10/08/2025
Teacher Spotlight: Valerie W. ✨
1️⃣ Teaching at YP:
I started teaching yoga in 2012. I started teaching yoga at Yoga Pearl in 2015! I’m certified in Hatha Flow, Restorative Yoga, Adaptive Yoga, Gong Sound Healing, Gong Meditation, and Gong Therapy, and I’m trained in Ayurveda, Jyotish, and Curanderismo.
2️⃣ What inspires your classes:
I love connecting with community! I like to check in with students and see where everyone is that day. Then we can have a practice that feels aligned!
3️⃣ Off-the-mat practice:
I love the yogi lifestyle and deeply follow dinacharya (daily routine), ritucharya (seasonal routine), and sadhana (daily practice).
4️⃣ Something non-yoga about me:
I’m an artist :)
5️⃣ Favorite beverage:
Herbal teas! And at home, I have a reverse osmosis water filter charged with amethyst!
6️⃣ Fun fact:
I love country music :)
7️⃣ What community means to me:
Community is where I feel connected, understood, and inspired. It’s the people I can grow with, learn from, and support in return.
8️⃣ Students who thrive with me:
Students who feel called to slow down, listen deeply, and reconnect with themselves tend to thrive in my classes. Those who are open to inner exploration, sound as medicine, and the subtle layers of energetic healing will find the gong a powerful part of the journey.
✨ Come experience Valerie’s deeply grounding classes — where stillness, sound, and spirit meet.