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I’m married to Kasper Skårhøj and we have 3 kids. We live in Copenhagen, Denmark.
I have a University degree (Masters) in Social Science and two years of Theology training.
I’m the (main) author of several books, including “Meditative Movements” (see below) and “Learning CrossYoga; A Guide to Christian Yoga.” Both books can be found on Amazon.
You can stay in contact with me by signing up for my newsletter called “Moment” (see up above), and make sure to find my Youtube channel: CrossYoga with Rie where I post videos weekly of different lengths and styles.
My name is Rie and I’m the founder of CrossYoga. This is my story
I did my first yoga class online in a small hotel hall in Malta
Since 2010 I have been self-employed as a speaker and consultant on the subject of Volunteer Management. This went well and I thought I had my carrier planned out for me. Besides giving presentations and the like, I was teaching fitness classes and Zumba (!) too.
I felt like my body was super stiff from all the strength classes I was doing and I knew I enjoyed moving the body in new ways - so "Why not try yoga?" I thought one day. I had three small kids during that time and was super busy with that, trying to take care of my family, my business, and myself
So one summer day in 2014, being tired from meeting everybody's needs and not my own, I went online and found a free yoga class. I had 30 minutes by myself so I went to the hotel hall outside my family room with my computer.
Immediately I was surprised by how hard it was and how not flexible my body was. I felt a bit silly standing in a public space doing all of these weird postures. As the class came to an end, we were asked to rest on the floor so I was laying flat in the hotel hall.
I remember that peaceful feeling in my body and mind. It was like my mind had slowed down and I knew that there was something here. I thought: "What an awesome time this is for meditation and prayer. Somebody must have connected this with faith."
Immediately I went online and found Yoga Faith. I took their online training during the fall of 2014 and taught yoga as soon as I had the first postures down. CrossYoga became a Network and my business in 2016.
As for yoga '‘credentials I am a lead trainer in CrossYoga and in Yoga Alliance E-RYT500 with +3000 teaching hours.
I have specialized in Yoga history and Philosophy as well as anatomy. In 2023 I’ll gain my 2nd +300hr certification so I have about 1000hr of yoga-related training.