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Professional Bio
Emily Ridout is a professional folklorist, yogi, and astrologer. She has cultivated her AstroYoga techniques for over a decade and instructs classes, workshops, teacher trainings, and private sessions. Ridout strongly believes that consistent yoga practice offers a path toward mental, physical, and emotional resilience. She loves her own practice and believes it is an honor to serve others through yoga and astrology.
Ridout holds an M.A. in Folklore from the University of Oregon and a B.A. in Folklore and Ethnomusicology from Indiana University. She holds three yoga diplomas: University of Hyderabad, 2009 (first in class, high distinction); Freedom Yoga, 2015; and Two Birds Yoga School (300 hr), 2019. She offers continuing education in AstroYoga for yoga teachers working on advanced certification. She is a member of the American Folklore Society. She is grateful to her yoga, philosophy, astrology, and folklore teachers who have been a lasting influence.
Here are a few of the topics she loves talking about:
AstroYoga — what is it anyway?
Upcoming and current astrological transits
Connection of the cosmos to the physical and energetic body
Astrology, yoga, and/or tarot for beginners
Advancing your astrology or AstroYoga practice
Esoteric mysteries and their energetic imprint on life
Astrology for personal freedom and self-actualization
The path of the tarot
Dharma
Meditation
Other niche topics in astrology and yoga
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