Meet Ashanti

I am Ashanti — a yoga instructor, coach, wife, and lifelong student of the yogic tradition. Born and raised in San Ignacio, Cayo, Belize, I was a foundational architect of the professional yoga industry in Belize, garnering almost 15 years of teaching experience so far and having practiced for over 16 years. At 23, I became the first young Belizean to successfully transform yoga into a full-time career — proving the profession’s viability at a time when the market was still emerging.

In 2022, I secured a rare opportunity to teach yoga full-time in Turks and Caicos, which brought me to the height of my career over two years.

During my career peak, I became inspired to switch careers after experiencing profound changes from receiving professional dating and relationship coaching.

After training in Matt Cama’s Full-Time Coach Program for eight months, I founded Shanti Coaching in January 2025 and launched it in May of that same year. Last November I explored offering live online yoga again and decided to add it to Shanti Coaching’s offerings. In December I secured a special opportunity to work with the very coaches who inspired me to become a coach, and I began working with them in January.

This leaves Shanti Coaching as a business that now exclusively offers live online yoga classes. Two of those classes are offered in person in collaboration with Black Orchid Wellness in Santa Elena, Cayo, Belize. As Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of this new NGO, I happily volunteer my expertise in the field to support its growth and success.

My classes are grounded in the philosophy that yoga is far more than stretching. It is an eight-limb system designed to transform how you move, how you breathe, and how you live.

Every class I teach is rooted in the Yamas and Niyamas — the ethical and personal observances that form the first two limbs of yoga. Each month, we go deeper into one of these principles together, so that what you practice on your mat becomes something you carry into your everyday life.

My classes also ask more of you than most — and give more back. I integrate coaching principles, mindfulness, and emotional awareness directly into the practice. During a long-held posture, I might invite you to name what you’re feeling. Not to fix it. Just to notice it.

Students tell me they keep coming back because the questions I ask during class stay with them well after the session ends. That is the goal. Not just a good stretch — but a practice that helps you live more intentionally.

All classes are taught live online via Google Meet, and every session is recorded — so if life gets in the way, you can catch up on the recording. The 9:00 AM Tuesday and Thursday classes are also offered in person at Black Orchid Wellness in Santa Elena for clients in Belize who’d like to join on the mat.

My classes are open to all levels, complete beginners and experienced practitioners alike. I always teach to whoever is in the room, offering modifications and options to go deeper when needed.

I also welcome students from any spiritual background. The monthly themes are drawn from the Yamas and Niyamas, the yogic tradition,  but they are universal in nature. Whether you come with a faith, a curiosity, or simply a desire to move and feel better, there is a place for you here.