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BurntXOrange

Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

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Online news & entertainment magazine at UT Austin

BurntXOrange

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The Balancing Act — Life as a Yoga Instructor and Student

March 9, 2015

With her nose buried deep in Goethe’s “Faust,” Aliyah Conley doesn’t immediately stand out nestled in the corner of a crowded coffeehouse. Reading for her world literature class with a stack of various books at her side, Conley seems like just another student studying for class. But for Aliyah Conley class is always in session. As a Plan II freshman at the University of Texas at Austin and the youngest instructor at Black Swan Yoga studio, her time is stretched between learning and teaching.