I am Danielle Schwartz. I am a yoga teacher and an Usui Ryoho Reiki Master. I empower wild women to live a life full of wellness and passion! I specialize in providing personalized Self-Care Programs for women and guiding them on their wildest journeys.
I am an essential oils junkie + wild traveler!
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+ I am a truth-seeker. I aim to find understanding and insights, harness my intuition, to uncover deeper meanings.
+ I am a fantastic listener. People naturally open up to me, share their darkest secrets. I am a confidante. + I am empathetic. Often times, compassionate to a fault. Fiercely loyal and passionate in my relationships. + I am an adventurer. I enjoy new experiences, being pushed from my comfort zone. But I also require quiet time to reflect. + I trust my gut. I make decisions on insight and deep emotions. My wild intuition guides me. + I am a big picture visionary. I plan ahead and can easily see where the road will take me. + I am a lifelong learner. I am a deep-thinker, an old soul, a curious reader. |
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In January 2015 I set off on a goal to travel to all 50 states and take a yoga class in each one. So far, I have completed 48 states! {Look out Ohio + Michigan, I'm coming to you soon!} One of those trips led me to Curvy Yoga Studio in Nashville, TN. I took a class with Anna Guest-Jelley, the founder of Curvy Yoga, and the rest is history. I was inspired in ways I never thought yoga could. When the opportunity arose to do my 200-hour Hatha Yoga teacher training under Anna in Nashville, I sprang for it! It's a blessing I am now able to share with you!
Certifications + Credentials
+ 200-RYT / 200-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher {Yoga Alliance} - specializing in Hatha Yoga
+ Curvy Yoga Certified Teacher
+ Y12SR {Yoga + 12 Step Recovery} Certified Leader
+ Ayurvedic Aromatherapy {Skyline College}
+ AromaTouch Technique Certification {doTERRA}
+ Certified Traditional Usui Reiki Master {Levels I, II, & Master/Teacher}
+ Certified Crystal Reiki Master/Teacher {Focus on crystal energy healing}
+ Adult + Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED Certification {American Red Cross}
+ Curvy Yoga Certified Teacher
+ Y12SR {Yoga + 12 Step Recovery} Certified Leader
+ Ayurvedic Aromatherapy {Skyline College}
+ AromaTouch Technique Certification {doTERRA}
+ Certified Traditional Usui Reiki Master {Levels I, II, & Master/Teacher}
+ Certified Crystal Reiki Master/Teacher {Focus on crystal energy healing}
+ Adult + Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED Certification {American Red Cross}
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My Story. It is not unlike many that I have heard along the way. That is the beauty of being human. As uniquely individual as we are, we are also incredibly alike.
I always felt like the big girl. I never believed I was anything more than average in high school. There were prettier girls. Smarter girls. Thinner girls. I felt like the outsider. I wandered. I didn't have a clique. I roamed between groups, never felt like I belonged.
I cried for help. I felt ignored. I didn't think I was unloved, but I didn't think anyone cared if I was gone. I dropped out of school. I dabble with drinking, drugs. I took off cross-country, alone. I didn't have a plan, but that didn't seem to matter.
Eventually, I thought I had figured it out - then the realities of adulthood smacked me in the face. Again and again. It felt like the harder I tried to make my life better, the worse it got. So I stopped trying.
I became deeply dependent on alcohol. I began to treat my body in punishing ways. I stopped trusting my intuition. I disconnected from my world completely. And then, I stopped loving myself.
It pains me to say that, but it's true. I stopped loving myself. I don't know exactly when that happened - but at some moment, I gave up on me.
15 months into my struggle to learn to love myself again, to gain more than a few weeks sober, to stop punishing myself, I finally saw the light. It was my disconnection from my world that had made it so easy for me to hide what I had done, whom I had become. I had to reconnect. And the moment I did, my life changed.
I learned to honor myself. Trust myself. Forgive myself. Listen to my needs - emotionally, spiritually, physically. I have found my truth on this wild journey. I don't just accept myself, my body, my flaws - I embrace them. I love them. I love me. That hasn't come easy. But it is mine. And it can be yours, too. xo-d
I always felt like the big girl. I never believed I was anything more than average in high school. There were prettier girls. Smarter girls. Thinner girls. I felt like the outsider. I wandered. I didn't have a clique. I roamed between groups, never felt like I belonged.
I cried for help. I felt ignored. I didn't think I was unloved, but I didn't think anyone cared if I was gone. I dropped out of school. I dabble with drinking, drugs. I took off cross-country, alone. I didn't have a plan, but that didn't seem to matter.
Eventually, I thought I had figured it out - then the realities of adulthood smacked me in the face. Again and again. It felt like the harder I tried to make my life better, the worse it got. So I stopped trying.
I became deeply dependent on alcohol. I began to treat my body in punishing ways. I stopped trusting my intuition. I disconnected from my world completely. And then, I stopped loving myself.
It pains me to say that, but it's true. I stopped loving myself. I don't know exactly when that happened - but at some moment, I gave up on me.
15 months into my struggle to learn to love myself again, to gain more than a few weeks sober, to stop punishing myself, I finally saw the light. It was my disconnection from my world that had made it so easy for me to hide what I had done, whom I had become. I had to reconnect. And the moment I did, my life changed.
I learned to honor myself. Trust myself. Forgive myself. Listen to my needs - emotionally, spiritually, physically. I have found my truth on this wild journey. I don't just accept myself, my body, my flaws - I embrace them. I love them. I love me. That hasn't come easy. But it is mine. And it can be yours, too. xo-d
Press, Interviews, Podcasts, Guest-Blogger inquiries - Please contact me at danielle@vagabondzen.com