Namaste!

Although I only discovered yoga in the past several years, I feel as if the practice has been buried inside me my whole life. My first asana practice was challenging and exciting, but it was as if my body had finally realized years of intention. Instead of being mercilessly tossed about by the whirlwind of life, yoga gives me wings to fly.

The past few years have led me through a variety of colleges and jobs. I've been an interior designer, a graphic designer, an artist, a photographer, a barista, a project manager, a student, a phone operator, and a cubicle drone - many of these all at once. I look back on each job I've had with gratitude and excitement. In each position I met interesting people, learned new skills and incorporated those experiences with my next venture. Most recently, I have been a manager at Yoga One. Now, I am making the move into teaching yoga as my primary job.

What's Yoga Done For Me?

I cannot really convey the changes I have gone through since starting my yoga practice. Becoming a teacher is just another step on that journey. My yoga career began when I started assisting in classes at Yoga One. I felt such a strong connection with students in the hands-on work that I knew I would be taking a teacher training as soon as I could. My desire to go to training inspired me to break free of some post-college debt that had been hanging over my head and start tackling a dream.

My first training was with Baron Baptiste in the beautiful Catskill Mountains of New York. His power vinyasa flow is challenging but accessible to most all practitioners. His specialty is distilling the esoteric ideas behind yoga and bringing them into a practical and comprehensible forum. Coaching alongside the physical practice reinforce the mind, body and soul connection.

I was privileged to take part in the inaugural 200 hour teacher training program at Yoga One under the instruction of Johnna Smith. She combined the accessibility of Baron Baptiste with the deeply moving teachings of Rod Stryker. I have taken Para Yoga training with Rod Stryker and plan on attending more in the future!