COREENE BEGAN PRACTICING YOGA IN 2005 BUT HER PASSION FOR THE PRACTICE WAS NOT FULLY IGNITED UNTIL SHE FAITHFULLY BEGAN STUDYING IYENGAR YOGA IN 2008. SINCE THEN, SHE HAS BEEN A DEDICATED STUDENT OF B.K.S. IYENGAR'S METHOD.  

COREENE RECEIVED HER CERTIFICATION IN THE IYENGAR TRADITION IN 2014. AND SHE CONTINUES REGULAR STUDY UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF SENIOR TEACHER MARY REILLY {NORTH WOODS YOGA  Petoskey, mi}

WHEN SHE'S NOT ON HER MAT, COREENE IS THE OWNER AND PHOTOGRAPHER OF TAVLA STUDIO IN TRAVERSE CITY, MI  
{ TAVLASTUDIO.COM } or on-set with her company Northern michigan production {nmiproduction.com}

WORDS FROM COREENE:

I WAS NEVER THE ATHLETE. I WASN'T BORN FLEXIBLE & I CERTAINLY COULD NEVER STAND ON MY HEAD. 

BUT IN MY FIRST IYENGAR YOGA CLASS WITH MARY REILLY, SHE SPOKE ABOUT TADASANA {MOUNTAIN POSE} & IT'S RELATION TO THE PRACTICE OF NON-JUDGMENT. I THEN KNEW WHAT ASANA {POSTURE} PRACTICE WOULD TEACH ME. I WASN'T HERE TO BE SKINNY OR TO GET FLEXIBLE. I WAS HERE TO TEACH MY BODY, THIS VESSEL WHICH HOUSES MY SPIRIT, TO BE A TOOL TO CONNECT DEEPER INTO MY OWN SOUL. 
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SHANTI, SNEHA, AUM ~ COREENE​
Photo used under Creative Commons from Martin Snicer Photography