Lexi Matthesen

Lexi Matthesen is originally from Atlanta and was a professional ballet dancer for 9 years in two different professional ballet companies. She has been teaching yoga since 2015 and taught hip hop classes for about 5 years. She is 200hrs certified and has an additional 16hr Eating Disorder Informed Yoga certification.

Lexi has been leading yoga therapy groups in eating disorder treatment centers at the residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient levels of care with adults and teens since 2021 and is excited to bring her practice to the eating disorder outpatient community virtually through Living Life Yoga. She is currently a recovery coach at an eating disorder treatment center with adolescents at the residential level of care. 

Lexi graduated summa cum laude with a BA psychology and minor in counseling applied psychological science. She is in currently in graduate school pursuing a master’s in clinical mental health counseling and working towards becoming a therapist specializing in eating disorders. Her life passion is to make a difference in the field in the treatment of eating disorders. Lexi loves combining her passions of yoga and eating disorder treatment and recovery. When she is not working or studying, she is rock climbing, listening to music and podcasts, or hanging out with her golden retriever Rebel!

lexi@livinglifeyoga.com — @livinglifeyoga_