Andrea is a sincere and benevolent teacher, who is a grounding presence, fierce, intuitive, and sweet. Her classes are challenging, musical, and creative, with an emphasis on slow, deep, and equal breathing, and teachings grounded in life experience and yoga philosophy. The seamless sequencing of her classes is fluid and reflects her knowledge of the body and rhythm through many years of dance and asana.
She is adept at Sanskrit pronunciation and transmitting the language through chanting ancient mantras & yogic texts. Originally from Savannah, Georgia, Andrea has been teaching yoga since 2003. In 2005, she cofounded Satsang Yoga Charleston, and operated it until 2024. She has mentored and advanced the study/skill of many teachers & in 2015, created “The Natural Teacher Training Course."
Andrea has been a guest teacher at yoga centers all over the world, including: Indonesia, Russia, Germany, South Africa, Australia, Czechoslovakia, Italy, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, England, France, Israel, Turkey, Mexico, and Costa Rica, and has taught on tour with musicians, at yoga festivals and conferences, Omega Institute, Kripalu Institute. She has studied with many incredible teachers, including Shyamdas, Sharon Gannon and David Life, her Sanskrit teacher Dr. M. A. Jayashree, philosophy
teacher Professor Nagaraja Rao, and singing teacher Padma.
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She is the author of The Depth of Birth, a resource for parents-to-be, Forthright: 2020 Poems, an introspection of the dark and light in humanity, Latitude, and Yoga Teachings: The Beautiful Game. In The Bhav is her first album, co-produced with Anthony Haro, released Jan 2024. She edited and produced the books An Offering of Leaves, Sweeping the Dust and Fell In Her Hands and produced 7 albums called “The Spoken Word Series” featuring Sharon Gannon, David Life, and Shyamdas.
She wrote, hosted, & produced the radio show "The Depth of Birth," on local OHM Radio station (96.3).
