About

Yoga

Shay Pedersen has been practicing yoga since 2000 and Pilates since 2007. With achildhood full of dance and gymnastics,she craved a way to move andrelease energyinto the worldoutside of just doing cardio and lifting weights at the gym. Itwas an easyfit and she was hooked right away.Shay discovered that her yoga and Pilates practicenot only filled her physical needs, butas an extra benefit,it grounded her and calmedher as well.She did her teacher trainingfor mat Pilates in early2010 and beganteaching soon after.Later that year shetrained to teach yoga at the urging of her studiodirector at the time because he wanted an athletic, energetic vinyasa instructorand hethought she was a perfect fit.She has now evolved her practice and teaching style toinclude many different types of classes andstyles of yoga.She currently teachesmatPilates, dynamic Vinyasa Hatha-based classes,fluid, gentle and mellow flowandcandlelight Yin.She also teaches a yoga-based fitness class to middle schoolers in theVail School District.Aside from these,Shayhas taughtYoga for Athletes, Power Yoga,seniors classesprenatal yoga and kids classes in a private studio as well asP.E. yoga and assembliesfor the Vail School District and the YMCA kids summer program. She is also currentlytraining to teach Reformer Pilates.When she is not on the mat, Shay enjoys spending time with herfourchildren, familyand friends. She enjoys doing home improvementprojects, gardening, readingandresearching,listening to music and dancing,festivals and eventsand dining outat newplaces. She loves anything that gets her heart pumping such as biking or hikingorgoing to the trampoline park with the kids, but also loves lounging for hours by the watersomewhere.Tocontact Shay or to find her schedule of classes, visit 10,000 Days Yoga on Facebookor look her up on YogaTrail.c