Yoga

 
 

About

Philosophy

Learning to love herself and stay steady inside has been one of the greatest gifts Nancy has received from her yoga studies and practice. Yoga invites us to turn inward and with compassion accept what’s present. Sometimes turning to face inward and take off the blinders doesn’t always yield results we’re happy with, yet without this how can we honestly come to love ourselves, others or even life itself?

Yoga is a practice that keeps on giving when you provide your sustained effort and commitment and each aspect of the practice yields something worthwhile: Through the physical practices of yoga for example, Nancy has seen changes in her strength and stamina, enhanced body integration, better immunity, and resilience, to name a few. And the byproduct of her daily meditation practice has been an interior steadiness and clarity. This steadiness - like an anchor - is something that keeps her grounded amidst the ever-changing and sometimes wild landscape of life on the outside. Yep, that’s right: Life still happens! Yoga is not an easy escape from difficulties, challenges, or heartbreak, you just learn how to navigate rough waters with more skill and the bounce-back is a little quicker.

Teaching is a natural extension of who Nancy is and she is passionate about sharing a practice that she considers profoundly healing and a gateway to greater enjoyment and connectivity to life.

Teaching Style

Nancy’s class pacing is slow, steady, and mindful creating a practice that enhances sustainability and longevity. She skillfully weaves alignment-based, stair-stepped instruction with breath and an emphasis toward graceful and seamless transitions. In her classes your growth edge will expand but in a way that you get to calibrate. Nancy creates a learning environment that inspires, challenges and at the same time is welcoming and supportive. You’ll leave her class uplifted and grounded and ready for more.

Testimonials

“Can’t recommend 1:1 sessions with Nancy enough! She really takes the time to understand what’s going on with your body and tailors each session to help heal vs overextend. The 1:1 attention is especially helpful for keeping an eye on form. Nancy is so kind and encouraging - I leave every session in a state of bliss!”

“Inspiring, nurturing, renewing, comforting, connected”

“Working with Nancy is a true privilege. She can see the adjustments I need to make for my body, describe them to me, and help me feel the differences. One small shift helps me go so much more deeply into a pose. She's also great at suggesting new poses to incorporate into my practice that help me open up in different ways.”

“Challenging, supportive, unconditional acceptance, integrated mind and body evolution”

“I wholeheartedly recommend Nancy to anyone looking for a yoga teacher who is not only an expert but also a supportive mentor. Her dedication and genuine care for her students make her an exceptional guide on the journey of self-discovery and well-being.”

Work With Me

 

  • My private sessions are custom tailored toward your needs and evolve with your growth. Learn modifications and variations of poses that allow your practice to become safer, more do-able and enjoyable and experience physical changes faster than working in a group setting.

    $125 per 75-minute in person
    $85 per 60-minute livestream

  • It is in the group experience that we better get to know and appreciate ourselves. We are surrounded with people that are more mobile, strong etc. as well as those that are not. This becomes the perfect opportunity to learn to stay present in our own body while moving and breathing together with others. If you are new and/or wanting a refresher, please consider an Intro to Yoga course.

    Thursdays, 6-7 pm PST
    Drop-in class
    All levels
    Live in studio
    https://8limbsyoga.com/schedule

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    Saturdays, 9-10:15 am PST
    Hatha-focused, theme-based practice to uplift
    Drop-in class
    All levels
    Live in studio
    https://8limbsyoga.com/schedule

  • Intro Series I - LIVE
    Thursdays, 7:15 - 8:45 pm PST
    February 20 - March 13, 2025

    Build a Solid Foundation. This course is designed for new students and/or can be taken as a refresher. This series builds sequentially and will help you increase your stability, strength, resilience, and confidence giving you a solid path to build on.

    Registration required

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    Intro to Yoga II: Beyond Basics
    Thursdays, 7:15 - 8:45 pm PST
    April 17 - May 8, 2025

    Deepen Your Practice, Build Confidence, and Expand Your Foundation

    Your yoga journey is an ongoing path—one that unfolds with commitment, curiosity, and patience. Intro to Yoga 2: Beyond Basics is designed for students who have completed our Intro to Yoga series (or have equivalent experience) and are ready to build upon their foundation in a supportive and welcoming environment.

    What to Expect in This 4-Week Series:

    • A warm, inclusive space to continue your learning

    • Refinement of foundational postures with added depth and alignment focus

    • Introduction to new standing poses, including balance postures and deeper backbends

    • Exploration of hip-opening poses, mindful transitions, and breath-guided movement

    • Encouragement to embrace and personalize your own practice

    By the end of this series, you’ll gain greater clarity and confidence in your practice, helping you transition smoothly into a variety of 8 Limbs classes. You’ll leave feeling stronger, more balanced, and ready to take the next step in your yoga journey.

    Prerequisite: Completion of Intro to Yoga or equivalent experience.

    Register required

  • Inversions: Turn Your World Upside Down

    “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” - Wayne Dyer

    Build steadiness, courage, and your willingness to play - something we tend to forget as adults, and something that keeps us young at heart! Inversions strengthen the capacity to stay focused and, in the moment, because you are using your whole body in a different orientation to gravity - upside down.

    These two workshops can be taken together or individually. Learn how to turn yourself upside down systematically and safely.

    • Saturday, February 8th: Headstand & Shoulder Stand Basics

    • Sunday, February 9th: Handstand Basics

    8 Limbs Yoga | Seattle, WA
    1:00 - 3:15 pm
    8 Limbs

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    March 8th
    1:00 - 3:00 pm
    Spring Workshop: Awaken to Beauty
    Wild Rose Yoga | Cle Elum, WA
    https://www.wildroseyogi.com/events

    As the first signs of spring emerge, we are reminded of beauty’s power to uplift, inspire, and reconnect us to what truly matters—connection, love, compassion, self-expression, and freedom. In a world filled with discord and distraction, beauty is not a luxury; it is essential. It elevates our consciousness, nourishes our hearts, and reminds us of our own resilience.

    Yoga, at its core, is an artful practice. It is not about perfecting a pose but about embodying Shri—the radiance and auspiciousness that arise when we move with intention, presence, and reverence for our bodies. When we approach our practice with this awareness, we create something far beyond the physical. We make art.

    In this workshop, we will explore a beautiful and expressive yoga pose as a way of reconnecting with our own inner artistry. Rather than pushing or forcing, we will cultivate skillful effort—allowing something exquisite to emerge from within. Through mindful movement, breath, and deep listening, we will awaken to the beauty within us and around us.

    This is an invitation to step into the season of renewal by creating something stunning with your body, not for appearance’s sake, but for the bhavana—the deeply felt essence—of beauty itself. When we move in harmony with our inner truth, our hearts open, and our practice becomes a reflection of the art that lives within us.

    Spend a Saturday afternoon this early March immersed in the joy of embodied expression. Let’s make beauty together. All Welcome.

  • Saturday, April 26th
    1:00 - 4:00 pm

    Inspired by Christina Sell’s Asana Junkies, this immersive led-practice provides a learning-lab wherein you get to explore a variety of poses done with safe alignment, and specific key actions. The aim is to practice intensely, be challenged, inspired, and get to know yourself more fully. This type of practice is a great opportunity to learn self-compassion no matter what is/what is not, achieved inside the practice session.  

    This is a unique format that connects the teacher and the student more closely as they get to practice with one another. Students receive in-the-moment insights, cueing and coaching from me which has a different flavor than when I am leading a class. Enjoy practicing in this in-depth way with your community.  Develop stamina, strength and appreciation for your body.

    Please be prepared to be fully responsible for modulating your own practice! Come with a light heart.

  • Anchor Into Your Worth: A Yoga & Wellness Retreat
    Friday, June 6 - Sunday, June 8
    Pebble Cover Farm | Orcas Islands, WA

    Yoga helps us live a more conscious life—one that nurtures our well-being and deepens our connection to what truly matters. Through its many practices, and especially through asana (the physical practice), we access the part of ourselves that is unchanging, whole, and complete—our inherent worth.

    As we move, we learn to adapt, creating better access to our bodies and our potential. We cultivate resilience, understanding that not yet does not mean never. And we remember that what we can or can’t do on the mat has no bearing on our self-worth. Yoga reminds us—again and again—that we are valuable, just as we are.

    When we live from this place of deep self-connection, we make better choices. We stop wasting time on what isn’t meant for us. Yoga wakes us up—to ourselves, to our worth, and to the love that’s already here.

    This weekend, give yourself the gift of stepping away from life’s daily demands. Unplug, get present, and anchor into your worth. From this grounded place, your imagination opens, your dreams expand, and you gain clarity on what you truly want.

    Let this be your pre-summer reset—a weekend of self-discovery that sets the tone for a summer you consciously create

    Lead teacher: Nancy Burtenshaw

    Guest teacher: Kim Hutchinson, Sound Bath Healing

    The retreat includes:

    • 10+ hours of yoga/wellness instruction (strength based & restorative, breathwork, meditation, sound baths, group circle)

    • Nourishing vegan food

    • Housing

    • Access to the hot tub

    • Access to the beach & garden

    *Does not include transportation to/from Orcas Island

    Investment:

    • Single $1,395 

    • Double $1,275

    • Triple $1,075

    • Early Bird Special through April 18 (Take $100 off from above prices)

    Hold your spot with a deposit of $300 (Venmo: Nancy-BurtenshawLLC). Payment plans available.

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    Get Grounded
    Mazama Retreat Returns!
    Thursday, October 2 - Sunday, October 5
    3 full nights and 3 days

    Be welcomed in this beautiful and peaceful place in the Methow Valley. Enjoy each other’s company in this intimate group of 15 where you’ll receive personalized attention and won’t fade into the background. Lay down your roots for the fall. Rest and recharge.

    All Level’s Yoga (strength-based & heart-softening), breath work, meditation, sound baths, journaling, resting, nesting, and being in good company!

 

Credentials

Nancy has been a dedicated and passionate yoga practitioner since 2000 and a teacher since 2007. She has been blessed to have trained with highly skilled, insightful, and inspiring teachers including Lisa Black, Tiffany Wood, Karen Sprute-Francovich, Christina Sell, Darren Rhodes, Jason Crandell, and Noah Maze.

  • Yoga Alliance Certified: E-RYT 500

  • Certified & Licensed Instructor Anusara® School of Hatha Yoga

  • YACEP (Yoga Alliance Certified Education Provider)

  • Level One Teacher in Training iRest® Yoga Nidra

  • Specialized training in Prenatal & Restorative Yoga

  • Initiated in Neelakantha Meditation with Paul Muller Ortega

  • Love Your Brain Certified (Yoga & Meditation for the TBI community)

  • Master’s in Teaching from Seattle University 

  • Passionate practitioner since 2000 and certified yoga teacher since 2007