Andria Davis began practicing yoga in 1991 as a natural progression from her background in dance and gymnastics. While working as a river guide in the late '90s, she found that her yoga practice complimented her active lifestyle perfectly. Making the connection that yoga could help in all of her endeavors, she began working to become a yoga teacher and graduated from yoga teacher training at the Asheville Yoga Center in 2002.
While Andria loves yoga, getting outdoors and traveling is her main focus in life. She thinks of yoga as a tool to guide us along in our other endeavors, not as an end in itself. Yoga makes a great compliment to an active lifestyle because it teaches patience, confidence, focus, and balance.
Andria practices all of the sports in her DVD line. She is an avid road cyclist, mountain biker, and hiker, and enjoys climbing from time to time. Her main focus is whitewater kayaking. Andria is an accomplished whitewater paddler, and enjoys sponsorships from Pyranha Kayaks, Lendal Paddles, Astral Buoyancy, Shred Ready Helmets, and Immersion Research gear.
Andria teaches Hatha Yoga, which is a practice that focuses on postures, breathing, and meditation. The style of yoga postures that she teaches is alignment based, which means focusing on proper alignment while staying in the poses. This is the most therapeutic style of yoga for those who participate in sports. Andria is known for making yoga accessible and understandable to stiff athletic bodies who have no experience with yoga.
