Yoga Student + Teacher of the Month
Spring has sprung in the yoga studio. No two better than to bring in spring energy are Kari Zabel, who teaches an all levels vinyasa class on Monday at 7:45PM at our San Francisco yoga studio and Paige Prichard, a dedicated IO yogi who off the mat makes “wicked pancakes” and loves pigeon pose.
NAME Kari Zabel
HOMETOWN Twin Cities
YOUR IDEA OF HAPPINESS Anything involving adventure and moving my body and TRAVEL!
YOUR FAVORITE MUSIC TO PLAY IN CLASS Depends on my mood – anything from Iron and Wine to Gift of Gab to Krishna Das
YOUR FAVORITE ARTISTS Andy Warhol, Jean Michael Basquiat, Banksy, Barbara Kruger
YOUR FAVORITE WRITERS Tom Robbins, David Sedaris, John Irving, Jack Kerouac, Simone de Beauvoir
YOUR FAVORITE VACATION Corn Islands, Nicaragua and Rajasthan, India
BEST AFTER YOGA SNACK Fruit or chocolate, but never the two together
YOUR FAVORITE POSES Hanumanasana (splits) and pincha mayurasana (forearm stand)
YOUR HEROES Too many to list – people who live with integrity and passion
YOUR OFF-THE-MAT PASSIONS Travel, reading, running, chocolate-making, creating, adventuring
YOUR MANTRA The one I most often use is “It is what it is,” which can seem like a kind of annoying phrase, but I think it is actually just a reminder that you can’t force things to be something that they are not. And have to accept/hold what is in front of you, hopefully with some compassion.
NAME Paige Prichard
HOMETOWN Salem, Oregon
PROFESSION Financial Editor
FAVORITE VACATION Bend, Oregon in the summer
SUPER-HERO TALENT I can make wicked pancakes
YOUR HEROES My parents
FAVORITE POSE Pigeon
AFTER YOGA SNACK Yogurt and fruit
FAVORITE ARTISTS Neil Young, Bob Marley, Wilco, Lucinda Williams, Josh Ritter
5 THINGS THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY My dog, sunny days, live music, road trips with my husband, and cooking for friends
YOUR MANTRA Life is too short to diet
For more tidbits on Kari and Paige, read their complete profiles on the yoga board located outside of the studio. For our complete IO yoga schedule, please visit our yoga schedule here.
If you’d like to nominate a student, email Lindsay at lindsay@internationalorange.com
Namaste,
Sofia
