![]() She started a challenge for herself called The Pursuit of Happiness, a 365 day journey to reconnect with authentic Joy and deepen self- awareness. ![]() Graduating from West Chester University in spring of 2020, offered the unique opportunity for Gabbi to take an alternative approach to her career path. Experiencing movement as a catalyst for deep healing & transformational growth, Gabbi became an ambassador of movement inspiring people to move their bodies out of love and curiosity. Gabbi's passion and study of movement started 10 years ago. Training and CertificationsĢ022- 10 hour Training in 5-element theory at Katonah Yoga, NYĢ022- 10 hour Training in Fascia Flossing with Bonnie Crotzer at Skyting, NYCĢ022- 4 hour Training in Trauma Informed Yoga at Exhale to Inhale, NYCĢ021- Postnatal and Baby + Me Training at Prenatal Yoga Center, NYCĢ021- 85 hour Prenatal Training at Prenatal Yoga Center, NYCĢ019- 30 hour training with Matt Phippen 2019- 300 RYS training at Laughing Lotus, NYCĢ019- 300 RYS training at Laughing Lotus, NYCĢ018- Applied Positive Psychology Certification at The Open Center, NYCĢ017– 50 hour Katonah training at The Studio, NYCĢ016- 30 hour Trauma TT with Liberation Prison Yoga, NYCĢ014–Embodied Anatomy and Kinesiology at The Breathing Project w/ Amy Matthews, NYCĢ012- 50 hour 26 plus 6 hatha training at Yoga to the People, NYCĢ010- 200 RYS training in Vinyasa at Yoga to the People, NYCĢ008- The Teachers Program Certification at The Martha Graham Dance School, NYCĢ005- BFA in Modern Dance from The University of the Arts, Philadelphia Mainly, I want to empower my students to feel good in the body they live in one breath at a time and to always trust their inner teacher. ![]() My classes are inspired by the world around me and the world within me which makes them creative, alignment-based, and themed practices that can revolve around a myriad of topics from a painting at The Met to an ancient yoga text. They are filled with love, levity, play, spirituality, and Philly sass. My classes are a combination of all of my training- dance, vinyasa yoga, hatha, restorative, Katonah yoga, meditation, breath-work, prenatal/postnatal, applied positive psychology, and art. I have 10,000+ hours of teaching under my belt, 1000+ hours of training from Yoga to Positive psychology to anatomy, I have led 30+ Yoga teacher trainings, and I have 15 years of teaching experience within New York City, Seattle, California, and Philadelphia. I have taught on the Steps of the Brooklyn Museum and Yoga at Bryant Park, as well as, for numerous studios- Yoga to the People, Vera Yoga, Tangerine, Heatwise, Jewel City Yoga, YogaSpark, The Yoga Room, NP Rock, and currently teaches in and around New York City and Philadelphia. Dance brought me into the world of yoga, where I searched for a movement practice that uplifted vs critiqued and used the body to transform the mind. Modern dance led me to NYC where I danced for local companies and apprenticed with The Martha Graham Dance Company. Those skates became a BFA in Modern dance from University of The Arts in Philadelphia. I have had a love affair with movement my entire life and it all began in a roller dance class in Mt.Airy. Hi! I am Holly (she/her/hers) , but you can call me Bird. So I have returned home to Philly, to move with love in the place that raised me with so much love. The community I cultivated through movement practices was equally, if not more, healing than the movement itself. I realized, through yoga, that what inspired me most about the practice of movement wasn’t pushing my body to see what it could do but, instead, creating community and seeing what we could do. I was living my childhood dream in New York City, forcing my body to be the strongest and the “best,” and I had never felt more isolated and insecure in my life. From there it developed into a BFA in Dance from the University of the Arts and an apprenticeship with the Martha Graham Dance Company. My personal romance with movement began on the streets of Philly, with a pair of hot pink roller skates my mother gave me for a roller dance class. Airy and, after over a decade of dancing and teaching yoga across New York City, have found myself calling this neighborhood home again. Move with Love began as a personal mantra and has since grown into a movement philosophy grounded in the love of self and of community.
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