Karen Stanley

Karen came to yoga after college while living in Staunton. Yoga as both a physical and spiritual practice intrigued her as a long-time seeker of esoteric knowledge and experience. She began a teacher training in 2002 with Anna Pittman to go deeper down the rabbit hole of yoga, but soon ended up teaching when she was asked to take over the yoga class she was attending at the local gym. She taught for over 10 years at the local YMCA and around Lexington, trying to create a yoga community in other people's spaces with a few other teachers. When Donna and Wendy decided to start Center of Gravity, Karen was immediately on board.
Karen came on board as a co-owner of Center of Gravity in 2018. She is also a professional forester and arborist, working at Boxerwood Woodland Garden. And she has a passion for oil and watercolor painting. She lives in Rockbridge County with her husband and two sons.