyon Ranch in Lenox; and Simon’s Rock in Great Barrington. Antoinette’sclasses will inspire you to believe in your power to heal yourself through love, laughter, compassion, and courage

How did you discover your passion for movement?

Through a gym I used to work at in Virginia Beach, Va. There was a martial artist/Buddhist Monk master yoga teacher and I started training with him and that was the catalyst to propel me into yoga.

What is the most inspiring thing about teaching students at BYDF?

The students at BYDF are so down to earth and kind.

Flashback to your childhood. What do you want to be when you grow up?

A dancer.

How has your personal movement practice helped develop your sense of self and pave the way for self-discovery and healing?

It began when I was in my early 20's and finding yoga has helped me in every way imaginable. Movement of any kind is what keeps me healthy in mind, body and spirit.

What do you want people to know about your teaching style and classes at BYDF?

I try to connect with people's hearts and I love to add a little humor in there as well. I want people to feel safe and successful in their personal practice just the way they are and the way their individual bodies show up in the present.

Tell us a little more about yourself or what are you up to when you're not in the studio?

I do work a lot and in a way I guess that's the way I'm designed. I don't typically have a lot going on socially. I'm kind of a loner and I love to be in my beautiful apartment and spending the free time I do have with my sweet little dog, Yzabella. I do swim almost daily and I love drinking matcha in the mornings.