If you're a
yoga lover or looking for some inspiration to kickstart your yoga journey, here
are the badass female yogis to watch out for, on Instagram.
1. Laura
Sykora
Laura
began her yoga journey almost 20 years ago. She had a background in gymnastics
and cheerleading before embracing yoga. She and her husband, Edward, completed
their Level 1 Acrovinyasa certification with YogaBeyond in 2015. Laura's been
an official VIP Ambassador for Alo Yoga since July 1, 2017. Laura keeps her
yoga classes fun and playful, yet challenging. She has 1.2 million followers on
Instagram.
2. Kino
MacGregor
Kino
tried her first yoga class when she was 19, after which she fell in love with
the Mysore yoga style. She made frequent trips to India, where studied Ashtanga
yoga from Sri K. Pattabhi Jois ("Guruji"). At the age of 29, Kino
received the certification to teach Ashtanga yoga, from Guruji. In 2006, she
and her husband, Tim Feldmann, founded Miami Life Center, where they and other
teachers teach yoga. Kino has produced six Ashtanga Yoga DVDs and recently
created OMstars - the world's first yoga TV channel. She has 1.1 million
followers on Instagram.
3. Rachel Brathen
Swedish
native Rachel Brathen has been practicing yoga since she was a young teenager.
She's a New York Times best-selling author and international yoga teacher,
residing in Aruba. She released her first book, "Yoga Girl" in 2015.
She's @yoga_girl on Instagram, and has 2.1 million followers - the most
followed yoga account on Instagram.
4. Amanda
Bisk
Amanda
started practicing polt-vaulting in 2005. She was diagnosed with Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome in 2012, when preparing for the 2012 London Olympic games. She
could only work out half as much as the rest of her teammates, due to constant
exhaustion. Amanda elected to give up her Olympic goals in order to heal her
body. She hasn't pole-vaulted since 2011 but inspires hundreds of thousands on
Instagram with her crazy-bendy poses, since falling in love with yoga in 2012.
Amanda has 700,300 followers on Instagram.
5. Irene
Pappas
Irene
discovered yoga in 2012, and enrolled in a 200 hour yoga teacher training
program shortly after. Irene believes her yoga practice taught her how to keep her
peace. She rose to fame by posting fitness and yoga photos to her Instagram
account. She's known as @fitqueenirene on Instagram and has 553,100
followers on Instagram.
6. Kerri
Verna
Kerri
was first introduced to yoga through her local fitness club where she attended
the Body Flow program. Her love for yoga started when she became pregnant with
her child in 2004. She had never done yoga before so she found it challenging,
yet peaceful. Kerri says she didn't eat healthy, and was lost and insecure,
with no spiritual life before discovering yoga. Kerri has been a fitness
instructor since 2002. Kerri's classes (online) are available on coddyapp.com.
She's @beachyogagirl on Instagram, and has 1 million followers.
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