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Atara is truly the best yoga/fitness instructor I have ever taken a class with. I am absolutely blown away! Any class with Atara is a must try for me! I am leaving class feeling like a new person. I cannot wait to come back!!

A wonderful place to experience yoga from a wonderful teacher, Shana Swanson. I'm not someone who had used yoga often in my life so it is rather challenging for me to engage now. Shana has made the experience so pleasant. No pressure. She is so understanding when it comes to my limits. I'm only in the first month of going and look forward to every session.

I cannot say enough good things about Shana Swanson. She is a wonderful Yoga teacher and a kind and caring and compassionate human being.

I live in North Carolina and I have been practicing with Shana via zoom since the pandemic. Whenever I visit Westport, I make sure to attend attending class in her beautiful studio. I am truly envious of those of you who live nearby and can practice with her in her studio.

Shana's is so knowledgeable, her yoga teaching and understanding of how the human body works are second to none. She has a keen eye and can easily see how a pose should be adapted for each individual. Via zoom she managed to help heal my knee injuries, simply by giving me a few adjustments and yoga poses for my tight hip flexors. This saved me a lot of time and expense visiting physio therapists, who may have not got to the route cause of the issue.

I recently had a couple of private classes with her which, were priceless, they really helped me with alignment and improved my practice.

I encourage you to try out her classes and if you have any on going issues I recommend her private classes too!

Thank you Shana for sharing your wonderful gift with us, it is priceless, we can never repay you!

There is no other instructor who compares to Shana. Her classes are full of joy, acceptance and encouragement. They include students at all levels and everyone leaves with a profound sense of community and a desire to return. Shana is a true yogi in every sense of the word.

Shana changed my experience and understanding of yoga. She is an amazing teacher and an incredibly caring human being. If you want to find a loving community and a place to have fun and de-stress. Come to Shana’s new yoga studio!

As a long-term, serious student of physical movement, I can say without hesitation that Shana and her classes are first rate in every regard. A teacher with her level of skill, knowledge and heart is maybe 1 in 100 million. Rarer still is one who can help you change significantly for the better, both physically and mentally (this ancient, wise art also deserves credit here). Exceptionally valuable for people who care about spinal health, pain-free joints and aging well. Please join this wonderful community of practitioners. But be honest with yourself; this practice is not for those with (i) low acceptance for personal responsibility; (ii) who are lazy; or (iii) not generous in spirit.

Shana Swanson is an outstanding and knowledgeable yoga teacher, she is also a kind, patient and pleasant person. It’s always a great experience for me and my young son to join her class and chat with her. Her studio is clean, peaceful and bright. We are extremely lucky to have met her over a year ago, she is a passionate and inspiring person that truly loves and understands yoga.

Shana is a fantastic yoga and flexibility instructor. She has helped me do more yoga moves safely and helped me fix my shoulder pain with really good exercises. Highly recommend!

I met Shana when I used to take yoga classes at one of the famous local studios. I did not really like yoga until I met her. She showed me a really amazing connection with myself. She explains and break a pose so easily plus she expends some time warming you up to get there. I was so lost in those vinyasa clases I was taking since I was just following and not knowing the proper foundation. It is not about competing is about yoga habit...and that's why I like this studio, so much community love and good vibe. I do really recommend her studio and practice since she has helped me enormously with my anxiety issues.

Yoga classes I come back to for more again and again.

For me to stay interested, I need to understand why I am doing something and it needs to make sense. Shana's understanding and ability explain how it all hangs together, makes the class pure fun and not only gets me to that moment when I feel so remarded by my work at the end of the class but also super excited about coming back.. . She's articulate and knows her stuff but she's also anboutstanding individual.

Shana’s classes are amazing. They are a unique blend of true athleticism and a warm cuddle. I leave the studio feeling better inside and out.

WOW Liana. You know this season is all about forgiving, right?! Did you actually go to the yoga studio? It takes a lot of hard work and effort to open a yoga studio. I actually took Shanas class and she is a very good teacher.

The studio is beautiful, Shana is an excellent yoga instructor. I loved my first class and will be back soon!

I had a great experience there. Shana is kind, knowledgeable and unpretentious (honestly, kind of hard to come by in this part of town). Highly recommend the studio to those who want to start Ashtanga without the rigidity.