I sit and reflect on the semester that has passed and my memory draws on the repetition of yoga poses practiced. Each posture seemed to balance out a movement from a pose previously done, and each pose intuitively felt as if it had it’s place in a series of poses. At the end of every session, Natalie would make brief reminders about integrating yoga into our daily lives. Maybe Natalie meant something along the lines of just maintaining the clarity of mind established during the session and holding on to it outside the classroom – to take just one moment for ourselves while we take a break from stressing over the superficialities that accompany us every day. Invaluable. Thank you!

Michael Whitaker

Natalie — I want to thank you for such a wonderful semester. I have never done yoga before this semester, and feel that it has truly changed me and it has made an intense impact on my spiritual well being. Thank you so much for the effort you put into this class.

Brittany Cales

Natalie,
Thank you so much for your dedication to this teacher training. We appreciate how you helped us each learn individually and really taught us from your heart. We’re excited to start teaching and are grateful for this foundation. Thank you for all your hard work. You rock!
Namaste!

Fall 2010 Yoga Teacher Training Class

I’ve been experiencing private sessions with Natalie for 3 years now and have experienced a myriad of both physical and personal benefits. Before finding Natalie, I was getting injured regularly. Natalie has shown me how to get into poses safely and structurally correct, giving me maximum benefits from every pose. And on top of that, I feel like I get a solid workout, a massage and meditation all within under 2 hours of my time. Natalie is an absolutely pleasure to work with. I always look forward to our sessions because she will adjust the session to perfectly fit how I’m feeling on any given day. She will push me, she will nurture me, she will laugh with me, and always from a beautiful, knowledgeable space of love. Thank you Natalie for the gift you are in my life.

Natalie Allen

Natalie Buchi lives and breathes yoga. In the six years I have been doing yoga I have not met a more competent and eclectic yoga instructor. Pulling from the diverse background of her many areas of training, she tailors her yoga classes to fit each particular student. Incorporating hands-on adjustments and bodywork, she creates a unique yoga experience for all who take her classes. Her noticeable deep appreciation for the science of yoga and her lovely upbeat energy create an authentic atmosphere that anyone would enjoy.

Ashley Beckstead

I have always been interested in taking a yoga teacher training program, but would always come up with an excuse not to. Almost like fate I found Natalie’s program. I started the program reluctant of my ability, which had often kept me from deepening my yoga practice in the past. Natalie was there to help me to trust myself as well as lovingly give me the push that I have always needed in order to expand my yoga practice. Now I am able to do poses at 30 that I would have never tried when I was younger! Natalie’s teacher training not only helped me to expand my yoga practice and prepare me to be a teacher, she also helped me to better myself and overcome past blocks through the use of yoga. This training was life changing and one of the single most transformational experiences I have ever had.

Missy Gordon

I love how Natalie’s classes flow at a smooth pace that allow me to focus on my breath and my movements but still get an insane workout! I have taken other flow classes at the U and I have felt like they were just yoga-aerobics classes and I couldn’t focus or ride out any intensity. I wasn’t ever really able to take much away from those classes. I appreciate the way that Natalie instructs. Every time I leave I feel light, focused, energized and at one with my thoughts and my surroundings. I just want to say thanks, Natalie!



Dominique Ferranti

Because Natalie is so tuned into the transformative power of Yoga she sets the stage for magic to happen. The most impactful result of my teacher training with her came in a particularly warrior heavy practice she lead us through. As we moved to savasana I recognized that I was resisting and became curious. Because Natalie skillfully took us through such a strong practice I was really connected to my inner strength. My body rocked with tears as I recognized that I had to deny my strength to stay in a relationship that no longer served me. This experience gave me the embodied courage to go through one of the hardest break-ups of my life. I appreciate how intuitively and knowledgeably Natalie leads people to live Yoga’s deeper truths and feel it is a blessing to the Yoga community that she is training teachers with this perspective.

Sandi Longhurst

Dearest Natalie (aka Beloved Yoga Teacher): Thank you for all you are doing and have done for me.  Because of you, I love being myself, I love life, and there are many more times when I am happy to just “be”.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Karen Ho

This class has been one of the most beneficial classes of my entire life and college career. Yoga has opened my eyes to relaxation techniques, stretching techniques, meditation, and overall a practice of breathing and movement. I will use yoga for the rest of my life and try to expand my practice as I grow.  Thank you very much Natalie for a great semester. You are a great teacher and instructor.



Chris Coyle

I had wanted to try yoga, but was afraid to do so, until I met Natalie.  Natalie has wonderful energy and a calming presence.  She’s so intuitive to my needs during our individual yoga practices, and she has helped me immensely both physically and energetically.  I really appreciate the encouragement and good humor she shows during our practices.   In the past, exercise was a tedious chore that I dreaded, but Natalie has made yoga something to enjoy and look forward to!  Thank you Natalie!

Greg Johnson

Natalie Buchi is a guru and a guide.  Her vast knowledge of Yoga and refined abilities gave me the confidence I needed to enrich m life with the wisdom of the East.  She will literally bend over backwards in teaching the most novice amateur the varied disciplines of Yoga.  Natalie has my highest recommendation.

Pete Ashdown

Natalie is a passionate and dedicated yoga teacher.  Throughout the Yoga Teacher Training course at the U of U, she helped us realize better how yoga can change a person’s life by openly sharing how yoga has changed her life and the lives of those she teaches.  Natalie also taught me that a person’s emotional being, mind and body are not separate entities but part of the whole.  Stress, anger, sadness, and other emotional turmoil manifest themselves within our bodies.  In class, she demonstrated how we can heal by working out the kinks in our body that both cause and are caused by these emotions and how to find peace through meditation. During the training Natalie took the time to give individual attention to both the emotions and posture of the students so we would feel safe and not injure ourselves.  I am grateful for her wisdom and compassion.  Natalie is a true yogi.

Rachel A. Johnson

Mindful and Embodied’s teacher training was a life changing experience! The intimate studio and small class size created a safe zone for sharing thoughts and feelings and building personal relationships. Natalie’s wealth of knowledge in a variety of yoga styles provided for a great all-around training, broadening my awareness and building my confidence. Her flexible teaching style allowed for divergence into the specific topics that interested our group. Questions were encouraged, personal experiences were shared, and deep intellectual discussions took place. Each day I became a little more conscious of both my individual uniqueness as well as the interconnected unity of us all. Natalie and my fellow teacher trainees will have a place in my heart for the rest of my life and I am so blessed for this. Shanti!!

Mike Wellman