Charity Haney, founder of Yoga Nook Northside, E-RYT 200, YACEP, Certified Grief Yoga Guide, Warriors at Ease Level 1 Certified, Restorative Yoga Certified
Charity came to yoga while serving in the US Navy. She experienced a terrible divorce and was transferred to move without her two children. An avid runner, she logged an obscene number of miles trying to combat the stress and heartache which beat up her body more and only gave short periods of mental relief. When she began yoga, she noticed that she began to feel peace. She kept going back. Later she realized that instead of literally trying to run away from her problems and pushing her physical yoga practice to the edge it was the internal peace, gratitude, and self-acceptance she found in yoga that really gave her life back to her.
Her military retirement brought her physical disabilities to the forefront and she since has fallen in love with practicing and teaching more mindful practices that really allow her and her students to feel how the body feels in each pose. Creating a safe space, accessible to all and guiding her students to develop the connection back to the self is the most important aspect of her teaching.
Yoga Nook Northside, a yoga studio on the Northside of Jacksonville. Their studio welcomes EVERYONE! There is no one way to move our bodies and there is no one stereotype to who can do yoga and their studio is proving that daily. The Nook is a safe and unique space for students to explore their bodies, the way they move, the way they don’t, and to learn to accept all of that! Some might wonder, if given the opportunity to do it all over again, pandemic and all, would she? 100% YES! Yoga Nook Northside is a Veteran-owned, safe, student-centered, creative space where you are encouraged to explore the power of yoga as it pertains uniquely to YOU. Whether you are a curious beginner looking to lessen stress, an advanced student looking to explore more about yoga and yourself, injured and wanting safe ways to work powerfully through recovery and keep your mental state, or anything in between you’ve found your hOMe.
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