Jump for Joy! Photo Project
Showcasing the beauty of the human spirit - in mid air - around the world

Jump for Joy! Photo Project

Quote: "Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." - William J. Bryan
 

Featured jumper of the week: ANDREA SPIEGEL! 

ANDREA SPIEGEL ... From: Calgary. Lives: Vancouver, and LOVE IT! Work: YYoga as the Center Manager for their Kitsilano, South Granville, and soon to be open West Sixth Studios.

Q: What inspires you to jump for joy?
A: Having a full, loving and wildly adventurous life! Being surrounded by people I love, creativity, and opportunities to grow.

Q. Your experience doing jumping photos?
A: It was so much fun! We did it on a sunny Sunday evening and wandered around my neighbourhood looking for fun places to take pictures. The jumping got me laughing, sweating and feeling very playful - like a kid!

Q: What inspires you?
A: Seeing people succeed in what they are passionate about.

Q: Your greatest passion in life?
A: Making meaningful connections with people. I love helping people elicit their own potential so that they can live more passionately.

Q: Your driving force?
A: To grow myself by challenging my boundaries. I want to see what I'm capable of!

Q: Your philosophy?
A: Go on more adventures.

Q: Anything in the world?
A: I really love what I do - managing the beautiful people and spaces at YYoga is a really extraordinary opportunity. Moving forward, I'm excited to share my experience of using yoga principles in business management, it works!

Q: What are you working on?
A: Check me out on twitter @AndreaSpiegs

Andrea is a wildly enthusiastic people manager, world traveler, and yoga teacher with a deep passion for making meaningful human connections and going on great adventures.

As the Center Manager of the Kitsilano, South Granville and West Sixth YYoga locations in Vancouver, and passionate member of the YYoga teaching community since 2008, Andrea uses the wisdom of yoga philosophy to not only inspire students in her yoga classes but also to manage her teams.

By combining her unique blend of humour with meticulous alignment cues and insight into the way people's minds work, Andrea helps people uncover their own latent potential order to act more effectively, whether that be in a strong Power class or on a customer service team.

All photos of Andrea were taken in Vancouver, BC Canada.