Yogi of the Month: Janelle Issis 

YOGI OF THE MONTH Q&A

WHERE YOU GREW UP: Birmingham, Alabama
WHEN YOU MOVED TO NYC: December 12, 2017 
OCCUPATION: Professional Teaching Performing Artist, Yogini, and Nutritionist
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PRACTICING YOGA?  5 years steadily 
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN COMING TO SONIC? 5 months 
MOST UNFORGETTABLE YOGA MEMORY? The day Lauren opened our Chakras in YTT training… if you have experienced this then ya know what I’m talking about!  Intense WHOA 
LIFE LESSON LEARNED FROM YOGA? A Beautiful way to learn and connect to one SELF. 

FAVORITE MUSICIAN: I appreciate most types of music! Phish, Cold Play, Thievery Corp, Dave Matthews Band, … ugh sooo many more.. Live music all the way! 
FAVORITE MOVIE: Moulin Rouge !!
FAVORITE BOOK: Hmm there are a several…one that changed my life would be. “The Untethered Soul” by Michael A. Singer
PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE: “Be a bad ass with a good ass!” 
FAVORITE SEASON: SPRING & SUMMER! 
FAVORITE ARTIST: Janet Jackson, Jlo, Alisha Keys, Donna Summer,  + some Arabic artists that I grew up listening to.
FAVORITE NEW YORK MEMORY: Performing on Good Morning America with Derek and Julianne Hough! 
FAVORITE PLACE IN MANHATTAN: My apartment, specifically; my cozy corner nook overlooking an open window, fire escape and gorgeous huge tree that changes with the season! Sitting there working with the sun shining in all the sounds of the crazy of the city and the absolute calm and peace of being alone and unbothered.  
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