Carisa (she/her)
My name is Carisa Stone. Most of the time, I am a mother of 6 wonderful humans - 5 boys and our baby girl, a wife of 20+ years, a homeschooler, an organic gardener, and a wellness advocate. Most importantly though, I am a woman who has grown immensely - physically, mentally, and spiritually - over the years through yoga and other holistic practices. Upon a scary and life-threatening birth, I had my twins in 2011. Shortly after, I found out I had an incurable tumor and other chronic ailments, that seriously affected my quality of life. My world was being toppled over at a time when I needed strength and stability the most. Giving up wasn’t an option. Self-exploration brought me back to yoga and other holistic practices that absolutely changed my life! Since beginning my life altering journey, I was able to shrink the tumor to less than half its original size, healed a few of the ailments, managed symptoms of others (namely Chronic Lyme Disease), came to understand and connect with my spirituality, and healed emotional wounds. I have begun to see life in a whole new way…mostly with yoga, meditation, and nutrition as my greatest tools!
Through receiving a BA degree in Complementary and Alternative Health and many years of continued self-study, I realized I had a strong desire to help others achieve their own health goals!! During that same time, I received my yoga certification in hot vinyasa yoga in 2013. After finishing my degree and moving to our home in NC in 2016, I began teaching classes on a regular basis in 2017. I have been teaching for the past 6 years in various places that include public parks and other outdoor spaces, a museum, the YMCA, the Senior Center, educational organizations, gyms, and studios. I am always looking forward to every new opportunity. I continue to grow my yoga practice with continuing education credits, learning new techniques and methods every year, and hope to assist others in their health journeys. Yoga brought a new way of thinking and caring for and about myself and others - mind, body, and soul, and it can do the same for you!
