In our YA Lessons Instructor Highlights, we function one in all our wonderful instructors and interview them so our members and readers can get to know them. This instructor spotlight is with Bentley Fazi.

Bentley is a yoga instructor and wellness influencer in Scottsdale, Arizona. She has been training yoga since 2015 and ventured into instructing the next yr. Yoga grew to become her path to discovering her fact. Its steerage, love, and sheer pressure paved the best way to disclose who she actually was.

Yoga grew to become the surprising, however crucial pivot in Bentley’s life a couple of years again and set the stage for who she is at this time.

Bentley Fazi shares her yoga journey:

“I skilled my first yoga class in 2015 after a pal satisfied (okay, dragged) me to it. I ended up in a 75-minute, heated, energy circulation! For my FIRST class ever! For sure, I left drenched, completely confused, however very a lot intrigued.”
 

It was like a spark was lit inside me and I couldn’t wait to return to expertise it yet again.

 
 
Bentley fell head over heels in love with the observe and began going 4 to 5 instances every week. A yr and a half later, she stop her job, enrolled in yoga instructor coaching and the remainder was historical past. As a part of the LGBTQIA+ group, she integrates her love and need for all folks to dwell their fact in each her observe and yoga teachings, on and off their mats.

Wish to be taught extra about this unimaginable instructor? Learn on.
 
 

Get to Know Your YA Lessons Instructor: Bentley Fazi

We sat down with this powerhouse yoga instructor for a Q+A session so YA Lessons members and YouAligned readers can be taught extra about her.
 

YA: What’s your favourite self-care observe you’ll be able to’t dwell with out?

Bentley: My favourite self-care observe that I can not dwell with out is – sunshine! It’s so vital to me that every day I spend a couple of minutes outdoors within the solar. The sensation of the contemporary air, the heat on my pores and skin immediately helps my temper and my power!

Whether or not it’s taking my pup for a stroll, or beginning my day outdoors with a cup of espresso, or taking a mid-day break to get some contemporary air, it’s so vital to me to get outdoors and absorb some solar.

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YA: What’s your go-to music or music style while you train (or observe)?

Bentley: I really love each a quiet, meditative observe and a enjoyable and upbeat, high-energy model of sophistication. After I train, my playlist is an eclectic mix of songs, moods and genres to get you feeling related to your physique and to the motion.

I like to give attention to a music with a great rhythm and beat so that you could really feel deep into your physique and connect with the cadence of the music. I really like to combine covers of songs, blended in with some EDM model songs (just a little home, electro, and so on), in addition to some basic rock, pop, 80s, oldies, and reggae. I informed you – my yoga playlists are eclectic!
 

YA: What’s your favourite motivational quote?

Bentley: “The reply is at all times no until you ask.” Have the braveness to place your self on the market. Inform your self “I CAN do that,” even for those who suppose you’ll be able to’t. Be courageous sufficient to pave your individual method, to get outdoors of your consolation zone, to create a life that is smart to you, to take a danger, even for those who fail alongside the best way. Take the prospect.
 

YA: What’s your favourite yoga pose? Least favourite?

Bentley: My favourite yoga pose to observe is Flying Monkey and my least favourite is Utkasana (Fierce/Chair pose).
 

Faucet Into The Sudden With Bentley

Life is a journey and all through that journey we’ll inevitably expertise change and surprising twists and turns. Be a part of Bentley on this on-line yoga class from YA Lessons as she guides you thru a juicy gradual circulation yoga observe with surprising transitions, distinctive variations to poses you realize and love, and a fantastic message of empowerment all through.
 
 

YA: The place’s your favourite place on this planet you’ve ever been to, and why?

Bentley: My favourite place on this planet is Italy. My father was born in Italy and I used to be extremely lucky as a toddler to spend many summers there with my household.

I went final summer season with my companion and we had such an unimaginable time, that we’re going again once more this yr! I might eat pasta daily of my life.  For me, between the unimaginable meals and wine, the romantic ambiance, the vigorous power and the gorgeous language, there isn’t rather more you would need.
 

YA: What’s your most embarrassing second, both instructing or in life?

Bentley: I’m a reasonably goofy individual throughout, however one in all my extra embarrassing moments early on in my instructing profession, was in entrance of a pretty big class and as I cued the following pose, I meant to say “shift ahead” and I clear as day, shouted “SHIT ahead.”

I paused, seemed round (whereas my complete class was balancing in Warrior 3) and went “did I simply say what I feel I stated??” Everybody checked out me, laughed, and toppled out of the pose. It was a humorous reminder to enunciate extra clearly.
 

YA: What’s your #1 piece of recommendation for sustaining an empowered mindset?

Bentley: Keep open and versatile! Life is at all times going to throw us curveballs, challenges, and modifications, particularly once we least count on it. Selecting to take a look at your present state of affairs and assess with out reacting, lets you navigate by life and thru these challenges staying grounded and calm.

Know that all the pieces is non permanent, all ups have downs, however bear in mind you’ve gotten the instruments and skill to select the way you reply, the way you present up and the way you reside your life.

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What’s one thing folks could be shocked to study you?

Bentley: I’m two water indicators (Pisces Solar and Most cancers Moon) and I (not shockingly) LOVE the water.

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I’m a sophisticated open water scuba diver and an authorized sailor and if I might discover a approach to really dwell IN the water, I might.
 

YA: Other than your individual, what’s your favourite class or instructor on YA Lessons?

Bentley: I really like the entire courses from Courtney Fox and Ashton August a lot!
 
 

Wish to Join Extra With Bentley Fazi?

Bentley is a proud Pitbull canine mother and advocate for her pitbull combine Leo. She is a 200-hour licensed instructor by Yoga Alliance. She collaborates usually with ToeSox and works because the Social Media and Group Supervisor for Alo.

Join with Bentley on social media and observe together with her at this time on YA Lessons!
 
 

Take an On-line Yoga Class With Bentley Fazi

Bentley Fazi’s courses incorporate components of persistence and acceptance, and at all times embrace components of creativity and problem, encouraging her college students to discover outdoors their consolation zones. Try her on-line yoga courses on YA Lessons! Not but a YA Lessons member? You may strive it free for 14 days.

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