ABOUT PAOLA
Born and raised in Argentina, Paola Villegas started practicing yoga at a very young age. Yoga became a part of her life after experiencing a severe injury from a car accident. The goal was to heal her chronic back pain; but as she started to realign her spine, she noticed that she was also realigning her entire life.
With over 15 years of experience as a Certified Yoga Instructor, Paola specializes in Vinyasa, Power, Restorative and Gentle yoga. Paola is also a Vedic Thai Massage Therapist, Yoga Nidra certified instructor, the Director of Blissful Yoga 200 Hour Teacher Training and a part of Woman of Tomorrow, an organization that helps motivate and support young adults in all Florida and other states. Her main role in this organization is a mentor at a High school in the North Miami area teaching stress management, meditation and mindfulness to the staff and teenagers at risk.
Throughout the years she began to grow more passionate about pregnancies and the amazing journey that a woman goes through in those 9 months. As a result, Paola began focusing more on Prenatal and Postnatal yoga.
Paola is a certified Doula with more than 8 years of experience assisting mothers in: birth centers, at home births and hospital settings. She is a childbirth and HypnoBirthing Educator, breastfeeding consultant, and a loving support for moms to-be.
Paola is an experienced teacher of meditation, stress management and mindfulness. She has held many workshops at yoga studios, public schools and corporate offices. Her yoga classes are created and shaped based each individual student and are perfect for all levels, from beginners to the advanced practitioners.
Paola has the unique ability to offer a safe and sacred space where every single class is a completely different experience. Her signature flow is a powerful and intelligent sequence linking movement to breath within a nurturing environment that allows for the students to practice in a place of surrender and bring awareness to one’s inner wisdom.
Paola is also part of Woman of Tomorrow, an organization that helps motivate and support young adults in Florida and other states. Her main role in this organization is mentoring high school girls in the North Miami area.