Stephanie Starnes lives her life as a yogi, dancer, singer, hoola hooper, city dweller, nature lover, veggie eater, and life learner.  She has been teaching yoga since 2004, and is an avid student of Anusara Yoga.   Growing up with the weirdest mother in town, Stephanie lived an all natural lifestyle including herbal medicine, organic gardening, energy healing, home schooling, fort building, and native American medicine.  She was also exposed to many different spiritual practices and ways of thinking as a child.  After rebelling for awhile, she soon came back to her roots and found a home in yoga. A home in yoga really meant a home in her heart.  She believes that everyone is a unique, beautiful light that should be honored, shared and loved.  We all have our own gifts to reveal and dreams to live. This is why she teaches yoga.  It is one of many ways to find joy in who we are, and to really embrace the magic and possibilities that are all around us.  Stephanie teaches private and group yoga classes, as well as 200 hr Yoga Teacher Trainings in the city and suburbs of Chicago.  She also holds gong/sound healings and kirtans with her lovely sister, Sarah.