Today we’d like to introduce you to Bianca Biazevich.
Bianca, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
My name is Bianca Biazevich. I am 25 years old. I was born in Colorado and raised in Sunnyside, north of Denver. I am currently a full-time Yoga instructor and most recently celebrated my 8th year learning, exploring, and teaching yoga. My yoga journey started when my Beloved mother Melissa Cordova and my grandmother Margaret Cordova introduced me to different holistic wellness spaces growing up. My Mother’s story has had an important impact on my life path and where I am today. I was 12 years old when she was diagnosed with cancer and I took part in caring for her for the majority of my teen and early adulthood.
Yoga helped me physically move through emotions I felt at the time and it made me feel strong. I was 17 when I completed my first 200-hour yoga training. Since then, I have had the privilege to teach local communities in Denver, Colorado, at the American University of Rome in Italy, on the beautiful Island of Maui in Hawaii, and students in higher education at Denver University, Regis Jesuit University, and Colorado State University.
I recently furthered my yoga education and completed Aerial Yoga training at Urban Sanctuary as well as a 200-hour yoga training at Courageous Yoga in 2022. Receiving my Bachelor’s degree has also had a huge impact on where I am today. After receiving my degree in Communication Studies from Colorado State University in 2019, I learned that higher education (especially as a first-generation student) that healthcare and other spaces of wellness, including yoga, are few of the many inaccessible spaces for marginalized communities. My mission as a yoga instructor became clear: to do my best to make yoga accessible to all communities. I am passionate about making yoga accessible to everybody as well as decolonizing wellness spaces.
To truly decolonize yoga, we must remember that yoga is a thousand-year-old ancient Indian tradition with many complex roots that have been Westernized, watered down, and seen as a commodity. It is more than being flexible, showing off beautiful postures, and wearing cute yoga pants. Understanding our privilege and giving cultural credit to our yoga teachers that came before us can help us truly decolonize and liberate its roots. I am where I am today because of the strong maternal line of Indigenous Women that have guided me here. I would like to thank Casey Kekiwi for showing me the beautiful Indigenous land of Maui, Hawaii. I would like to thank Professor Christina Sigala for mentoring me through shared indigenous wisdom as I navigate healing through movement and yoga.
I would also like to extend my gratitude to my uncle and godfather, Dan Cordova for being an important guide for me through this path of life. Most importantly I would like to thank my mother, Melissa, who passed in 2019. She saw me graduate. Although you cannot prepare for the grief that comes with losing someone you love, she taught me so many valuable life lessons like appreciating your loved ones, and your health and recognizing the sacredness of our lives. Her spirit continues to live through me.
I offer private individual and group yoga & meditation classes, as well as consultations on how to become a successful yoga teacher. I teach virtual yoga on the Sculpt Yoga app as well as in-studio classes at Fire & Root Collective. I am excited to continue my movement journey and am currently working on my pilates certification. You can find my current and future events and schedule on my social media or website.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way? Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
The road of life is not always smooth or easy and that’s okay. This is what makes the duality of life so important. Without sadness, we wouldn’t feel joy and happiness as deeply as we do.
I believe my biggest struggle as a human has been losing someone that I love – but it also taught me the biggest lesson I learned: that our time here on this earth is limited and everyone is just doing their best, so I hope to walk through this world compassionate, helping people through yoga and most of all creating peace for myself.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
Most of my yoga classes are open to everyone and all experiences. I specialize in Ashtanga Yoga, Restorative Yoga, and Yin Yoga and have experience in teaching Chair Yoga, Partner Yoga, and Family Yoga. I also offer private in-studio or virtual classes as well as consultations on how to become a yoga instructor/advice to create success for yoga teachers.
My classes are known for being trauma-informed and you can expect the use of props to help us dive deeper into poses. What sets me apart from others is that I’m for the community – I don’t expect anything out of my students except for them to be their authentic selves as it is an honor to be a leader and a guide.
Risk-taking is a topic that people have widely differing views on – we’d love to hear your thoughts.
I consider myself a risk taker. Creating boundaries is a risk. Working for yourself is a risk. Being an activist in your community and speaking up for what is right is a risk.
And it has been a risk worth taking. I have learned that taking risks is essential as a young entrepreneur and woman. I believe if it wasn’t for taking a risk I wouldn’t be the woman I am today.
Taking risks has allowed me to grow through so many new experiences.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://yogawithbianca.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biancabiazevichyoga/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/biancabiazevichyoga
