I am Dana Renee Taft, a generous, energetic, and vivacious lover of God, yoga, and life itself. I adore the daily opportunities I have to bring together my skills as a certified Behavioral Life Coach, a loving pastor, and a long-time yoga instructor in order to help you be your best self. I passionately believe that life is about all of you— body, soul, and spirit — and I have dedicated myself to bringing the light and color back into my clients’ lives.
Beyond my areas of expertise, I am always passionate about being a fun-loving wife to Chris Taft, my husband of 11 years and former NBA player. From meeting at a club to ministering together, we’ve seen it all and loved every minute. I am also a mother to three awe-inspiring and incredibly tall young people, Kayla, David and Ethan, and our family lives in Nashville, TN with our ferociously goofy puppy, Tucker.
Dana is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher through Yoga Alliance. After being a practitioner for over 10 years, Dana discovered Baptiste Yoga, a style of vigorous asana, self-inquiry, and meditation. Exploring the Baptiste style sparked a deeper love for yoga, and is the power Vinyasa yoga style in which she received her formal teacher training. Since then, through the Baptiste Institute, Dana has trained directly under founder Baron Baptiste and completed over 150 additional hours in the Art of Assisting.
As a pastor’s daughter, Dana had always believed that in “everything she did, it would be done as unto the Lord” (Colossians 3:23), and yoga is no exception! Her classes are themed to biblical lessons, worship, prayer, and spiritual introspection. Dana will never turn down a pose, but she gets a particular rush out of upside-down asanas and arm balances, and teaches her unique flavor of yoga to clients all around the world.
When not teaching yoga, Dana is a certified Behavioral Life Coach and an ordained minister. Her passionate love for people is apparent in the way she generously coaches, loves, and leads everyone around her.
If that wasn’t enough, you can find her on the board of her husband's full-time ministry designed to bring Christ, mentorship, literacy, and basketball to all nations.
Dana believes that in yoga, there is no arrival at perfect – just practice! Her honest, balanced approach to both the body, soul, and spirit has given her a truly special perspective to share as she illuminates the world.
She brings these open and generous qualities into her family first, and then to the world of yoga, coaching, pastoring, and more. Dana is married to former NBA player Chris Taft, and together they have 3 children; Kayla, David, and Ethan. They reside in Nashville, TN.
Can spend more than anyone you know at Walgreens
I secretly wish I could work from my giant bathtub.
I eloped with my husband...
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Became a mom at 18
Worked in D.C. interning at the White House, Congress, and Dept of Labor
Met my future husband in a Miami Night club
Trained to be my Husbands home nurse and administered IV Drugs until he regained his health
Moved to Nashville, TN and Trained to become a Registered Yoga Teacher
Trained under Yoga Industry leaders including Baron Baptiste
Became an Ordained Pastor
Wrote 1st Book
Let's work together! I offer private and group yoga classes, yoga education, ministerial speaking, and spirited writing.