Kelly Solloway: I took my first yoga class when I was 16. I was fortunate that yoga was introduced in my high school way back in 1983! One of my high school teachers introduced me to the practice and some of the classic eastern philosophical texts. It turned out that it would be another 17 years until I attended another yoga class, but my interest and study in eastern philosophy and thought continued. It was only after a few weeks of starting to practice hatha yoga, the physical practice of yoga, at a gym, that I started to realize yoga wasn’t just a physical pursuit, but had intellectual, spiritual and philosophical components as well. It was a feeling of “aha!” and also a feeling of relief. Yoga is holistic and embodies body, mind and spirit. I knew right away that I needed to learn more. I graduated from my first teacher training in 2004. After a couple of years of teaching part time it became apparent that I had to figure out a way to make this full time and leave my regular job. In 2008 I graduated from massage school, quit my job, crossed my fingers (and toes) and started on a new adventure. I have since taken many trainings and workshops and although I am a yoga teacher I still consider that secondary to being a student of yoga. In 2018 my first book was published, The Yoga Anatomy Coloring Book. This book is an Amazon #1 Bestseller, and was great fun to write. So much so, when my publisher asked for a second book, I jumped at the chance and Pose by Pose was published in 2020. Kelly Solloway is an E-RYT 500 YACEP Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga Teacher; a Licensed Massage Therapist, and the Author of The Yoga Anatomy Coloring Book and Pose by Pose.