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Magazine

February 2008

As it becomes more mainstream, yoga is not quite the mental stretch it used to be.

August 2008

As it becomes more mainstream, yoga is not quite the mental stretch it used to be.


Newspaper

November 2008 
"If You Put Your Mind
to IT: Yoga for Economy"

If You Put Your Mind to It: Provo Yoga teacher wants to heal economy through power of meditation

August 2005 (Syl's Favorite)
"Yoga's Not Quite the Mental Stretch
it Used to be"

As it becomes more mainstream, yoga is not quite the mental stretch it used to be.

September 2006 
"Yoga for MS Sufferers"

As it becomes more mainstream, yoga is not quite the mental stretch it used to be.

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Syl Carson, Bodhi Yoga Founder Bio

Syl began practicing yoga over 17 years ago when she was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia. Several years following, she was asked by friends to share what she had learned and begin teaching. In 2000 Syl obtained her Certification as a Yoga Instructor from the White Lotus Foundation, Santa Barbara, CA.

Following her certification, Syl founded the parent company of Bodhi Yoga, White Mountain Yoga, located in Provo, Utah. Her Center for Bodhi Yoga is cradled at the base of the 9000-foot Mount Timpanogos in the heart of the Wasatch Mountain range where Syl was born.

In 2002 she was awarded certification as an Advanced Master Thai Partner Yoga Therapist from Saul David Raye.

Syl has over 10,000 hours of yoga study, receiving training in seven separate yoga modalities including: including Traditional Northern Thai Partner Yoga Therapy. She uses her understanding of the subtle nuances of mind/body interplay as she leads Bodhi Yoga classes and certifications with compassion, and humor.

Syl has released two Yoga workbooks, Seven Yoga DVDs and Six CDs. In 2004 she was a featured presenter in the 20-hour MindValley Chakra 7 DVD study course.

Syl has also been a regular guest on the KJZZ TV morning program called "The Home Team", on the local Utah channel 14. During her appearances with host Maria Carr, Syl shares a Yoga moment, with information on the benefits of the practice.

In July of 2011 Syl was diagnosed with an invasive breast cancer and is currently using her love of yoga as an important way to rebuild her health, following months of chemotherapy, surgeries and radiation treatment. In addition to the enjoyment she feels in developing the business of yoga, Syl appreciates first-hand the value and therapeutics of practice that support healing of body, mind and spirit.

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