Bridget Rigas

I love to connect with people and teaching is the ultimate connection. My yoga classes are an artful blend of flow, calmness, breath, and awareness. Designed in the Hatha and Vinyasa Flow style set to relaxing music, each class invites yogis to fuse and spark the body, mind, heart, soul, allowing one to connect with mental and physical well being…while on mat and off the mat. My big mantra is “yoga on the mat helps us be the best versions of ourselves off the mat.” To that end, I practice yoga to strengthen my mind (and body), and I became a certified yoga teacher to connect more deeply to the practice and now I find incredible joy in guiding others on the mat. 

I have been exploring the philosophies, practice, and study of yoga since my 20s while living in Ithaca, New York. In the mid 90s, my best friend dragged me to a yoga class, and I became interested in the practice, and really enchanted with the ancient philosophies on yoga and Buddhism. My time on the mat ebbed and flowed over the years, until a physical ailment rendered me totally incapacitated. And as I slowly began to heal with therapy and exercises, I found that time on the mat was where I felt safe getting to re-know and move my body. 

I find inspiration in my everyday life with my two daughters, my immediate family (it’s big with lots of siblings and nephews and nieces), and my work in nonprofits. I enjoy traveling, reading, hiking, skiing, boating, playing the cello, playing with our  adorable and totally sweet dog  Enza, and warm and cuddly cat Shadow. I also find deep inspiration from my fellow yogis at Radiance, teachers and students alike are so full of light. 

I received my 200hr Yoga Teacher and Meditation certification from Yoga Farm Ithaca and am in the process of getting my 300hr certification. I absolutely love teaching at Radiance Yoga. 

If you like to find some solace and nurturing on the mat while creating a bit of heat in the body, and discover your calm, my class may be for you! If you can’t make it to a class, please contact info@radianceyoga.com to set up a private session, class, or retreat.