Andi Buescher

Three years ago, Beckie was approached the South Kitsap Highschool about working with special needs children. This experience, she says, taught her how to create yoga classes that cater to specific needs of a variety of different people.

Every Wednesday in the 2018-2019 school year Beckie volunteered teaching a yoga class to children with special needs at South Kitsap High. This is a demographic not typically served by the yoga community but Beckie aims to change that with a class designed specifically for their needs.

The class ends with music and dancing, which is a favorite part of the class for many of the students.

Between classes Beckie stops by her assistant’s house to catch up on some administrative work, her laptop proudly displays her beliefs, Witches Heal.

Beckie and her assistant, Sandra, discuss plans for Beckie’s upcoming one-year anniversary party at the Life Keys Energy studio. An attendee at her party told me, “Many businesses close in the first year around here. If you can make it through that first year, you have a good chance of surviving.”

Beckie and her dog, Shanti. While Shanti may just appear to be a lucky pet, he is actually a service dog. He can sense and alert Beckie of when she’s going to have a seizure, a lingering complication from her traumatic brain injury.

Beckie, healer, yoga instructor, and owner of Life Keys Energy.

Beckie burns sage upon entering her studio to clear the space before healing practices and yoga classes begin.

Of her many certifications, Beckie holds a Level 2 Certification in reflexology. Here she is showing a client exercises to alleviate plantar fasciitis.

Beckie starting her first yoga class of the evening, Standing Flow. Port Orchard, WA, June 5th, 2019.

Beckie’s classes offer modifications of all kinds for all different skill levels. In the class, standing Flow, attendees used chairs as they saw fit.

As a testament to the inclusion policy and her ability to create modifications for all levels, Beckie told me of one of her students, “She walked by the studio 7 times before she worked up the courage to come in. She came in simply so she could say she did it and she stayed.”

Beckie holds the baby of a client while class attendees set up for the next yoga class. Included in her many class offerings is a family class where children of all ages are welcome.

In creating a space where all feel welcomed, Beckie’s Play Date class allows for children to roam free a bit while the child’s parent or guardians practice. In the community she has built all attendees and Beckie keep an eye on this little one throughout the class.

Beckie teaching her last class of the day, Restorative Yoga. In this class each pose is held for 3-6 minutes allowing the parasympathetic nervous system to kick in resulting in relaxation of the mind & body.

Beckie takes a break to catch up on her business social media while her students focus on relaxation and breath in her last class of the day, Restorative Yoga.