Bailey Zyer

Bailey is a RYT-200 certified teacher and is currently completing her RYT-500 certification under Hilaire Lockwood at Hilltop Yoga. As a former dancer, Bailey once felt apathetic toward yoga, dismissing it as “just stretching.” She was eventually drawn to the practice while searching for a way to manage her ever-present anxiety and the competitive pressures of being a modern young woman—and she hasn’t stepped off her mat since.

Bailey’s personal practice and teaching are inspired by one of her favorite yoga sutras, Sthira Sukham Asanam, which means that a posture should be both steady and comfortable. She approaches yoga as a way to feel at home in your own mind and body, finding a balance between strength and softness—not just physically, but energetically and spiritually as well.

Bailey finds it most empowering—both in teaching and in her own practice—to stay open to trying new things, to play, and to seek the balance between building an inner fire and embracing stillness.