Shelby Hope

I have always been the kind of person who loved to ask the tough questions. Since before I can remember, I have had a strong desire to understand and unpack the meaning of life and all the people we meet in it. As a natural problem-solver on that quest, I always knew I was called to help others in some way. When I graduated college in 2013, people always asked me what I would do with a BA in Political Science & Philosophy. It didn’t take me long to stumble upon Yoga.

I was first introduced to yoga in 2014 during my pursuit to find an alternative workout and form of recovery from my years as a competitive athlete and marathon runner. At this point I had only known yoga to simply be another form of exercise. My interest was piqued when I started to discover the deeper history and philosophy behind yoga, along with the various styles that best honored my body. In September 2019, I took my curiosity to the next level when I began my Yoga Training Certification with the Yoga Center Retreat in Minneapolis. It was here that I continued to unveil not only the physical benefits of yoga, but the spiritual, emotional, and mental benefits as well.

I graduated with my 200 hr teacher certification right in the midst of the pandemic and social unrest. I began teaching yoga virtually for a period of time to my global work colleagues to help relieve the disconnect and dysphoria we all felt. I continued to teach casually to friends and family while furthering my yoga education and achieving my 500 hr teacher certification in 2023.

A yoga practice has many benefits, but my favorite benefit is how effective it is at redeveloping our mind-body connection that is sometimes lost as we live and age. Though I enjoy and welcome teaching all bodies, I am passionate about working with individuals who are seeking to recover the connection with their bodies, whether through body dysmorphia, physical trauma and injuries, or chronic pain.