Bibi Lorenzetti is the co-owner of Newburgh Yoga Shala in the Hudson Valley, New York. Bibi is a certified yoga instructor, a Level 2 authorized Ashtanga Yoga Teacher, a certified birth doula, a Postpartum Ayudoula, and a Holistic Health Coach. Bibi has been teaching Yoga for over 10 years and received her blessing to teach Ashtanga from her teacher, Sharath Jois, at the KPJAYI Institute in Mysore, India, where she spends time yearly since 2011. Bibi has brought Ashtanga Yoga to Wanderlust Festivals, Wanderlust TV, and to teacher trainings in Europe, North America, and Central America, as well as having privately taught many high-profile entertainers, including Madonna. Bibi believes in the profound intelligence and many benefits of the classical practices of Yoga. Her teaching is rooted in her own disciplined and dedicated practice, and her classes guide students to use asana as a tool for deep inner growth, threading breath and movement to cultivate body awareness, steadiness of mind, and a healthy, ease-filled life. Bibi intends to share the transformative and healing practice of Yoga through accessible, intelligent, and adaptable instruction.

Topics discussed include:

• Bibi’s childhood experiences of moving around and living in Italy, Texas, Spain, Korea, & Denmark
• Shame & limiting beliefs that Bibi developed in childhood
• Bibi’s experience with anorexia in high school & early 20’s
• How anorexia functions to create an illusion of safety, control, & perfectionism
• The dynamics of the inner critic & inner child in anorexia
• How we can project perfectionistic shadow onto healing practices
• How Bibi Moved to NYC & found Ashtanga
• How Bibi let go of her attachments to Asanas when entering motherhood
• Living in alignment with Ahimsa (Non-Violence) & Satya (Truth)
• Dialoguing with parts of self to create deeper integration
• The nonlinear, messy, process of healing & Bibi's evolving relationship with Ashtanga
• Injuries as spiritual redirections
• Detaching from black & white thinking and learning to live in the grey
• Ashtanga vs. Vinyasa & other yogic traditions
• Connecting to a higher power as a way of learning authentic self-love

Mentioned Books / Authors / Podcasts:

Bhagavad Gita: https://www.amazon.com/Bhagavad-Gita-2nd-Eknath-Easwaran/dp/1586380192

When Love Comes to Light by Richard Freeman & Mary Taylor: https://www.amazon.com/When-Love-Comes-Light-Bringing/dp/1611808170

Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown: https://brenebrown.com/book/atlas-of-the-heart/

Yoga Biz Champ by Michael Jay: https://www.michaeljayonline.com/podcast.html

Connect With Bibi:

Bibi’s personal website: https://www.bibilorenzetti.com/

Bibi’s Doula website: https://www.birthwithbibi.com/

Bibi’s Yoga Studio: https://www.newburghyogashala.com/

Bibi’s Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BibiLorenzetti

Bibi’s Instagram(s): 

@bibi.lorenzetti : https://www.instagram.com/bibi.lorenzetti/   

@birthwithbibi : https://www.instagram.com/birthwithbibi/   

@newburghyogashala : https://www.instagram.com/newburghyogashala/