Sarah Palocko

Sarah started practicing yoga at Modern Yoga about 8 years ago and fell in love. Throughout the years and various changes in her life, yoga has always remained a constant.

Sarah is currently a social worker on a Medicaid waiver team that serves older adults in Northeast Ohio. When she’s not social work-ing or teaching yoga, she is dancing and choreographing.

Sarah taught English in Costa Rica, moved to New York to pursue her Master’s in Social Work, and recently returned home to Cleveland. “I’m excited to share yoga in the place where I fell in love with it first.”

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Fun Fact: Sarah received her 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification at Modern Yoga!!

What inspired you to become a yoga teacher?

“I was first drawn to yoga, and yoga teaching, because of the physical aspect. I was a competitive dancer and it felt like a natural fit. I quickly learned that the mental practice would keep me coming back for years and felt called to share that same feeling as a teacher.”

What is one piece of advice for your students?

“Just show up. Yoga teaches us that there is no right or wrong, there is only what is. I have shown up to the mat joyful, depressed, anxious, energized, exhausted, and I’ve never gotten it wrong.”

What inspires you to get on your mat?

“That feeling of non-judgment that I hold for myself on the mat more than anywhere else. Yoga allows me to be, without any expectations.”

What are your passions outside of yoga?

“My dog, and light of my life, Chester, salt and vinegar chips, traveling the world, my incredible friends, and my wonderfully kind and caring family who I’m lucky to see everyday.”

What is your favorite yoga related book/blog/podcast?

“Divyabala” is a creator on Instagram, who also has her own podcast “Yoga Off the Mat.” What I love about her work is that it talks about yoga beyond the asanas (poses) and connecting yoga to social justice.”

What is one thing most people don’t know about you?

“I lost my two front teeth to a lesser known yoga pose- the worm.”