Yoga Burnout Podcast
with Kelly-Jean Moore and Ashley Bell
musings on embodied practice from the other side of the yoga high
or
why yoga sucks AND why you should practice anyway
The Yoga Burnout Podcast was born of our 15+ years talking shop and striving to tackle the challenges of the practice and the business of yoga. Click this link to listen and follow us on Instagram @yogaburnoutpodcast for updates on new episodes!
Teaching yoga for nearly two decades, Kelly first became a student of Taoist and Zen philosophies in the mid 90’s as a teenager seeking a way to better navigate the challenges of a difficult home-life. While studying theatre and art history in college she began exploring the psychology of movement and the nature of the mind. Stumbling upon modern postural yoga in the early 2000’s she found all of her interests converging and began a life long dedication to the practice and teaching of yoga.
Kelly intuitively weaves elements of Yin, Vinyasa, Hatha, and experimental movement into a seamless exploration of humanness. She is an inspired storyteller known for her humor and patient commitment to students. In 2011 she became a certified Rolfer(tm).
The experience of becoming a Rolfer and then working one on one with clients helped to expand the lens through which she looked when creating Sarayana. Not a style of movement, Sarayana is more of a method of seeing and contextualizing the varied elements of healing and awakening in our lives. She has trained teachers at the 200 hour level since 2008.
Shortly after arriving in the Charleston, SC, in 1999, Ashley discovered yoga while seeking ways to manage the stress of working in two underserved public schools. Yoga was the most direct method she found for fulfilling her mission to empower students to embrace their individuality and recognize its value to the world at large. Since completing her first 200-hour training in 2003, Bell has been teaching yoga anywhere and everywhere, sometimes logging as many as 1500 miles in one month traveling to studios and private spaces in Charleston County alone. She has taught workshops throughout the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic and has E-RYT 500 and YACEP designations from the Yoga Alliance.
Ashley currently teaches all sections of yoga offered by the Department of Health and Human Performance at the College of Charleston through the Physical Education Activities Course (PEAC) program, where students may earn two college credits for a semester-long study of modern postural yoga at both beginner and intermediate levels. She has been tasked with shaping and broadening the program in the years to come, even pursuing opportunities for courses that connect various academic departments and programs.