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“Yoga has helped me develop a sense of consistent patience and hope.” Salt Lake City native and former classical ballet dancer Jodi McLean became a yoga teacher after witnessing the personal growth that resulted from her own 15-year yoga and Pilates practice. “Not only has yoga made me stronger physically, but that strength has rippled out into my everyday life in the form of mental strength, love, happiness and freedom,” she says. “I feel like I can’t keep that to myself.” Jodi is a certified 200 RYT through Yoga Alliance and completed Red Dragon Yoga’s teacher training program. She says that the support and guidance she received in this community has had a defining influence on her. “I love teaching at Red Dragon Yoga because the community loves me back. My community makes living what I teach easy and has truly helped me establish myself and my philosophy as a yoga instructor. The support I feel here is unlike anything I’ve experienced before.” In class, Jodi focuses on alignment and the creation of space in the body and mind and helps students integrate yoga into their everyday lives. “When we create space in the body, we make room for strength, grace and overall mind-body wellness,” she says. “Space in the mind is the gateway to self-awareness and personal growth.” Students new to Jodi’s classes can expect a fun, energetic flow that challenges the body with fresh, unpredictable sequencing, clear queuing, good pacing and consistent flow. Jodi lives what she teaches and devotes five days a week to her own yoga practice and meditation. In her spare time you might find her prowling the local farmer’s markets for obscure root vegetables, perched in front of a potter’s wheel with a fresh lump of clay, or leading a women’s cyclocross ride deep into the Marin Headlands. “Yoga has helped me develop a sense of consistent patience and hope,” she said.

Jodi McLean

Instructor at Red Dragon Yoga