About Lindsey
I've been called the Intensive Care Bear.
My life is for love and connection as a platform for leveling-up. If you want to up-level your life, I'm here for this. Intensely.
My journey into Power
It started with an irritating boss.
I began practicing yoga because I had a boss who I found to be extremely irritating. I made myself a victim of this person's management style and I was an uncomfortable and tightly-wound version of myself.
Someone told me about Power Yoga and I was intrigued because I was promised that this style of yoga "counted" as a workout. So, I took some classes. Something weird began to happen. When I practiced Power Yoga (for me, specifically Baptiste Power Yoga), the version of me who left the studio wasn't the same irritable and blaming (and I now see, lost) person as I was when I left my office.
Those puddles of sweat I left on my yoga mat saved me from oceans of emotional damage in my life.
One day, as I was contemplating a career change, the teacher casually said "if you love this practice, consider it's time for you to start teaching it." That was it. Commence snowball on steep slope. Once I heard that invitation, I had to become a teacher. So I did.
After some time, and some more training, my inner voice spoke up and I knew I had to share this practice even more. I became a teacher of teachers. To be my best for my trainees, I trained as a Life Coach. I also started coaching people who didn't necessarily want to do yoga, but did want something more in their lives (and here's a secret: practicing asana or not, it's ALL yoga).
Oh, and that boss, she's not actually irritating. It was me who was irritating. I see that now. Yoga.
I will push you to hold your chaturanga longer than you want to. Intensely, because I care about you.
I am a human who was once so defensive and afraid of vulnerability that I was exhausted trying to keep up the ruse. Today, there are no stones unturned in my life. I will ask the same of you, and I will support you to be your best self, as a creation, not a concept.
A teacher of teachers
Knowing yoga, teaching yoga, and teaching someone else to teach it.
Teaching yoga and training yoga teachers are two very different skill sets. I've guided hundreds of trainees to understand the practice, embody the methodology, lead effectively, and find their own voices as teachers. My work is devoted to that third discipline.
2013
Began teaching yoga
2014
Began facilitating teacher trainings
2020
Founded Level Above Yoga School
1,100+
Hours of foundational and advanced teacher training
Professional credentials
American Yoga Council
- Certified Yoga Teacher, Level 3 (CYT-L3)
- CYS-L2
- Aerial Yoga Specialty, Level 1
- Asana Technique Specialty, Level 1
Yoga Alliance
- Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher, 500-hour level (E-RYT 500)
- Level Above: RYS 200, approved under the 2020 Elevated Standards
Additional education
- Tier 1 Baptiste Certified Teacher
- Baptiste Power Yoga Institute: Levels 1, 2 and 3; Art of True North Alignment; Art of Assisting
- Dancing Dogs Yoga: 200- and 300-hour trainings
- International Coaching Academy: Certified Coach
- Inclusivity, diversity and anti-racism for yoga and wellness professionals
What people say
My clients and students offer the most important feedback.
"When we most want a pass or pause button, we stay in the moment and try to find ease and lightness even in the hottest of situations. This is what I love about Lindsey."
"This workshop was a truly life changing experience. The tools Lindsey shared had an immediate positive impact."
"This workshop gave me something I had never experienced: a clear idea of who I am without any labels or narratives."
"I absolutely LOVED the part where Lindsey taught us some of the tools she uses in life coaching."
"This workshop stoked my passion for living life to its fullest. It connected so many dots for me personally."
"Effective tools to truly be honest with myself, balance my schedule and figure out what I should be spending my time and energy on."
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The tools in my toolbox are at your disposal. Now, ask for them.