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Erika

Erika Newell didn't grow up feeling that her body was particularly strong, graceful or coordinated. She mostly just wished that this part of her was thinner or that that part was curvier, and prayed that no one would notice how far her ribs stuck out. After undergoing a bilateral mastectomy for breast cancer at age 31, she decided to get real with herself and face her body. It was yoga that facilitated that process. During a Yoga for Women Cancer Survivors class, Erika was surprised to find that she actually started to feel good about herself in those moments of stretching and releasing, opening and folding. She began to dream that someday she would be able to share that delightful feeling of discovering one's vitality through yoga with other women who have been affected by cancer.

Erika has been teaching yoga since 2012. She trained for Yoga for Cancer with Tari Prinster here at Circle Yoga. With a newfound confidence and love of her body, Erika soon started working out with weights and became a Certified Personal Trainer with the National Academy of Sports Medicine in 2016. She currently specializes in functional mobility.