Today I am welcoming our first male YT to the show - and it’s fitting to me that it ended up being the person you are about to hear from. Jake Waters is one of my friends from teacher training and he and I talk about the winding and unexpected path that we all take towards our purpose.
We chat a lot about how authenticity is the most powerful tool we have as teachers and how to keep in-check with yourself when things fall out of alignment as they tend to do.
Jake is a really special human who is near and dear to my heart. A little bit about Jake…
He was born and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He first found yoga in college when a close friend recommended he try a heated vinyasa class at Yoga Landing. After the class, Jake was hooked on the practice and used it as a tool to connect his body to his mind. He completed his YTT in 2016 under Yoga Landing’s founder, Jessica Jollie.
From 2014 to 2020, Jake pursued a multitude of certifications working as a group fitness instructor around Southeast Tennessee teaching yoga, cycling, bootcamps, tabata, kickboxing and strength training while maintaining his personal practice of Ashtanga and vinyasa yoga.
His classes are challenging, but accessible to EVERYONE and combine his love of music, movement and breath while encouraging his students to “be real and meet themselves exactly where they are” each and every time they step on the mat. He believes there is no right or wrong pathway to yoga. It’s a powerful tool for each individual to use to meet their unique spiritual, mental and/or physical needs.
Jake currently resides in New York City working and maintaining a regular practice at his second home, Modo Yoga. You can follow Jake on Instagram @jakewaters7.