Matt Andrews is a member of the IAYT & a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance, which acknowledges the completion of a yoga teacher training with a Registered Yoga School (RYS).
Matt came to his yoga mat through a unique path. While on active duty in the U.S. military, Matt served in special operations as a bomb disposal officer. He was assigned to the most elite units in the world. Through his service in Asia, he began to study the way of the Samurai. He had grown up as a wrestler, and was an All-American boxer during his time at the Naval Academy, so the discipline of martial arts was a natural evolution of his training. Through the poetry of the Samurai & and a study of the Zen masters, Matt gained a greater appreciation of the real essence & beauty of doing one thing with mindfulness and strategic alignment. This deepened his faith in God and helped prepare him mentally & physically for multiple combat tours.
After one very long and arduous combat deployment, Matt's wife (Sky Andrews) introduced him to a yoga class. Matt arrived home from the deployment at 3am in the morning, and at 10am that morning, Sky had him in one of the hardest classes possible. (She knew the class had to be physically challenging! And, she was right!!) Everything “just clicked.” The study of martial arts & the Zen masters, joined with his spiritual up-bringing to create harmony on his yoga mat. Yoga became an integral part of his lifelong pursuit to integrate body, mind & soul. Matt was hooked, and he has been practicing yoga with his wife ever since.
Since retiring from the military, Matt & Sky have worked together to take their yoga practice to a new level as yoga studio owners. Their practice has evolved together & materialized in the form Sol Hot Yoga Studio in Carmel, Indiana (close to Matt's hometown). Combined with Sky’s in-depth knowledge of teaching yoga classes & coaching yoga teachers, Matt brings his vast experience of small unit leadership & service to offer a unique yoga practice of Self-Giving service and Empathy. Together, Matt & Sky extend their yoga practice on the mat to build a strong community of yogis, committed to the “yogi life” both on & off their mats.
Drop in for a class & check it out for yourself. You'll feel the difference from the moment you walk in the door to the moment the cold hand towel rests on your forehead at the end of your class.