A Love Letter to Our Teacher, Ms. Charla Anderson
Thank you for guiding us through this journey. Each of us wanted to leave a small piece of our gratitude here—a collection of memories, lessons, and love that you can return to whenever you need a reminder of the lives you’ve touched.
We’ll always remember the care you gave us, and
“SQUEEZE YOUR GLUTES”
We love you!
Memories from YTT
Loving and trusting one-another
At The POST
At Hermann Park
Pre-natal yoga
New horizons
Assists
Farmer’s market <3
Good vibes!
Gratitude for a breeze, some shade, and a yogi with a FAN!
Personal Messages
13 entries.
Your creative and inclusive teachings will be with me forever, thank you! Thank you for recognizing my true energy and existence, it makes me feel seen and empowered to share my love for the world 🌎 I will carry this community and light with me everyday, THANK YOU!!!
Charla, thank you for these last 10 weeks! You created such a safe space for us all to connect and be ourselves while simultaneously challenging us to tap into something I honestly wasn’t aware I had in me. I’ve not only improved in my ability to teach but in my practice both on and off the mat. You have such a gift not only in this space but in life for making people feel seen and heard and I just really appreciate you. I am so lucky to have learned from you and your infinite knowledge. Thank you thank you THANK YOU!
Charla, thank you for everything you pour into this program and into each of us! This experience has meant so much and has made me grow in many different ways. It has definitely shaped the way I think about teaching and about myself as a student of this practice! Thank you for creating a space where this kind of growth is possible. I’m so grateful to have been apart of it! 💕
Charla it has been an honor to receive this wisdom and support from you these weeks. I am incredibly grateful to be part of this community, its specialness and rarity is not lost on me. I think a big reason why our cohort has thrived so well is your influence. Thank you for holding us to a high standard with loving kindness. I have so much respect for you. I hope you feel how loved you are by all of us!!
Thank you for holding space where I could learn from you, from everyone around me, and most unexpectedly, from myself.
All of this has taught me to trust myself and stop waiting until I feel ready to take up space. You and everyone throughout this training have helped me see this self-imposed, future-perfect version of myself with a little more compassion. She can lower her shoulders, take a deep breath, and just be who she is right now.
Thank you. I will carry so much of this experience with me.
Thank you so much, Charla, for guiding us through this YTT! It has been such a joy! I can wholeheartedly say this experience has been extremely valuable in more ways than I can fully express! When I first signed up, I thought this would just be a simple dive into yoga poses and history—I couldn't have been more off. Your wisdom, support, guidance, and understanding created a once-in-a-lifetime space for us to learn, grow, let go, and step closer to becoming the better versions of ourselves. It’s been an honor and privilege to have been in your presence. You truly are a phenomenal and inspiring person, and I am genuinely grateful to have had the opportunity to be on this journey with you. As you’ve shared, 10 weeks is not a whole lot of time—especially balancing everyday life—but somehow it’s been more than enough to make a significant impact on how I now show up on and off my yoga mat! Thank you for everything you’ve helped us to be!
The love and compassion you hold for your students is inspiring. Thank you for showing us what it looks like to create an open, caring and supportive space, in which a diverse group of individuals can evolve into a community.
Charla! Thank you for pushing us guiding us through it all. You are truly one of a kind. Forever grateful to have had this experience with you, I can’t thank you enough! <3
Grateful is much too small a word to describe how blessed I felt to have you as my teacher and my guide on this part of my life’s journey to myself. You gleefully shared your knowledge of yoga, life and so much more with passion, kindness, patience, and love! Thank you… May the universe, our ancestors and the divine spirit be pleased with you! You have touched my life and subsequently the lives of everyone I’ve touched. That’s legacy… just thank you!💕
The energy and passion that you feel for the intersection of Yoga and teaching is so apparent! You’ve challenged us, ceaselessly, to call into question the assumptions that we hold about everyday life. You’ve also given all of us the space to break tacit agreements that we had previously made! For that, I am forever grateful to have been apart of such an immersive experience.
You’ve Liberated me!
Loosen my tongue or adorn me with a lighter burden —Audre Lorde
Charla, thank you for putting your whole heart into this training. It’s rare to find a teacher who can give individual attention and devotion to so many students, but that’s exactly what you did. You saw each of us, met us where we were, and never let anyone slip through the cracks. YTT is widely known as an intensive and vulnerable experience and while it certainly was, you managed to also make it feel safe, welcoming, and fun. You inspired real confidence in the group, always encouraging us, clearly loving to watch us succeed and grow. Beyond everything you taught me about yoga, I’m truly inspired by the woman you are, and I’ve so enjoyed getting to know you. This training may be ending, but I hope our friendship is just getting started. <3
The greatest gift someone can give is helping another person discover their path, uncover their passion, and become who they’re meant to be.
Charla, you did so much more than teach yoga over these past ten weeks.
Through the opportunities you created, the experiences you shared, the lessons you taught, and the mentorship and coaching you so generously gave, you helped me discover my passion and my next purpose.
You didn’t just train yoga teachers—you helped people find themselves.
Thank you for believing in me, encouraging me to step outside my comfort zone, and giving me the confidence to grow. The impact you’ve had on my journey extends far beyond these ten weeks, and I’ll carry those lessons with me for years to come.
I’m deeply grateful for everything you’ve poured into us. Thank you for having a huge influence on my yoga journey. Thank you for shaping the trajectory of my life.
Charla,
Words cannot express the depth of my gratitude for all of the gifts you've given us. Your wisdom, your experience, your HEART. I knew I needed YTT at this point in my life, but I didn't know that I also needed YOU. Thank you for the hope, the healing, the inspiration, and the empowerment. I am forever grateful <3