Howdy,

 

I'm Christy Lynn. I have been devoted to the path of personal growth and development for over 30 years.

​

Yoga is my art form, personal responsibility is the canvas and communication is the tool that brings it all to life.

​

I grew up in a world where speaking up and questioning authority was a big NO and I learned from a very young age to swallow my truth.  So much so that I forgot what the truth even was.  As long as it pleased everyone else, I just went with it.  

​

What resulted was a life that looked good on the outside but felt miserable on the inside.   

One of quiet resentment that lead to an abundance of negative results in my physical, mental & emotional health.

​

I discovered Yoga in my early 20s and begin the long and arduous path of unravelling all the untruths that had plagued me for a lifetime.  Doing so in Corporate America was no easy task and I fell off the wagon over and over again.  

​

But I really, really wanted a better life.  So I stuck with it.

​

Climbing the corporate ladder for a decade in the world of Mass Communications, Network Operations & Satellite Engineering, I often thought,  "What the f*ck am I doing here?"

 

Those years were filled with toxicity in every direction.  My big, open heart closed a little more every year.  My health declined.  My spirit went dark. 

 

Finally in 2005,  with the encouragement and support of my husband at the time, I jumped ship and opened the Yoga Studio I had been dreaming of for 8 years, Yoga Blend, in Burbank, CA.  

​

Those years shaped me into the woman I am today.  It was beyond my wildest imagination.  Not only did I get to travel the world, study my craft full time and make a living teaching, I got to be a good boss, work with my friends, teach thousands of students and train hundreds of teachers.  It was everything.

​

Then 2020 shut me down.  

The dark nights that followed almost broke me.   

​

Slowly but surely, I found my way back.

 

In the years since, I have rebuilt from the rubble of my dream into a new life. 

​

I founded and opened Elevation Central in 2022 as a wellness retreat, training and integration center so I could take everything I have learned, experienced, practiced and taught to live my art full time and invite others in to experience Yoga as a Living Art.​

​

Through this evolution, the way I trained Yoga teachers in the standard 200 &  300 hour models for 20 years, no longer felt aligned. 

 

Many people I work with already deeply immersed in their life and their careers and have told me they don't want to be a Yoga teacher but they do want to learn about using Yoga to enhance what they are currently doing.

 

In response, I launched the Living Arts Yoga Institute as an evolution to the way I teach Yoga and train teachers. 

 

Accredited through the American Yoga Council, I now offer three programs to meet the modern Yogi.

​

The Living Practice - a competency badge for those wanting to deepen their practice

The Living Leader - a level 1 training for anyone who leads, manages, facilitates or guides other humans

The Living Teacher - a level 2 training for those who wish to teach Yoga as a Living Art

​

You can find out more about these programs here.

​

My mission is simple. 

My path is clear. 

I'm here to help.

And I'm so glad you're here.​​​​​​​​​