Archives: People

  • Taylor Smith

    Taylor Smith

    Taylor first discovered the healing power of yoga in 2017 and found it was the perfect outlet for stress from her intense job as a pediatric cardiac ICU nurse. She moved to Nashville in 2020 and continued to grow in her practice. She graduated from teacher training in 2023 and has been loving sharing yoga…

  • Brenda Fabela Enriquez

    Brenda Fabela Enriquez

    Brenda started her yoga journey at SWY in 2019, while she was a PhD student at Vanderbilt University. She discovered a new world by connecting her mind and body through breathing and intentional movement. She obtained her 200-hour certification to teach yoga at Baptiste Power Yoga Nashville. She is interested in sharing that connection she…

  • Kali Wheeler

    Kali Wheeler

    Kali has a passion for sports and fitness, and how our bodies react, adapt, and work through the process of learning new skills and art forms. In her early sports career, Kali spent eight years as a competitive gymnast. During this tenure, she was taught to condition not only the physical aspects of our bodies…

  • Ashley Haley

    Ashley Haley

    Ashley loves practicing yoga to united the mind with the body and feel more present. She was certified in 2022 and is looking forward to working more closely with the SWY community.

  • Emily Moore

    Emily Moore

    Emily first discovered yoga in 2016 when she began taking hot yoga classes. She did not have a regular yoga practice until 2020 during the pandemic, but then found that yoga helped to keep her centered during a difficult time in the world. Emily completed her 200-hour vinyasa yoga teacher training at Hot Yoga of…

  • Madison Labonte

    Madison Labonte

    Madison found yoga when she moved to Nashville nearly three years ago. She was a recent college grad looking for who she was outside of being a student, daughter, employee, etc., and she was trying all sorts of things! Yoga and Madison quickly stuck as she found it was the thing that has made her…

  • Jeannie Wagner

    Jeannie Wagner

    Jeannie always felt like yoga was calling to her. For several years, she kept thinking about it while enjoying one-off classes and random opportunities to learn. It was in April 2021 when she finally committed to a consistent practice. She fell in love with the process and incremental progress each time she practiced. She quickly…

  • Robin Scianna

    Robin Scianna

    Robin moved to Nashville, from Los Angeles, in 1986 and has been practicing yoga off and on since 1998. She learned the Baptiste Power Yoga method and received her 200-hour certification in April 2023, after making the decision to become a teacher and share the powerful healing benefits that yoga has on the mind, body…

  • Gabrielle Meyers

    Gabrielle Meyers

    Gabrielle completed her 200-hour training in February 2023. She moved to Nashville from Tampa Florida, and she is currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in Nashville studying songwriting. She has a background in competitive gymnastics and taught children’s gymnastics ages pre-K through fourth grade. She has always found yoga to have an element of rhythm…

  • Raechel McBride

    Raechel McBride

    Raechel has been a yoga teacher since 2005. She has taught every age range, activity level, and many different styles that are incorporated into her classes. She once taught on a plane! She loves to help beginners fall in love with yoga. She’s from South Florida but has called Middle Tennessee home since 2010. She…