I have been influenced by movement my whole life. Growing up in a family of movement educators and coaches (sports), I began my formal movement training early in gymnastics, figure skating and dance. A natural transition into teaching fitness classes in my twenties began my shift from sport to personal movement based practices. I discovered yoga in my thirties but it wasn’t until transitioning through a significant life change that yoga embraced me ~  “Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self” The Bhagavad Gita

My personal practice and teaching style is exploratory and somatic in nature. As no two bodies are alike, no two postures or movements are alike. Finding balance in the body is essential. I believe we need both gentle and strong practices to invite the body to remember what it is to rest and also what it is to grow. Whether a gentle or strong practice, I teach through somatic inquiry; What are you aware of as you rest in stillness or as you move? How does sensation inform you?  We are each our own best teacher if we are willing to listen from within and let go of preconceived ideas of perfection. When we listen deeply, allowing the body to inform us, it will learn to trust us again. 

I am a Yoga Alliance E-RYT500 hour certified yoga teacher, a YACEP (yoga alliance continuing education provider) and hold certifications in Restorative Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Somatic Yoga, Mat Pilates, Reiki and as a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (life coach).