Testimonials

“Danielle is everything I am looking for in a yoga instuctor. She is calming, grounded which immediately puts me in the right mind set to start my practice. Her words are beautiful, meaningful and inpirational. I love that she teaches based on tradition, but also incorporates modern elements of all the 8 limbs of yoga. I am filled with gratitude each time I finish a class with Danielle because of the effect her teachings and the power of yoga have on my body, mind and spirit.

-Rachelle Girardin-

“Danielle’s style is very laid back ( of course..yin!) .  Before the class starts, she personally walks around to every person and asks them if there are any injuries or anything significant that she needs to know to make the class safe for each person.  That’s a nice touch.  Most teachers just say, ” Come and talk to me if you have any injuries or what not”

Danielle has the most soothing voice…gentle…feminine…makes you feel instantly relaxed.  She starts with the 3 OM’S and get’s us to sink into our bodies…..slow and gentle….every pose, she explains the energy meridians that are affected…she has a sweet humor to her and lets us know which poses are the ones that are most opt for farting and burping and to just LET IT GO! if it happens at all!

She always reads something out of a book that she thinks we will find profound or wise…

She gives us options on how to get out of the pose…

She gently re-directs and praises easily..

She reminds us to be patient, and gentle with ourselves…

She walks around and while we are deep breathing in a pose, she lets us get a waft of lavender essential oil….nice touch!

loved it….

-Dr. Tanya Gee. Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor-


Danielle Hoogenboom changed my life. There is really no other or better way to put it. I took my first Yin yoga class with Danielle on December 16, 2010, and the rest is history. I knew right away that I found my yoga teacher. She checked in with everyone personally to see how they were feeling, why they were there, if they had any injuries, and what areas of their body they wanted to work on. She spent time explaining the philosophy and purpose of Yin yoga practice and how she approached it and what to expect. It was surprisingly challenging, but most importantly, a revolution for my body and mind. I felt so good afterwards; my hips and upper thighs never felt so open.

When I came to Danielle, I was and still am at the beginning of a long journey of physical rehabilitation. I was nervous to do anything physical, but I also knew if I didn’t start that very day it would be too late for me if I waited. But I did start and for the last coming on two months, I have been transformed, in large part due to Danielle and her Yin and Vinyasa yoga teachings.

Danielle’s classes are like one long warm embrace that you do not particularly want to end. Her focus on alignment, breath, form, and self-confidence has helped me learn about and experience so much in my body and mind that I never could have expected possible. I expect she has that effect on all of her students and friends. Three words: cat butt scratch! You’ll have to take a class with her to find out more about that one.

Jessica Roberts-Farina
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