About

“Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don’t.”
~ Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

Twyla Gingrich – a Mental Health and Substance Abuse Counselor (LCSW and LAC in Colorado), a Yoga Teacher (E-RYT-500), a Meditation Facilitator, a Mind Coach, and Yoga student.

Twyla’s strong desire to be in service and support to reduce the suffering of humanity began at a young age. At age 10, she began her own journey of facing fear to take action from the heart. Her journey led her to pursue a BA in Psychology and a Masters in Social Work. She is licensed in Colorado as a Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Addiction Counselor. Her work in the field of mental health has spanned over more than two decades in different settings: From wilderness therapy, community mental health, jail settings to work in schools and a private practice in the United States, India, South Korea, and Thailand.

Twyla was introduced to yoga in college at age 18 and practiced the physical postures (asana) on and off for 13 years. Always coming back to yoga, she was drawn to the connection she felt within that left her calm and centered. She has been a sincere student of Yoga under the guidance of her teacher, Prasad Rangnekar, since 2010. She has completed two yoga teacher trainings (200 and 300 Hours), a meditation facilitator training (100 Hours) and numerous workshops and retreats with her teacher in the traditional view of Yoga as a path of Self-realization to reduce suffering. She is forever grateful for his dedication in teaching Yoga in its ancient form and his unconditional support and encouragement.

In daily life, Twyla enjoys any opportunity to get out in nature and move her body, especially hiking, biking, and skiing. As a vegetarian, she loves exploring new recipes from around the world, though loves the flavors of Indian food the most. She spends most of the time with her husband on their worldly and outdoor adventures. In the midst of it all, what grounds her most is quiet time spent with herself.

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Twyla’s practice of yoga has helped her personally in managing mood, anxiety and fear, which has led to feeling more content, confident and calm on a daily basis. She has found that yoga not only helps the body, but is powerful for the transformation of the mind. She has witnessed that bringing her knowledge of yoga to the counseling room creates powerful and lasting change for her clients, more so than traditional psychotherapy.

She is dedicated to providing opportunities for those she works with to dive deep and root out limiting beliefs and patterns, so each person can become confident in meeting life challenges, feel more loving towards themselves, and find their power to be in control of their life.

Twyla is of the firm belief that in order to help others, she must continue her own personal, self-transformation work. She is committed to her personal sadhana (self-transformation practices), regular periods of silence and living each day what she teaches others.

At Samya Yoga Healing you will learn how to go inward to connect to the wisdom you already have to heal and move forward towards your best self. You will experience a unique integration of Yoga Psychology and Western Psychology, yoga tools and techniques, and EMDR Therapy to empower yourself for the rest of your life.

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Testimonials

“I began my introduction to yoga by taking some yoga classes with Twyla. I like her calm presentation and no pressure style of teaching poses and helping students to participate at their own level of comfort. I attended her workshop on Breath and learned more about the importance of breathing and being aware of your breath. I am not a very contemplative person and prefer to be active and on the go.

Twyla has helped me to be comfortable with being present and using my breath to be aware of my body. I leave her classes feeling calm and at peace, letting go of the stress I carry with me. When I exercise I feel a sense of physical well-being, but doing yoga and using my breath helps to give me a sense of physical, emotional and spiritual wellness. After her workshop on Breath when I find myself in a stressful situation I try to be aware of my breath and use some of the breathing techniques to calm myself. I also find myself using my breath when I am hiking or skiing so that I am relaxing and enjoying the activity.”