Courtney Conover, Certified Yoga Instructor
The
year was 1998, and Courtney Conover, a longtime competitive long jumper and
sprinter, was of the firm belief that if physical activity didn't involve
pounding the pavement, it wasn't worth doing.
But
as a college senior, Conover was also in fervent search of a means to cope with
grueling midterm exams—something that didn't produce throbbing shin splints. And
while deep stretching—and even deeper breathing—seemed like an intriguing
option, Conover arrived at yoga's doorstep kicking and screaming.
Conover
reluctantly popped in a VHS recording of Rodney Yee's Yoga for Energy, and soon discovered that, over the course of
several years, the gift of yoga would far exceeded her wildest expectations,
and in essence, would actually transform her life.
In
2011, while pregnant with her first child, Conover earned her RYT-200 teaching
certification from Sattva Yoga Center (a Yoga Alliance registered school) in
Dearborn, Michigan. Conover began teaching a year later at Taylor Yoga in
Taylor, Michigan.
By
2014, Conover had experienced quite a shift in her own yoga practice. Now a
mother of two under the age of three, Conover could hardly step foot on her mat
without sharing the space with her children. A lightbulb went off, and before
long, her “Mommy and Me Yoga” curriculum was born. With her kids in tow,
Conover provided weekly family yoga classes at Starfish Family Services in
Inkster, Michigan, and in 2015 Conover began teaching yoga at Wayne Memorial
High School as a staff member of Eastern Michigan University’s Bright Futures,
a cohort of high quality after school programs in twenty school sites across
three school districts in southeastern Michigan. In 2017, Conover began sharing
her passion for yoga with the students of Detroit Lions Academy in Detroit,
Michigan.
Having
practiced various forms of hatha yoga, including Bikram, yin, and restorative,
Conover's preferred method of teaching remains rooted in vinyasa flow. She is also known
to incorporate unique styles of music as well as aromatherapy as a means of
unlocking a student's full potential, while simultaneously encouraging him or
her to proceed at their own pace. To learn more about Courtney's approach to yoga instruction—in her own words, please click here.
A
graduate of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Conover is a former
professional television broadcaster and auto show model. She is also a
freelance writer and frequent contributor to the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series. When she’s not on her
yoga mat—or gazing at the screen of her laptop—she can be found bemoaning the
fact that her children are the pickiest eaters to ever roam the earth. Conover
resides in Metro-Detroit with her husband Scott Conover, a former Detroit Lions
offensive lineman, and their two young children, Scotty, Jr. and Kennedy.
To view Courtney's yoga-based blog posts, please click here.
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