“Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.”
~ Rumi
About Yoga Yay!
Yoga is...
Stilling the fluctuations of the mind.
~ love Lesley...
Lesley Lotto began practicing yoga more than 25 years ago in Los Angeles where she grew up. But it wasn't until she moved to Montana for a career in Broadcast Journalism that she began a regular and very personal practice. In Missoula, Lesley tried Hot Yoga (because it's freezing there!), then moved into a sincere appreciation for all styles and lineages of yoga. At that time, one of Lesley's teachers brought a 200 hour certification training to a yoga studio in Missoula from Prana Mandir Yoga of New York. That was nearly a year of intense study into the history and philosophy of yoga, learning proper sequencing and leading classes and events. Yoga Yay! was born in that training with three besties who loved practicing and "geeking out" on yoga so much we would say, "Yoga Yay!". Since then Lesley has done a 300hr. Bhakti Yoga training, Yoga Nidra training, Restorative training, became Reiki 2 certified, certified also at Thai Yoga Bodywork and Kundalini Yoga. Lesley has practiced or studied with Guru Singh, Raghunath, Seane Corn, Rolf Gates, Bryan Kest, Annie Carpenter, Dharma Mittra, Dana Trixie Flynn, Rodney Yee, Colleen Saidman and Gurmukh. Lesley has an at-home yoga studio where she practices daily and offers private classes. She also produces newscasts for radio stations across the country for her other baby, Remote News Service, podcasts and plays guitar. She resides outside NYC.