Meet Teresa Adele | Writer & Yoga Teacher

We had the good fortune of connecting with Teresa Adele and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Teresa, can you walk us through the thought-process of starting your business?
While working in publishing, I’ve pursued multiple entrepreneurial journeys. I’ve become a yoga teacher, a freelance writer, an integrative nutrition health coach, and (soon) a certified personal trainer. Throughout it all, I was teaching and writing as much as possible.

One day, I saw an opportunity to combine my love for wellness and my love for words by being a wellness writer and helping other wellness professionals create factual and approachable content for their clients. I’ve been wholeheartedly moving forward in that space ever since! My previous ventures helped me to learn: Just do it!

Please tell us more about your work. We’d love to hear what sets you apart from others, what you are most proud of or excited about. How did you get to where you are today professionally. Was it easy? If not, how did you overcome the challenges? What are the lessons you’ve learned along the way. What do you want the world to know about you or your brand and story?
I’ve been an advocate for whole-body wellness for over a decade. What makes me, perhaps, a little different is that I choose to approach accessibility in yoga and wellness through the written word. Not only do I write articles in the wellness space for various publications, but I also help other wellness professionals create their content. I hope, deeply, that approachable and factual resources will make holistic wellness more universal.

Above all, I’d like the skeptics to realize that the wellness world is, however quickly or slowly, being taken off of a pedestal. It’s more than holier-than-thou woo-woo. It’s becoming more inclusive and science-backed every day.

Something that’s difficult is navigating the subtleties that come with this: Honoring traditions and culture while highlighting the new science, discovering and implementing language to best encompass the magnificent variety of people, becoming trauma-informed, and so on.

Some lessons and tips I’ve learned so far:
– Done is better than perfect. Get your stuff out there!
– You are a container. Most likely, your clients will bring their own baggage and expectations to whatever service you’re offering. Stand in your power and embrace your role as a container for them. Don’t take it so personally.
– Keep learning!
– Don’t forget your own practice. DO yoga, write for fun, create things that you don’t sell, refill your cup.
– Cheer everyone on. You never know what connections you make by supporting other creatives.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
I’m currently living in Boulder. I would absolutely recommend: – Radiance Power Yoga
– Trident Bookshop & Cafe
– Leaf Restaurant
– Nederland downtown
– Brainard Lake hiking
– The Boulder Library

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I have an incredibly long list of people I’d like to shout out. Aside from my friends and family members who didn’t bat an eye before cheering me on when I created my business. Most people on this list do amazing work in the space of accessible and inclusive yoga, wellness, and writing education.

Some are:
– Always-At-Aum Yoga School
– Ashton August, CEO of YogiApproved
– Radiance Power Yoga
– United We Om
– Brene Brown’s Daring Greatly
– Jennifer Benka, The Academy of American Poets
– My amazing clients and students

Website: www.teresaadele.com

Instagram: @yogawriter