Yogis

Yoga came into my life more than 15 years ago as a way to add variety into my fitness routine. After my first yoga studio experience, I felt a calling to teach and guide others. No one’s life is easy, and sometimes the road can be especially rough. This is also true for me and I use this as the underlying theme of every class. I know that we can all overcome our obstacles and feel empowered to live a happier, more fulfilled life. It is my deep belief that through our fires can we find our greatest strength and beauty. Yoga is the gift and I have devoted myself to sharing it with as many people as I can.

500 hour trained in vinyasa, and restorative yoga, I strive to learn every day and never stop searching for new ways to feel amazing. As a Reiki Master I also weave my own special healing touch into classes which has brought a level of joy to my life. My classes are filled with humor, alignment cues, and new perspectives that will shift you and open your eyes every time you come to your mat.

Yoga has become a way for me to communicate with myself so that I can deepen the connection I have with my intention; which is to help others. This practice has healed me in so many ways, and I feel I must share what I am learning.  I practice so that I may find beauty in simplicity. I gain clarity from my yoga practice; it is the first place that I felt true stillness. This stillness has now reached into my daily life thanks to my commitment to this practice.

My relationship with yoga is like that with an old friend. Sometimes, you go without seeing each other for a while but when you get back together it’s like nothing has changed.  Yoga is a practice I fall in love with again and again. I feel called to teach yoga to encourage others to have a relationship with their mat, and with themselves.

My second home is at the psychiatric hospital working in clinical research. I investigate novel treatments for patients with hard-to-treat disorders, including major depression, bipolar disorder, and anorexia nervosa.

I began my 200-hour vinyasa training to help find balance between effort and ease in my own practice but ended up finding a way to help others to do the same. My teaching cues center around functional anatomy; I cue to muscular engagement and modifications that feel good in the body rather than working towards the “perfect shape.” I love teaching for the same reason I love psychiatry; I get to witness the range of the human experience.

Whether you come to your mat with joy, fear, sadness, or hope, I encourage you to come just as you are.