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Shawna Marie Rodgers (RYT 200, YTT 500) is a Northern California–based yoga teacher, meditation guide, and wellness speaker. She also works as an event planner and fundraiser for an organic agriculture nonprofit organization. Shawna has practiced yoga since 2007 and has been teaching since 2017.
She teaches all-levels and mixed-levels flow classes, with a focus on moving safely in and out of postures and bringing presence to each pose. Shawna teaches virtually through the Zoom video Conferencing app and also via Instagram Live @shawnamarieyoga. She previously taught Power Vinyasa at Hot Elevation Studios in Capitola, California. Shawna has studied many styles of yoga, ranging from Bikram to Anusara, Mysore to Iyengar. Shawna has additionally been a guest lecturer at San Jose State University, as well as a yoga instructor for Lululemon Athletica in Santana Row.
What do you do when you aren’t practicing?
When I’m not practicing, I’m devoting the majority of my time to an organic agriculture nonprofit. I also enjoy running, cooking, jumping in the ocean, taking walks, bird-watching, and staying up to date with pop culture!
One thing you wish that everyone – including non-yogis – knew?
Where did your food come from? How far did your food have to travel to get to you? Did it get on a plane or a boat, and contribute to carbon emissions? Did the person who picked your food get paid a fair wage for picking it? Do they have access to health insurance? Why did you choose one vegetable over the other? Do you know what vegetables are in season near where you live? Do you know where local farms are where you live? Do you know your farmer?
What books are on your nightstand?
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke
Looking for Mary by Beverly Donofrio
Awakening Shakti by Sally Kempton
