Jessica Hunt, Level 1 Authorized teacher

Pronouns: She/Her

Jessica is co-owner of Ashtanga Yoga Columbus, director of the Trini Foundation, and a Level 1 Authorized Ashtanga teacher. She makes regular trips to study with her teacher Sharath Jois in Mysore, India. She is honored to have his blessing to teach the healing practice that has changed her life. Jessica has a unique approach to teaching informed by her Ayurvedic studies as well as having practiced through injury and the birth of three children. She enjoys working with beginners, helping other moms navigate the practice, and bringing Ashtanga yoga into underserved communities.

Sarah Nelson

Pronouns: She/Her

Sarah teaches yoga with a playful lens that seeks to give practitioners permission to have fun with their practice while being intensely curious of the mind/body connection. ⁣In a search for her center, she stumbled into yoga in 2017. She realized early on that she needed the structure and consistency that a dedicated Ashtanga practice provides. Through her practice, Sarah has found sobriety and connection to herself and others that she had been seeking for a long time. ⁣Sarah teaches yoga because she has decided to lean into her passion and a life of service. She believes that this practice has the ability to heal holistically. She is dedicated to sharing it with LGBTQIA+ ⁣folx, people in sobriety (or searching for sobriety), and marginalized community members in Columbus. ⁣ ⁣Sarah underwent an extensive mentorship with her teacher, Taylor Hunt, and continues to deepen her study. She wants to thank Taylor and all of the AYC community for helping her find her center

Jason Etter

In 2014, Jason found his way into yoga as a means to enhance his spiritual life and meditative practices. He originally started with power/vinyasa flow yoga, but found Ashtanga in 2017 after completing a 200hr RYT program. Jason immediately fell in love with the tradition, philosophy and subtle aspects of the Ashtanga method. He then started practicing with Taylor on a consistent basis after participation in a Trini’s Ashtanga and Addiction Forum making several trips to Columbus. He eventually moved to Columbus to continue his studies attending several workshops and completing the Ashtanga mentorship program with Taylor. Jason enjoys sharing his love of the practice with beginners by teaching the intro course. He is also a person in recovery, has been sober since 2017, and hosts weekly sobriety support groups at the studio. Yoga is one of the many tools that helped him live life on life's terms, and he is passionate about sharing that tool with others. In his spare time, he enjoys movies, collecting comics, hanging out in nature, and connection with community.

Hannah Overton

Hannah started practicing yoga in high school and throughout college. She practiced infrequently until stumbling upon a recovery class at AYC, which was her first introduction to Ashtanga. In 2020, Hannah enrolled in the intro course and was drawn to the discipline and stability that Ashtanga provided during such uncertain times.  Since then, she has maintained a six day a week practice. Hannah feels that the Ashtanga practice has given her more self confidence and the ability to gain valuable insight into her authentic self. She is passionate about sharing this practice with others to help them unlock unknown pieces within themselves. Hannah has underwent an extensive mentorship with Taylor Hunt, and continues to deepen her studies with community workshops and intensive trainings. She teaches regularly in treatment centers for the Trini Foundation in addition to teaching at AYC. Hannah thanks Taylor Hunt, Sarah Nelson, and the AYC community for their continuous support and inspiration.

Abi Moore

Abi Moore (E-RYT 200) has been teaching yoga since 2013. After being drawn to the simplicity and structure of the Ashtanga Yoga system, she started practicing Ashtanga Yoga in 2016 when she met her teacher Taylor Hunt. In 2017, she moved to Columbus, Ohio to deepen her studies and apprentice with Taylor. During her 4 years at Ashtanga Yoga Columbus, Abi learned how to refined her teaching and matured in her practice, traveled to Mysore India to study with R. Sharath Jois twice, taught and assisted morning and evening Mysore, and had the opportunity to support and be supported by the AYC community. She is passionate about the practice of Ashtanga yoga, and believes it is much more than just a series of poses to work through, it also provides a lifestyle that supports the whole person. The system is structured in a way that it can provide physical, mental and emotional benefits to anyone, no matter their physical abilities. As a teacher, she is passionate about sharing the practice in an approachable way that can work for each student. Abi teaches virtual Mysore for AYC on Monday and Wednesday mornings. She currently lives in Birmingham Alabama with her husband Patrick and dog Truman and is pursuing her Masters degree in Counseling while teaching workshops around the Southeast whenever she can.

Stephanie Crumley

Pronouns: she/hers

Steph began exploring yoga after a series of back injuries due to running and cycling. She loved the way that she felt both mentally and physically after yoga but didn’t develop a consistent practice. No class nor community resonated with her. Feeling like an outsider amongst friends, she took yoga to be something she could practice sparingly. She continued to intermittently explore a variety of disciplines when her body and mind craved it, but it took the Intro to Ashtanga Yoga class at AYC for her to commit and create a consistent practice. It was in Ashtanga that she found home.

In Summer of 2019, Steph launched her own marketing business and realized she needed to commit space in her life to ground and center amidst the chaos of entrepreneurship. Her practice continues to evolve and deepen with time and most recently has been exploring pranayama and its benefits physically and spiritually.

She truly believes this practice is for every body and is committed to being there for those who feel like yoga is not for them. When she’s not at AYC, you can find her in the woods with her husband Nate and pitbull Gam, reading, doing content creation for a local business or planning her next spooky excursion.