Birgit W. Patty has studied the eight limbs of yoga since 2000. She practices the Sahaj Marg (Natural Path) system of Raja yoga, as well as Won and Tibetan Buddhist meditations. Ms. Patty also studies Kundalini yoga has completed a course in Nuad Boran (Thai Yoga Therapy) for yoga practitioners and bodyworkers. She is registered with the Yoga Alliance and is a certified Integral Yoga teacher.
Ms. Patty is committed to yogic living and to teaching techniques for an integrated yoga practice, primarily concentrating on Hatha yoga.
She is the proprietor of Apex Yogic Living, a studio in historic downtown Apex, NC. She reviews books about yoga postures, breathing techniques, meditation, schools/traditions of yoga, yogic philosophy, yoga therapy, and yoga research for the New York Journal of Books.
After a 30-year career in marketing and communications in the corporate, agency and non-profit arenas, Ms. Patty now works independently as a marketing editor and content developer.
She is a current member of the Yoga Alliance, the Integral Yoga Teachers Association, the International Association of Yoga Therapists, and the International Association of Business Communicators.