Paulette graduated from her 500-hour teacher training in 2005, after what felt like a Ph.D. in yoga: writing 10 10-page assignments throughout the course. At the time, she was working as a full-time English teacher and knew she needed to balance the rigors of teaching high school with an equally-rigorous yoga practice. In 2010, she started teaching Hot Yoga in Princeton, New Jersey and continued that for four years.
Breathing Techniques | Paulette Sato
This introduction, plus step-by-step instructions to four very common breathing techniques used in yoga, is essential to any practice. Learn how to do Ujjayi, Kapalabhati, Bhastrika, and Nadi Shodhana breathing.
Yoga on the Flow | Paulette Sato
“Yoga on the Flow” is a play on “Yoga-on-the-Go.” It’s a sequence for people with limited time and focuses on core strength and stress reduction, with some kickboxing integrated into it. This set of Asanas is meant to be fun, and is good for people with busy lives who want a high energy, short invigorating practice.
A Yin practice to take a break from the stress of the day and ease into the rest of the day/night.
Somatic Movement Exercises | Paulette Sato
Somatic exercise is excellent for anyone who has ever suffered from chronic pain, an injury, trauma in the body, or habitual movements. A great practice to help ease pain and reconnect mind and body.
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Yet, after several years of this intense practice and several injuries (not from Hot Yoga but from one year playing roller derby), she realized the need to move more mindfully and consciously. In 2015, she discovered Yin and, at the same time, returned to Vinyasa, then discovered somatic movement after her left hip was replaced in 2019. Throughout the ups and downs of life, one constant has been yoga. Even though she has now received over 750 teacher training hours, working with Lara Heinmann in her 200-hour Yoga Stream in Princeton and Jennifer Prugh in the 300-hour JOY of Yoga program at Breathe Together Yoga, she is an eternal student of yoga. Paulette is a registered Yoga Alliance instructor and has her master’s degree in English education. She hopes to share her passion for yoga and learning with all of her students, making yoga accessible to every body.
What have you learned through your practice?
I learn every day to have patience with myself and how my body is showing up that day, to respond rather than react, and that flexibility is mental as well as physical.
3-5 words to describe your teaching style.
Honest, thoughtful, grounding, and humor.
What does yoga mean to you?
Yoga means freedom, re-connecting to myself, and rediscovering my joy.