What do you get when you add up the following?
5:45am boot camp The Barton’s = FUN!
Susannah & Kevin are among the early-morning adventurers who attend the Barefoot Boot Camp classes on Mondays & Thursdays.
Kevin also comes to the Monday night Men’s Class, often demonstrating the poses he has practiced in boot camp.
The boot campers are a devoted group, with a strong focus and commitment to their yoga. We also have fun. Kevin turned 40 on the day of one of our classes. We asked him what pose he’d like to pick to celebrate — he picked Savasana. So in honor of Kevin and Susannah and all of us who have celebrated the big 4-0, here is an illustration of this very useful pose!
(As you can see, we had a lot of fun taking the pictures!)
How long have you been doing yoga?
Susannah: Almost 4 years
Kevin: About 3.5 years
How long have you been coming to Evergreen?
Susannah: Almost 4 years (started my practice @ EYC, April 2015)
Kevin: I started my Yoga practice at Evergreen.
Why did you start yoga?
Susannah: In late 2014 I injured my back doing group fitness classes and ended up in 12 weeks of physical therapy. I had taken a few yoga classes in the past, but never consistently practiced. I decided to give EYC’s Boot Camp a try once I finished physical therapy in order to see if it helped my back and improve flexibility. It did just that and much more. I’m now training for the St. Jude Half Marathon and am exercising more than ever, and I’m confident that I would not have been able to accomplish all that I have in the last year and a half without yoga.
Kevin: Susannah, my wife, was very excited about starting Yoga Boot Camp at Evergreen and kept encouraging me to come. I was hesitant. I made her promise me that there would be other men in the class, and while that my or may not have been the truth, I couldn’t be happier that I started my practice. I love it.
What is your favorite pose?
Susannah: I really like doing full arm balance because it make me feel strong!
Kevin: Hard question to answer. I love inverted poses. I’ve been working at a free standing Sirsasana, but I also really enjoy Vrksasana.
What else would you like to share about yourself?
Susannah: My education is in urban planning and I work in the non profit, community development sector focusing on improving public spaces for all users. I am married to Kevin and we have two horribly behaved mutts, Milo & O.D. We enjoy walking down our block to Boot Camp at Evergreen twice a week!
Kevin: Age 40 Job Human Resources Director
