#13 - Yoga is a Sanctuary - Yoga in Lebanon with Tracy Estefane

Welcome to Episode #13 of the Wild Yoga Tribe Podcast! This week, I welcome Tracy Estefane onto the show. She is a yoga teacher from Lebanon, and is located in Beirut. She teaches at Sarvam Yoga in Beirut and co-leads 200hr yoga teacher trainings there. Tracy was deep in the throes of getting her Master’s in London when yoga came into her life. From the first class, she felt “changed.” This lead her to do a training in Scotland, and then to go to Thailand to receive her 200hr Hot Yoga Teacher Training certification. What I find to be the most inspiring part of Tracy’s journey is that she immediately took the leap of faith into becoming a yoga teacher full-time. While she doesn’t currently own her own studio— although she hopes to one day!— she is deeply immersed in serving her yoga community in Lebanon, and is grateful for the sanctuary that yoga provides to not just herself, but to her whole community, during these difficult times for her country. How does yoga help? How is yoga a sanctuary? Tune into our conversation to hear Tracy's truths! Tell me more about Tracy… Tracy Estefane started her yoga journey in 2014, when she discovered Bikram hot yoga in London as she was completing her Masters degree. In 2015, Tracy took the leap to turn her passion into her profession and joined the 200hours Hot Yoga Teacher Training at the Absolute Yoga Academy in Thailand. Directly upon completion of the program and returning to Lebanon, Tracy started teaching private and public yoga classes including Hot Yoga, Vinyasa, Power Yoga and Yogalates in Beirut’s leading yoga studios and gyms. She is now co-leading yearly 200hr teacher training programs in Lebanon and internationally, specializing in vinyasa yoga. She has a special interest in energy healing and breath-work and attended numerous trainings in Pranic healing and rebirthing breath-work. For the skimmers - What’s in the Yoga in Lebanon episode? From Passion to Profession: Taking The Leap! Yoga is a Sanctuary Advice for Yoga Teachers On Starting to Teach Healing a Hurting Community Through Yoga The Art of Creative Sequencing The Cleansing Practices of Pranic Healing An Explanation: Rebirthing Breath-Work Connect with Tracy https://www.instagram.com/tracyogini/ http://www.sarvamyoga.com/ https://www.instagram.com/sarvamyoga/ Want more? Head on over to my website https://wildyogatribe.com/thepodcast/ Questions? Comments? Let's get social! https://www.instagram.com/wildyogatribe/ https://www.facebook.com/wildyogatribe https://twitter.com/wildyogatribe Mediate with me: https://insig.ht/6gFTaXHlogb Flow with me: https://www.youtube.com/c/WildYogaTribe Book a private yoga or meditation class with me: https://wildyogatribe.com/yogaclasses/ Everything you need is just one click away! Check out all the resources here: https://linktr.ee/wildyogatribe