"I was hired for my Soft skills," says Geoffrey Roniger laughing humbly, speaking about working as an adventure guide for Outward Bound. His boss coined the phrase “soft skills” meaning Geoffrey’s compassionate ability to interact with human beings. So humbly Geoffrey brushes this aside during our conversation, but I see it as the key, the core of the magic of Geoffrey. This man breathes compassion, he sees and hears people. Geoffrey makes it a point to know the first and oftentimes last names of every student who walks through his door at Freret St Yoga. The level of care he has for his students and the humans of the world is inspiring and contagious.
As a student of yoga for 25 years and teacher for 20, Geoffrey is a lifelong student of yoga; his teachers Melanie Fawer, Richard Rosen, Rodney Yee and Cathie Caccia to name a few. He is now teaching side by side with his mentors on retreats and teacher trainings. Geoffrey opened the doors of Freret St Yoga in New Orleans in 2011 and continues to offer practices daily on zoom during the time of Corona Virus. Join his classes through instagram @freretstreetyoga
Honored to call this man my teacher, Geoffrey is a mentor, a role model and friend. I learned so much from this conversation, and again and again when I re-listened multiple times, and kept learning more. The practice of yoga simply unveils the grace that exists within us all, as Geoffrey says so beautifully, "it is our birthright". So much inspiration and magic in this conversation. I am so honored to share this with you all.
With Love,
Reyn
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