 Hannah Hutcheson:
E-RYT 500hr, RPYT, RCYT | MA | 200hr & 300hr Yoga Teacher Training Educator | YACEP | Reiki Master | Another Yoga Podcast | Herbalist | Certified EFT + Hypnotherapy Coach | Wife | Mom | Forever Laughing Yogi
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The boys that hold my heart. What am I doing when I'm not teaching yoga, practicing the healing arts, or learning? Connecting with my biggest teachers... my sweet family, often in nature!
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Hannah Hutcheson's (that's me) journey in life truly began laying in savasana after a hot and sweaty vinyasa class. I knew I was home at the age of 17. From there, I began the exploration of mySelf. Over the years, my practice has transformed from a purely physical practice to a healing and spiritual dedication to my body and mind. I live by the philosophy that one must be the change they wish to see in the world- and it all starts with my own soul and my own actions.
"One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began" - Mary Oliver. For me, it was practicing yoga on the beach many moons ago. I knew that I had to teach. I watched the dolphins swimming, felt the sun kissing my skin, and heard the waves crashing in...I had never felt such contentment and peace. I decided in that moment that I had to be a yoga instructor. I had to share with others the journey of self discovery and the healing nature of yoga!
I am a E-RYT 500hr & RPYT Yoga Teacher, trained at be yoga in Downtown Marietta March 2015 with my 200hr. Through this certification, I concentrated on energetic yoga (chakras, bandhas, pranayama). I then obtained my 300hr Yoga Teacher Training Certification at Etowah Valley Yoga in Cartersville under Sue Hopkins January of 2018, to ultimately make me a RYT 500hr. I have also completed a Registered Prenatal Yoga Course to help women navigate pregnancy: prenatal and postnatal, as well as women's health. I have completed many workshops and trainings to add on to my collection of knowledge including: Ayurveda, Herbalism, Yin Yoga, Meditation, Pranayama, Yoga Nidra, Restorative, and Prenatal as well as TRX and Barre (after my 20yr background of dance) to add more physicality into my practice. I am also certified in EFT & Hypnotherapy. I look forward to continuing my education throughout my life as I am a life-learner and forever a student of the World.
I even have my BS in Psychology and MA in Industrial Organizational Psychology. I use what I learned at the Universities to bring an analytical approach to healing. In my MA program, I focused on Business Coaching. I never knew it would have brought me to owning my own business. I am also a Certified Life Coach, Writer, Assisted Thai Yoga Bodywork Practitioner, Herbalist, and a Certified Reiki Master. As well as a High Priestess in the Order of Mary Magadala and an EFT Practitioner. I have love in my eyes and flowers in my hair. Always dreaming of magic and mysticism. Yoga has helped play a leading role in my life, allowing me to carefully blossom the nurturing soul that I am. I have an amazing supportive husband, Brooks, who is the yin to my yang (yes I am yang!). We own a little cabin in the woods where we spend our time snuggling our sweet boys River and Forrest, their cat Pickles, and dog Waffles. Often a book in hand with the mountain views in sight! I fully believes in the power of manifesting your own reality! Abracadabra: what I speak I create!
My Education:
-Master of Arts in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Austin Peay University 2012
-200hr Yoga Teacher Training with Isabelle Casey at be yoga 2015
-300hr Yoga Teacher Training with Sue Hopkins of Etowah Valley Yoga 2018
-Life Coach Certification with Dr. Duckett 20hrs 2015
-Yin Yoga Certification with Douglas Johnson 20hrs 2015
-Meditation Series with Douglas Johnson 9hrs 2016
-TRX Certification 20hrs 2016
-Assisted Thai Yoga Bodywork Practitioner with Michael Sitzer 60hrs 2018
-Reiki Master with Energy Insights 20hrs 2018
-Barre Intro with Andrea 10hrs 2019
-Yin Yoga with Michele Stewart 20hrs 2019
-Yoga Nidra Teacher Training: Level I Certification with Dr. Nick Atlas 12hrs 2019
-Kundalini: Life Force Academy with Jai Dev Singh 10hrs 2020
-Restorative Yoga Teacher Training with Sarah DeFoor of Yovana Yoga 15hrs 2020
-Yoga for Self-Regulation and Trauma with Hala Khouri of Off the Mat, Into the World 6hrs 2020
-Ayurveda with Jai Dev Singh 14hrs 2021
-Chakra Activation with Anodea Judith 10hrs 2021
-Chakra Theory and Meditation with Paul Grilley 10hrs 2021
-Healing Trauma with Dr. Peter Levine 10hrs 2021
-Herbalism Certification with The Herbal Academy 80hrs 2021
-EFT Certification with Graham Nicholls 24hrs 2022
-Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training with Michelle Young of My Vinyasa Practice 85hrs 2022
-Ayurvedic Nutrition Certification withMichelle Young of My Vinayasa Practice 14hrs 2023
-Entrepreneurship Training Certification with Michelle Young of My Vinyasa Practice 50hrs 2023
-How Yoga Heals: Somatics with Liz Heffernan of Soma Yoga Institute 20hrs 2023
-Hypnotherapy + Hypnosis Certification with Dr. Karen E Wells 10hrs 2023
-Mindfulness Coaching Certification with Michelle Young of My Vinyasa Practice 100hrs 2023
-Trauma Informed Yoga Certification with Michelle Young of My Vinyasa Practice 40hrs 2024
-Anatomy of Yoga with Paul Grilley - 5hrs 2024
-Ayurveda with YogaMu- In Progress 1000 hrs 2024
-Sanskrit for Yogis: An Introduction to the Language of Yoga with Dr. Seth Powell - In Progress 18hrs 2025
-High Priestess in the Order of Mary Magadala with Dr. Katia Bishop - Always a work in Progress
-Certified Kids Yoga Teacher with My Vinyasa Practice- 2024
=1807 in additional hours of education (not including 200hr, 300hr, and MA)
How did Muddy Lotus Yoga come to be?
In one of the darkest nights of my soul, Muddy Lotus took root. In January of 2024 I knew that there had to be a change within my current yoga studio I owned, Horizon Healing Center, and I was fighting it. I had been fighting it for 4 months already and I was lost. Our lease was ending and I could not financially, physically, or mentally, keep going. So something had to change. A lot...and I mean A LOT unfolded, in this process. I called it the Divine Unfolding, or my midlife awakening. I looked for new places to be, but everything seemed to be an uphill battle. That is when I knew I had to practice yoga, aparigrapha, non-attachment. I had been clinging to this idea of what was and what had to be. However, I was not listening to what was all around me.
When I finally surrendered, and grieved this idea, I fell into a deep depression. My best friend, you may know her as the awesome Michele, said to me one evening "you are stuck in the mud". Bells went off. I was. I am Kapha constitution so I am water and earth- ie MUD! I am slow to change. My maiden name is also Muddiman. A kid at school used to call me "mudddddd". And then I remembered the lotus flower, born in the muddiest of waters. And there she was born - Muddy Lotus Yoga!
“The lotus flower is a reminder of the beauty that comes from change, the magic that a new beginning brings, and the seed of potential that’s buried in the most unlikely places.” Jennifer Williamson
From that moment on, I could no longer operate within this old model. I was missing out on time with my kids and my husband. I went numerous months without pay (8 years in business - I know some of you know how that goes). My cortisol was out of control. Every time a text would go off in our studio group chat I would think "who can't teach now?" and "no one is going to sub" because subs are just hard to come by and then I would have to cancel class, upset people, or try and teach myself and then of course, the ship at home sinks. It really brought forth my wounds of people pleasing and unworthiness. BUT I loved teaching yoga and helping people find peace. BUT I wasn't getting that same healing anymore. There was no more space for me. I decided to take 2 months off once the studio doors closed. That time was spent healing. Therapy, yoga, somatic work, journaling, art, nature, baking, cooking, snuggles with my babies, time at the creek, dates with my honey, sooooo many books consumed. I started to piece mySelf back together again.
I started Horizon Healing Center because I wanted to share how yoga helped heal me and saved my life. But in it, I lost my life in it. I lost ME in it. So here I am, slowly emerging like the lotus. Reminding mySelf that even though this was a hard change and it hurt so bad at times, those dark days were just the seed emerging from the mud. The magic is coming! Thank YOU to all the folks that took a chance on Horizon over the years. Who invested your time and energy into a space that was so beautiful. I will forever miss the sacred space we all created together. I will miss seeing so many of your beautiful faces daily, weekly... I am sorry if you feel that I have left you, I could not keep going as I was a shell of who I once was. I promise you I still think of you all daily... and I hope we can be together again, online, or in person, if you feel called to do so.
We all go through dark times, trying times, times where we feel stuck or lost. I would be honored if you chose me to help hold the lantern for you through your emergence through the muddiest of waters. I believe that the lotus is within all of us and you do not have to do this alone.
"One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began" - Mary Oliver. For me, it was practicing yoga on the beach many moons ago. I knew that I had to teach. I watched the dolphins swimming, felt the sun kissing my skin, and heard the waves crashing in...I had never felt such contentment and peace. I decided in that moment that I had to be a yoga instructor. I had to share with others the journey of self discovery and the healing nature of yoga!
I am a E-RYT 500hr & RPYT Yoga Teacher, trained at be yoga in Downtown Marietta March 2015 with my 200hr. Through this certification, I concentrated on energetic yoga (chakras, bandhas, pranayama). I then obtained my 300hr Yoga Teacher Training Certification at Etowah Valley Yoga in Cartersville under Sue Hopkins January of 2018, to ultimately make me a RYT 500hr. I have also completed a Registered Prenatal Yoga Course to help women navigate pregnancy: prenatal and postnatal, as well as women's health. I have completed many workshops and trainings to add on to my collection of knowledge including: Ayurveda, Herbalism, Yin Yoga, Meditation, Pranayama, Yoga Nidra, Restorative, and Prenatal as well as TRX and Barre (after my 20yr background of dance) to add more physicality into my practice. I am also certified in EFT & Hypnotherapy. I look forward to continuing my education throughout my life as I am a life-learner and forever a student of the World.
I even have my BS in Psychology and MA in Industrial Organizational Psychology. I use what I learned at the Universities to bring an analytical approach to healing. In my MA program, I focused on Business Coaching. I never knew it would have brought me to owning my own business. I am also a Certified Life Coach, Writer, Assisted Thai Yoga Bodywork Practitioner, Herbalist, and a Certified Reiki Master. As well as a High Priestess in the Order of Mary Magadala and an EFT Practitioner. I have love in my eyes and flowers in my hair. Always dreaming of magic and mysticism. Yoga has helped play a leading role in my life, allowing me to carefully blossom the nurturing soul that I am. I have an amazing supportive husband, Brooks, who is the yin to my yang (yes I am yang!). We own a little cabin in the woods where we spend our time snuggling our sweet boys River and Forrest, their cat Pickles, and dog Waffles. Often a book in hand with the mountain views in sight! I fully believes in the power of manifesting your own reality! Abracadabra: what I speak I create!
My Education:
-Master of Arts in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Austin Peay University 2012
-200hr Yoga Teacher Training with Isabelle Casey at be yoga 2015
-300hr Yoga Teacher Training with Sue Hopkins of Etowah Valley Yoga 2018
-Life Coach Certification with Dr. Duckett 20hrs 2015
-Yin Yoga Certification with Douglas Johnson 20hrs 2015
-Meditation Series with Douglas Johnson 9hrs 2016
-TRX Certification 20hrs 2016
-Assisted Thai Yoga Bodywork Practitioner with Michael Sitzer 60hrs 2018
-Reiki Master with Energy Insights 20hrs 2018
-Barre Intro with Andrea 10hrs 2019
-Yin Yoga with Michele Stewart 20hrs 2019
-Yoga Nidra Teacher Training: Level I Certification with Dr. Nick Atlas 12hrs 2019
-Kundalini: Life Force Academy with Jai Dev Singh 10hrs 2020
-Restorative Yoga Teacher Training with Sarah DeFoor of Yovana Yoga 15hrs 2020
-Yoga for Self-Regulation and Trauma with Hala Khouri of Off the Mat, Into the World 6hrs 2020
-Ayurveda with Jai Dev Singh 14hrs 2021
-Chakra Activation with Anodea Judith 10hrs 2021
-Chakra Theory and Meditation with Paul Grilley 10hrs 2021
-Healing Trauma with Dr. Peter Levine 10hrs 2021
-Herbalism Certification with The Herbal Academy 80hrs 2021
-EFT Certification with Graham Nicholls 24hrs 2022
-Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training with Michelle Young of My Vinyasa Practice 85hrs 2022
-Ayurvedic Nutrition Certification withMichelle Young of My Vinayasa Practice 14hrs 2023
-Entrepreneurship Training Certification with Michelle Young of My Vinyasa Practice 50hrs 2023
-How Yoga Heals: Somatics with Liz Heffernan of Soma Yoga Institute 20hrs 2023
-Hypnotherapy + Hypnosis Certification with Dr. Karen E Wells 10hrs 2023
-Mindfulness Coaching Certification with Michelle Young of My Vinyasa Practice 100hrs 2023
-Trauma Informed Yoga Certification with Michelle Young of My Vinyasa Practice 40hrs 2024
-Anatomy of Yoga with Paul Grilley - 5hrs 2024
-Ayurveda with YogaMu- In Progress 1000 hrs 2024
-Sanskrit for Yogis: An Introduction to the Language of Yoga with Dr. Seth Powell - In Progress 18hrs 2025
-High Priestess in the Order of Mary Magadala with Dr. Katia Bishop - Always a work in Progress
-Certified Kids Yoga Teacher with My Vinyasa Practice- 2024
=1807 in additional hours of education (not including 200hr, 300hr, and MA)
How did Muddy Lotus Yoga come to be?
In one of the darkest nights of my soul, Muddy Lotus took root. In January of 2024 I knew that there had to be a change within my current yoga studio I owned, Horizon Healing Center, and I was fighting it. I had been fighting it for 4 months already and I was lost. Our lease was ending and I could not financially, physically, or mentally, keep going. So something had to change. A lot...and I mean A LOT unfolded, in this process. I called it the Divine Unfolding, or my midlife awakening. I looked for new places to be, but everything seemed to be an uphill battle. That is when I knew I had to practice yoga, aparigrapha, non-attachment. I had been clinging to this idea of what was and what had to be. However, I was not listening to what was all around me.
When I finally surrendered, and grieved this idea, I fell into a deep depression. My best friend, you may know her as the awesome Michele, said to me one evening "you are stuck in the mud". Bells went off. I was. I am Kapha constitution so I am water and earth- ie MUD! I am slow to change. My maiden name is also Muddiman. A kid at school used to call me "mudddddd". And then I remembered the lotus flower, born in the muddiest of waters. And there she was born - Muddy Lotus Yoga!
“The lotus flower is a reminder of the beauty that comes from change, the magic that a new beginning brings, and the seed of potential that’s buried in the most unlikely places.” Jennifer Williamson
From that moment on, I could no longer operate within this old model. I was missing out on time with my kids and my husband. I went numerous months without pay (8 years in business - I know some of you know how that goes). My cortisol was out of control. Every time a text would go off in our studio group chat I would think "who can't teach now?" and "no one is going to sub" because subs are just hard to come by and then I would have to cancel class, upset people, or try and teach myself and then of course, the ship at home sinks. It really brought forth my wounds of people pleasing and unworthiness. BUT I loved teaching yoga and helping people find peace. BUT I wasn't getting that same healing anymore. There was no more space for me. I decided to take 2 months off once the studio doors closed. That time was spent healing. Therapy, yoga, somatic work, journaling, art, nature, baking, cooking, snuggles with my babies, time at the creek, dates with my honey, sooooo many books consumed. I started to piece mySelf back together again.
I started Horizon Healing Center because I wanted to share how yoga helped heal me and saved my life. But in it, I lost my life in it. I lost ME in it. So here I am, slowly emerging like the lotus. Reminding mySelf that even though this was a hard change and it hurt so bad at times, those dark days were just the seed emerging from the mud. The magic is coming! Thank YOU to all the folks that took a chance on Horizon over the years. Who invested your time and energy into a space that was so beautiful. I will forever miss the sacred space we all created together. I will miss seeing so many of your beautiful faces daily, weekly... I am sorry if you feel that I have left you, I could not keep going as I was a shell of who I once was. I promise you I still think of you all daily... and I hope we can be together again, online, or in person, if you feel called to do so.
We all go through dark times, trying times, times where we feel stuck or lost. I would be honored if you chose me to help hold the lantern for you through your emergence through the muddiest of waters. I believe that the lotus is within all of us and you do not have to do this alone.