Heather Irene Smith is a Laughing Lotus NYC and Asheville Yoga Center-trained Yoga instructor with over 500 hours of training and advanced study in Bhakti Yoga, Ayurveda, and Yoga Philosophy. In addition, she is a public school teacher, artist, musician, and storyteller. Heather Irene came to Yoga in 2012 as a way to heal from the physical pain she experienced as a result of scoliosis. Since then, her connection to Yoga has developed into a transformative lifelong calling.
Heather prioritizes modifications, variations, and the use of props in her classes. Creative sequencing, stories, poems, Yoga Philosophy, chanting mantras, harmonium, and carefully curated playlists are also integral to her instructional style.