Christin Scarcello
Senior Teacher of the ISHTA Yoga Lineage in Mendham NJ
500 + Hour Trained Yoga Teacher
With Specialties in :
Meditation
Kriya Yoga
Restorative Yoga
Yoga Nidra
Yoga for the Workplace & Schools
Ayurveda
Hear more about my story below…
LBY (Life Before Yoga)
I spent a large part of my 20's working through that check list of life and trying to do things the "right way." I had moved from a small town in Vermont to New York City to go to college. I graduated at the top of my class and started a career in the fast paced corporate world of NYC. The years after college had many of the markers of a "successful life," promotions, moves to bigger apartments, a steady relationship. I can remember thinking "I've got my sh*t together! I know what I'm doing."
Looking back, the truth was that outwardly I achieved many of the things the world defines as success but inwardly lived with self doubt, scrutiny, and a fear of not living up to the idea of what I THOUGHT I should be and what others expected of me.
Picking up the Practice
It was during a transition point in my mid 20's when I reestablished a yoga practice that I had picked up in college. It started as something I did once a week to relieve the stress of the office. I kept up with it because I just liked the way it made me feel.
It was a fateful weekend yoga retreat, where I would meet my teacher, Alan Finger, It was there that I discovered the deeper practices of yoga and meditation, the foundations of a healthier life through Ayurveda and the guiding philosophy of yoga that opened up an entirely new way to experience life. It pulled together everything I learned in classes over the years and I went from practicing once a week to everyday. It felt like a switch had been flipped.
Experiencing the Effects
The practice made me conscious of my posture, the ebb and flow of my energy and the incessant stream of thoughts. I started to realize how hard I was on myself and how much I let others moods affect me. Slowly, I stopped trying to control every aspect of my life and began to find a deeper trust within.
Sharing the Practice with Others
I joined my first teacher training back in 2009 initially to learn more for myself but quickly found joy sharing these incredible tools with others.
After more than a decade in the corporate world and teaching part time, I made the transition that seemed impossible and began sharing yoga and meditation with others full time.
I've spent the past 10 + years living in Mendham, NJ, with my husband and young son, sharing the light of yoga in studios, offices, schools and homes. And, have had the honor of working with my teacher Alan writing our forthcoming book that shares the "Whispered Secrets" of yoga.
What's your story?
Drop me a line to talk about how we can make yoga and meditation part of your next chapter.
WHAT IS ISHTA YOGA?
ISHTA means that which resonates with the individual and is also an acronym for the Integrated Science of Hatha Tantra & Ayurveda. Founded by Yogiraj Alan Finger and his father Kavi Yogiraj Mani Finger, ISHTA has its roots in the ancient lineages of India. The practice honors the body and the individual where they are at in any given moment. Students are encouraged to take variations of the poses that feel best in their own bodies, focusing on the form and consciousness brought to each pose rather than on the range. The essence of the teachings seek to guide students to tap into the wisdom and intelligence from which we are all born and bring it into every moment of our lives.
