03/25/2021
Through tear-filled eyes I post this beautiful photo of Angie to let the yogis of Stillwater know that our beloved instructor has passed on to glory. There are no perfect words to say when we lose a friend so suddenly. The details of her passing are still unclear. Visitation is at Brookhaven Funeral Home on Natchez Avenue tomorrow (March 25th) from 1:00-2:00 pm with service to follow. For now, I want all to take a moment to remember Angie’s beautiful light and share it with you if I could be so privileged.
✨I called her “Sunshine”. God brought her to Stillwater Studio at the perfect time, as He does. She was accepting of EVERY part of me that I ever shared with her and without judgement. In my hardest days, she was a caring smile, warm embrace, supportive cheerleader and a REAL friend. Angie didn’t let me get away with surface updates, she wanted to know the real struggles and/or joys that I was experiencing and would ask the right questions to get there. ♥️I think one of my favorite things about Angie was that no topic was “off limits”. Once you were her friend, you could discuss anything! She was there to share your burdens, whatever they may be. She was a cancer survivor and a divorce survivor and we shared those experiences as part of our stories. She helped me believe that God was in control and had a beautiful story to tell through my life. I now have the honor to tell the beautiful story about her life.
🧘🏻♀️Her son Nick told me yesterday that “when she found yoga, she found herself again.” She was the perfect example of coming to your mat as you are and accepting your practice and your body just as it is. Angie’s body had been through cancer and treatments to heal the cancer twice and it left her with slight misalignments, stiff joints and areas where she had to modify her practice. That didn’t stop her! If only we could follow in her example and show up for ourselves and for others as Sunshine Angie did! I am forever grateful for her contribution at Stillwater Studio. I ask that you join me in celebrating her life of strength, JOY, and love.
✨ May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13