I have enjoyed learning with many different yoga teachers of Iyengar, Ashtanga, and Viniyoga traditions - developing my own practice for over two decades. I studied with Amelia Moore (a student of Annie Carpenter) for my 200-hour training in 2014, and completed my 500-hour training with Robin Rothenberg (a student of Gary Kraftsow) in 2017. And in 2022, I completed my final hours of supervised clinical work with Essential Yoga Therapy to receive my yoga therapist certification through the International Association of Yoga Therapy.

For a preview of additional teachings that inform my own teaching style, check out The Heart of Yoga by T.K.V. Desikachar and Your Body, Your Yoga by Bernie Clark. You’ll also find my teaching style is influenced by Jivana Heyman, author of Accessible Yoga, and Dianne Bondy, author of Yoga Where You Are and Yoga for Everyone.

In 2020, after five years of teaching mixed-level yoga classes at my favorite local studio, I made the transition from studio yoga teacher to opening a private practice offering therapeutic yoga. I now only offer private sessions, and small group classes, workshops, or retreats that focus on teaching people ways yoga and Ayurveda can help relieve chronic pain, stress, and fatigue.

In particular, I focus on helping the caregivers in our community (like first responders, nurses, doctors, single parents and parents of special needs children, and folks caring for their aging parents...) learn ways that mindful movement, breathing, and meditation can help you provide yourself with moments of simple, effective self-care so that you can continue your important role of caring for others. 

I aim to provide a holistic experience to benefit not just your muscular-skeletal system, but also your nervous system and psycho-emotional health as well, for a fuller mind-body-spirit experience. So, I also incorporate Ayurvedic principals and best practices from the world of wellness coaching to help you develop lasting healthy habits that will support your new, healthier lifestyle. This is because I believe viewing our health and wellbeing through a biopsychosocial lens is the key to our wellness.

I look forward to helping you get the most out of your precious time for self-care and healing.