The roots of Freedom and Strength Yoga
Why call it Freedom and Strength Yoga?
In 2023 I picked two words for that year. I wanted Freedom from opinions, expectations, and finances. I wanted the freedom to be genuinely happy & confident in who I am and what I wanted for myself and my family.
I wanted all of the things.
However, it's not a snap of the fingers and I am that way. I needed to build myself mentally, emotionally, physically, & spiritually. I needed Strength. Inside and out.
So, my words were Freedom & Strength.
I wanted to share my gift and knowledge of yoga with whoever is ready and willing to learn.
On March 21st of 2025 Freedom and Strength Yoga was officially created!
Vision of classes
When you choose to spend your time with me in one of my yoga classes, I hope that you laugh. I want you to maybe fall or fly. I want you to recognize your worth and growth. I want you to maybe even surprise yourself with a pose that you might not have known you could do. My classes are about having fun and understanding that you have the Freedom to be yourself and the Strength to handle anything put in front of you. You just need to have patience and trust with yourself.
About the Founder
Hello, I am Katie Benton and I am the Founder of Freedom and Strength Yoga. I received my 200hr RYT certification back in June of 2019. I took a little time to digest everything from that training so I didn’t officially start teaching until January of 2020. Then the world shuts down… I had to learn to teach online. It wasn’t my favorite thing to do because I didn’t have the same connection with people as I would in person. So, when the world started to creep out again I started to teach my friends in person. I loved it. I was able to get more comfortable with teaching and my friends were able to enjoy yoga in a semi class setting. I continued to do this for the next 4 years because I wasn’t quite ready to teach in person yet. Once I was finally ready to teach in person I did it at the Whitewater Center for Flow Fest 2024. It was incredible. I taught Family yoga for the first time and I knew then that this is something that I wanted to continue to do. I wanted to bring connection to people. I wanted them to recognize how incredible their own body is and give new ideas and ways for families and children to connect with one another. I have completed 2 out of the 4 courses provided by Twist Kids Yoga for Kids Yoga Teacher Training. My goal is to complete my 95 RCYT Certification and then start the process to acquire my RPYT (Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training) After that, who knows….