Namaste! My name is Molly Cole. I was introduced to yoga in high school (over two decades ago! yikes/whoohoo!); I like to say yoga found me then. The practice was just what I needed to focus attention on something positive and deep. Yoga began as something new for me to explore physically but I was captivated by, and almost instantly saw, the mentally calming benefits as well. The moving meditation piece, the observation, the clearing of the mind and judgments for self and others through asana/postures, is what I would crave and cultivate over the numerous years of practice, learning, growing and teaching. I began teaching yoga in 2009 after my first yoga teacher training. After years of practicing yoga, completing two yoga teacher trainings and numerous workshops, delving into research and reading many books on the subject of yoga and contemplative practices, I continue to be magically inspired and almost constantly humbled by the practice of yoga. Yoga is fun, yoga is playful, yoga can teach us about a better and more congruent version of ourselves. It is my hope and wish to embody this in my own practice as well as in teaching of asana in group settings: have fun, be playful, learn something, let something go, be, chill, breathe.  Yoga has helped me through countless challenges in my life. It has helped me get through stressful times, loss of loved ones, being successful in graduate school, becoming a therapist and remaining compassionate in my work, being in a long-term relationship (with self too!). I hope we can talk one day about the numerous ways yoga and its limbs can be of great service in times of plenty and in times of hardship.  It is an honor to share the practice of yoga. Along with yoga, and the outdoors, one of my greatest passions in life is traveling. It is adventure, food, laughter, newness, learning something about myself, sharing with others in this experience, sights, sounds, challenge and flexibility. What an honor it will be to co-facilitate a retreat with DaVinity. What an honor! I hope what I have to offer the retreat, as a yoga teacher and a trained and licensed mental health therapist (MFT) is as fulfilling for you as it is for me. I look forward to yoga-ing with you. Sincerly,  Molly