Cassandra
Co-Owner
Cassandra is a practicing herbalist, yogini, Reiki practitioner, and co-owner of Tapestry Massage & Yoga and Wildwood Apothecary. Her mission in life is to learn to expand into what is unknown with mindfulness and presence. Too often do we allow our mind to get in the way of experiencing each and every moment.
She aims to teach yoga from a place of compassion, vulnerability and playfulness where others feel welcomed and free to be themselves, where ever they are at that day. Every day is different, changing and cyclical. Honoring such cycles and rhythms can inspire more compassion for ones self and yoga practice.
Her teaching philosophy encompasses the ideas of the 8 limbs of yoga with a focus to help students feel comfortable in their bodies, to help them explore their breath and inner being. Yoga is much more than the postures known as Asana. The practice of Asana is just the tip of the iceberg.
It is her hope that each student feels safe and comfortable where they honor themselves wherever they are at in the present moment. Cassandra's goal is to try to share yoga in a way that is approachable for every body. She enjoys weaving in yoga philosophy, the Chakras, occasional essential oils and hands on assists into her classes.
She has received her 200 hour Yoga Alliance approved teacher training with Satsang Yoga in 2016 and is continuing her 300 hour training with Anna Pittman at the Breathing Space.
She has always had a love for plants and the earth and has been studying herbs for over 10 years. She has studied with Twin Star Herbal Education and herbalist and yogi Judy Apicella. She is also an avid gardener and a voice for native plant life. With an environmental studies degree, she has held positions as a landscaper, gardener, naturalist, botanist and educator.
Cassandra loves the healing arts and also practices Reiki, an energetic healing modality. She has her Reiki II certification from Ginny Mackles, who created The Reiki Journey Meditation Album in the traditional Usui Shikoku Reiki Ryoho method.
Cassandra likes to refer to herself as a wild woman and is a trained Wild Woman Project circle leader. She leads new moon circles once a month with The Wild Woman Project. She hopes to cultivate a tribe of women who feel supported by each other and can follow their intuition to be the best version of their authentic self.
Cassandra, originally from the Hudson Valley, New York lives in Blacksburg, VA with her husband, Jason who supports her wild inclinations and cat, Luna.
