JODEE'S STORY

A connection with nature was at the start of Jodee's life.

Growing up in Jasper National Park, working with her family on back country trips, being unplugged and submersed in the natural world was home. Jodee's love of movement and challenge shifted from training horses, to skiing, climbing, whitewater kayaking, yoga, hiking and hunting. Jodee's love of teaching has followed her interests; guiding horseback trips, ski instructor, whitewater kayak guide and instructor, and of course yoga instructor and entrepreneur. The desire to teach yoga is unique; her purpose is to help people move and feel better for all of lives adventures, goals and endeavors.

Playing hard and the wipe-outs that come with the territory left Jodee with a lot of back pain that led her to yoga practice. As a natural teacher, experiencing something so profound and beneficial, the desire to share it with others is strong.

It's a life changer in the most wonderful way.

K.B., student since the yoga path opened.

Friendly and supportive staff. Comfortable and relaxing environment. Very much appreciate the virtual opportunities.

L.B., student since September 2019.

OUR TEAM

JODEE

Jodee is the owner of The Yoga Path and started yoga in 1998 for the benefits of relieving back pain. The feeling of physical well-being led to an awareness of how yoga can nurture the mind and body. This personal experience fuels Jodee’s wish to share yoga with each student willing to learn. Jodee has studied with senior teachers Matthew Sweeney, Iain Grysak and Dylan Bernstein. In 2013, Jodee completed 7 week intensive study with Iain Grysak in Whitehorse and begun studying with Dylan Bernstein in 2018. Jodee is a registered Yoga Teacher through Yoga Alliance, receiving RYT 200 in 2008 and currently E-RYT 200, with over 10,000 hours of teaching experience.

COURTNEY

Courtney was first exposed to meditation in 1995 at the age of 14 and discovered yoga in her early-20's. Over the last 15 years she has maintained a daily yoga asana and meditation practice. She completed her 200-hour teacher training in France under the guidance of Linda Munro and Gerald Disse at Ashtanga Yoga Paris. In 2015 she spent five months studying under Saraswati Jois, the daughter of K. Pattabhi Jois, in Mysore, India. She is certified by B.N.S Iyengar to teach pranayama and mudras. In 2017 and 2018, she studied Ashtanga under the guidance of Ajay Kumar in Mysore, India. She considers Ajay and Jodee Dixion to be her primary asana teachers. She practices the technique of Vipassana meditation and has completed multiple ten day retreats and was an active member of the Zen Buddhist community during her time in Fairbanks, Alaska. In addition to yoga and meditation she has studied Past Life Regression Therapy, Transomatic Ayurvedic massage and Yoga Nidra under B. Naga Kumar of Mysore, India. She considers Kumar to be her main spiritual teacher. From a young age Courtney has been fascinated with Traditional Astrology and has recently intensified her astrological studies under her teacher Alejandro Diaz of Mexico City. Courtney's passions lie in Meditation, Pranayama, Ashtanga Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Traditional Astrology, and Zen Buddhism. Recently, she has developed a strong interest in Yin Yoga. For the last two years Courtney has divided her time between Alaska, India and France.

CAROLYN

At seventeen Carolyn turned to meditation and yoga as tools for self healing and discovery. Since then, she has practiced yoga in at least one of it’s expressions. In NYC 2011, she was presented with the opportunity to take a teacher training course which, she accepted as a means to further deepen her own practice and support the studio at the same time. To her surprise, she discovered that she loved sharing the practice and has taken a few teacher trainings since then. She received her E-RYT 500 hr certification with Atmananda Yoga, an RYT 200 hr Kundalini and The Khalsa Way Prenatal certifications at Golden Bridge Yoga NYC, Relax & Renew Restorative training with Judith H. Lasater, Thai Yoga BodyWork with Michael Sitzer and numerous courses & workshops in between. Practicing, volunteering and teaching in NYC, Carolyn had the fortune to experience many great and diverse teachers which, she credits with influencing and aiding the growth of her practice. When teaching, she emphasises awareness of breath, movement and alignment and encourages playfulness, exploration and observation in the practice.Career opportunities in marine biology enticed her away from the city and teaching and thankfully, back to Alaska.

JODI

Jodi Pirtle (she/her) has been practicing yoga and meditation for many years. Her practice continues to evolve with the intention of balance in tune with shifting internal needs and external seasons and she is deeply inspired by the healing power of connection to the natural world. Jodi participated in a 200hr RYT training in 2012 with Kimberly Dahlmann at Yoga East in New Hampshire. She returned to Juneau in 2013 and continued her practice with Jodee Dixon at The Yoga Path, where she has been an affiliate teacher since 2014. Jodi began slowly working on a 500hr yoga therapeutic specialist training in 2019 with Tiffany Cruikshank and is a listed Yoga Medicine teacher. Jodi has also studied with Bhavani Maki and Pixie Lighthorse. Jodi aspires to bravely live her practice and teach from the heart; her classes link an intentional set of postures with breath and include additional breathwork, meditation, and other practices.

Tara

Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri Tara grew up with a passion for dance, which led to her career in physical health and wellness. She received her BFA from Arizona State University Cum Laude and continued her education through Stott Pilates. While in college Tara had the pleasure of dancing for many renown choreographers in her local Phoenix dance companies as well as performing around the US. The focus of these companies were to teach arts throughout the community, which is something that is important to her and she hopes to do the same here in Juneau. Tara is a certified Stott Pilates instructor from beginner to advance in mat, reformer, ladder, chair and barrels. Certified in 2009 she has continued her education with various specialized certifications throughout the years. Once moving to the Virgin Islands, Tara had the opportunity to be the guest artist throughout the community and taught dance, movement and Pilates. She was a choreographer for their local community theater as well as various companies and schools throughout the Caribbean. Tara has been in Juneau since 2014 and couldn’t be more blessed to live here with her family. She has twin girls that just turned two and she is very excited to get back into the studio and move with you.

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