I am always a student leading with my heart forward

Jyll Hubbard-Salk says that the first time she stepped on the yoga mat, 30 years ago, “it felt like home.” Since then, Jyll has trained in Hatha, Thai, Iyenger, Kula yoga, among other traditions, receiving multiple certifications along the way. In 2009, she opened Urban Asanas in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. She wanted to build a studio that would represent her diverse training and personal style: “I’m not conventional and neither is how I teach. It’s influenced by many master teachers across a spectrum of yoga traditions.” She also wanted to create a haven for the underrepresented: “Many Black women I spoke to didn’t feel accepted in traditional yoga studios and I wanted to change that. I wanted to create a space that was diverse ...