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Tawni Lay
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Tawni Lay is a lover of health who learned to live a healthy life to heal her mind, body and spirit, when she was going through a difficult time in her teens and 20’s. She is a Yoga practitioner of 20 years, Yoga teacher for 10, Reflexologist of 10 years, and a Reiki Practitioner of 13 years. She became a Reiki Master/Teacher in the Summer of 2016.
Idaho born and Texas raised, Tawni began Yoga out of a search for something to give her relief from depression at 16 years old. She attended a Yoga class in Killeen, Texas, and fell instantly in love with the practice and its ability to give her more energy and self-confidence.
At the age of 23, after searching for a Reiki master teacher for 3 years after learning about Reiki and it’s healing benefits, Tawni happened upon information about a local master, after visiting a local spa. She shortly became certified, and began using Reiki to give people relief physically, mentally and spiritually.
By the age of 26, Tawni became a Yoga teacher, certified by her first teacher from Killeen, Sevika Linda Ward, in Integral Hatha Yoga. This practice is very traditional, and includes Sanskrit chanting, postures, meditation and some pranayama. Tawni began teaching this style at the local community college, Central Texas College, in their continuing education department. In that same year, Tawni also became a certified Reflexologist, and was privately trained by a German woman who attended Reflexology school for 2 years in Germany. Over this last 10 years, she has been able to give many people relief from physical and mental pain, with Reflexology.
At the age of 28, Tawni was hired on Fort Hood at the Warrior Combat Stress Reset Clinic, where she worked for 7 years, helping soldiers with PTSD heal through Yoga, Reiki, and Reflexology. She was able to help over 1,000 soldiers in that 7-year period. She began a 500-hour Yoga teacher training in 2012, while she was still working at the clinic. This new training is Viniyoga, Foundations for Yoga Therapy, which Tawni has greatly appreciated due to its intelligent design. She was able to help the soldiers with the new training in a much more effective way.
This led Tawni to continue her education in Viniyoga, and become a Yoga Therapist. She began Yoga Therapy training in the Summer of 2016, and almost completed. She is now offering discounted Yoga Therapy sessions, until she is certified. Tawni enjoys passing down the knowledge of these natural healing methods, and loves helping others find their own health, with them.
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