Christie Holt
About:
I like to introduce myself through how I was intuitively led to this work. I stumbled into this world of healing as many of us do, through my pain. Mine was a deep anxiety and distrust of the world, a state in which I was always in survival mode. My physical body was experiencing the effects of heightened levels of cortisol and an over-active sympathetic nervous system. It was a crippling sensation to wake up in, a deep sense of dread and anxious anticipation of what the day had in store for me.
There is a grace that led me to find two practices that renewed my spirit. I don’t remember which came first, but they came into my life through sheer necessity and grace. I began driving three hours to my nearest mountains a couple times a week and would hike for hours alone. There was never a time that I didn’t come down the mountain a new person, not once. The trees knew my name and they whispered sweet words of remembrance to me as I walked. My heart would overflow with a deep knowing and sense of peace. It was a returning home to the great mother, a resonance of oneness.
With reluctance I would return from the mountain, refreshed, but not far from being swept back into the chaos of a progress and profit driven society. A jarring experience to be sure after experiencing true oneness and reciprocity with the earth. This is where my second practice gave me great comfort among the glaring discomfort of being the yin in a yang society. I found a yoga community that welcomed me in wholeheartedly; they gave me a place to practice asana (movement classes), a sense of belonging, and a portal through which I could return to equanimity when the drive to the mountains wasn’t possible.
These two practices, connection with nature and yoga, have grown into some of the deepest loves of my young life. I continue to marvel at the way they continue to ground me in the universal current of truth. Returning me again and again to a deep sense of inner peace and connection with all beings. My teachings are the reciprocal offerings of my gratitude, guiding you to the wilderness that lives within you.
Qualifications:
Vinyasa, Hatha, & Yin