Teaching French + Yoga for the curious of heart for over 20 years
About E. House: The French Yogini
Your Experience
My French Experience
My French Experience
Sessions with me are personal. Learning a foreign language or taking a Yoga class can feel daunting and intimidating. I will help you break outside your comfort zone by encouraging you to meet your goals in a laid back, supportive environment. My approach to teaching incorporates a fusion of humor, grace and acceptance. Come as you are, at your own level. I will meet you there.
My French Experience
My French Experience
My French Experience
I have 40 years experience learning, speaking and studying the most beautiful language in the world: French. I hold a degree in the French language with 25+ years of teaching hundreds of adults and children. Several years cumulative living in various pockets of France cultivating an understanding of regional culture and language. I have been teaching/tutoring French since 1998.
My Yoga Experience
My French Experience
My Yoga Experience
In 2011 I began my Yoga expedition. I am a certified Yoga instructor having completed a 200 and 300 hr teaching training with a concentration in Somatic Yoga. I have been teaching Yoga since 2014.
About Me + My Offerings
French lessons or Yoga lessons
France is the most enriching place in the world. Each pocket offers a uniquely inspiring opportunity to delve deeper into its culture and language.
Yoga is an ancient practice of mindfulness and movement and a lifestyle worth continuing.
I teach both! (But not at the same time).
I equip my French and Yoga students with tools to help support them in their explorations. In addition to seasonal group classes at the Carnegie Center in Lexington,KY., I offer 1:1 and semi private sessions in person and online. In addition to group or private Yoga sessions at "breathe" in Lexington, KY., I offer 1:1 and semi private sessions in person.
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Experiences: Yoga retreating
I facilitate meaningful and memorable experiences via the practice of Yoga in the immersion of a unique milieux. Let's explore and evolve together!
Previous retreats include:
Amorgos, Greece; Gréolières, France; Avignon, France, Vers-sur-Mer, France; Lake Atitlán, Guatemala; Kentucky
Upcoming Yoga retreat: Joie de Vivre in Bordeaux, France
August 17th-23rd, 2025
SOLD OUT
Stay tuned for future retreating!
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Corporate Yoga
Whether you have a business with associates in need of movement and a new perspective or you are offering a wellness week, consider the gift of corporate Yoga. I come to you! 60 min sessions designed for the needs of your staff.
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Welcome / Bienvenue
Please allow me to introduce myself:
Bonjour! I am Erica House, the French Yogini, and I am a Kentucky woman based out of Lexington.
My introduction into the French language came from my mother and the French songs she would teach me as a child. I later began formally learning the French language in school in the 4th grade, and fell in love. Along the way I made French a concentration both academically and socially. I immersed myself in Paris, the Côte d’Azur, and outside Deauville for several years. My teaching career of the French language and culture began somewhere in between during my college years where I would tutor my peers. I later studied French in Paris, taught English in the school system in Paris and went on to teach at the Alliance Française in Boston, Mass. I currently teach group classes at The Carnegie Center in Lexington, KY. while offering private instruction in person and online.
My practice of Yoga and mindfulness would present itself in my early 20s. I rejected the practice when I had an unsavory first experience. A few years later I would begin to suffer from chronic migraine, and my progressive neurologist prescribed yoga. At first I balked at the idea, but years later would fall in love and adopt it as a lifestyle.
For over 10 years I have balanced teaching two disciplines and lifestyles that embody my essence: French and Yoga. Mais oui! As a teacher I love to share my personal experiences through anecdotes, faux pas I have learned along the way, and my personal perspectives. With a dose of humor, my classes are challenging yet accessible. I am authentically me, and in my classes I will help guide you to find confidence in your abilities.
Students make the best teachers. I consider myself a student of life. Life is worth living and loving. Let's stay curious as we step back into ourself and rediscover what sparks joy. Whether you are a newbie or seasoned student or anything in between, I will meet you where you are, as you are. Are you ready? On y va!