Sarah Richelle Starnes began practicing Hatha Yoga when she was 12, and has been teaching yoga since 1999. She is an Anusara-inspired Yoga Instructor, and has also received advanced Hatha Yoga certifications through the White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara, CA. Sarah has been leading Hatha Yoga Teacher Trainings in Illinois since 2004. Her deep, passionate connection to Anusara yoga drives her to diligently study and train with her teacher, John Friend and other certified Anusara teachers multiple times a year.

Anusara (a-nu-sar-a), means "flowing with Grace," "going with the flow," "following your heart." Founded by John Friend in 1997, Anusara Yoga is a powerful hatha yoga system that unifies a Tantric philosophy of intrinsic Goodness with Universal Principles of Alignment™. Anusara Yoga is one of the fastest growing styles of Hatha Yoga in the world, and has affected thousands of people through it's heart opening, welcoming embrace.