Patti Yates

RN, RYT-200

Patti has been practicing yoga for over 50 years. Her love for yoga began in 1973, when she discovered Lilias Folan’s Yoga and You tv show and practiced it daily. In 1984, she began teaching yoga at a hospital in Richmond, VA, helping patients with chronic pain under the guidance of Dr. Michael Decker.

She earned her nursing degree in 1997 and worked as a registered nurse in Charlottesville for 25 years. In 1998, Patti started taking classes with Blue Ridge Yoga in Charlottesville, and in 2003, she completed her 200-hour training through the Yoga Source Teachers Training Program, led by Sandra Pleasants, CIYT 3.

Patti has returned to her roots in Charlottesville and is excited to be part of the local yoga community and to teach again! When she’s not practicing yoga, Patti loves taking daily walks and enjoys photographing nature.