Abby Dorn
Abby Dorn completed her 500 hour teaching certification with BeYoga/Ishta Yoga in New York City in 2002 and has been teaching yoga fulltime ever since. In 2003, she completed a prenatal yoga training with Carrie Parker Gastelu, and in 2004 she became certified to teach Itsy Bitsy Yoga TM for babies and toddlers. Abby is also a musician, performs regularly around Columbus, and leads kirtan, musical mantra meditation. Over the years, she has been influenced by many teachers including Mark Whitwell, Alan Finger, Leslie Kaminoff, Erich Schiffman, Ana Forrest, Lois Nesbitt, Marcia Miller, Deva Premal and Krishna Das. She is eternally grateful to all of her teachers (especially her children and her yoga students!) who share their yoga and help to guide her on the journey.
Abby's approach is inspired by the needs of each unique class. She simultaneously nurtures and challenges her students with a slow, mindful, breath led practice that incorporates detailed alignment instruction and many options for personal adaptation. Abby sees yoga as a practice of active gratitude for the life we are given; as full body, mind, spirit participation in the movement of the life force through us; and ultimately as an experience of the divinity within ourselves.
Abby believes there is a yoga practice for everyone, and she specializes in adapting the practice to the needs of the student(s). She loves working with all ages, levels of experience and physical abilities- everyone from brand new beginners to experienced practitioners and yoga teachers in training. Her classes in and around Columbus include yoga for cancer, chair yoga, pre/postnatal yoga, yoga for babies, toddlers & kids, and slow flow, and she is honored to be a part of the beautiful community at Radiant Yoga.