Andre Daley has been practicing yoga for over five years. Initially Andre was looking to find relief from chronic lower back pain (caused by scoliosis). After some initial frustration he discovered that practicing yoga relieved his back pain and he is now pain free. Andre also experienced several significant unanticipated benefits, weight loss of 40+ pounds and better physical fitness, a greater spiritual openness, and centered mind and spirit. This cultivated a deeper and more prayerful mind, body and spirit connection with God. Andre teaches yoga in the hopes that others will find a similar mind, body and spirit connection with God through yoga a as prayerful spiritual practice.
Andre’s initial training was through Yoga Fit completing Level 1 certification. After discovering other Christians practicing yoga sought out a teacher who could teach him how to integrate his yoga practice, faith and Christian spirituality. After emailing and contacting several Christian yoga teachers, one teacher contacted Andre and started a conversation about what he wanted to get out of yoga and faith.
Brooke Boon, the founder and leader of Holy Yoga was that teacher. Andre says ” God led me to Brooke Boon and Holy Yoga. Her grace, compassion deep faith and broad experience as a yoga teacher was what I needed at that time in my exploration of yoga and Christianity.” Brooke Boon developed Holy Yoga, based her training with Baron Baptiste (founder of Power Yoga) and John Friend (founder of Anusara Yoga), but takes it yoga to a powerful place of Christ-centered devotion and a practice. Andre completed his Holy Yoga RYT 200 training in 2008.
Andre has completed Yoga Fit Level 1 training and is a certified YogaFit kids teacher. He is Holy Yoga instructor (HYI) Certified Christian Yoga Teacher (CCYT) through Holy Yoga and Registered Yoga Teacher – 200 hour level (RYT 200) with Yoga Alliance . He has also taken master classes Iyengar yoga teacher Mary Reilly, Ashtanga teacher Dave Swenson; Power Yoga teacher Bryan Kest and Therapuetic Yoga workshop with with LynMedows.
