My Yoga Journey

My path inward started in 2013 with YouTube videos and DVDs, but quickly grew into a dedicated practice both at home and a local studio as I became deeply fascinated by the changes that began not just in my body, but the shifts I felt in my mind as well. As a person with high anxiety, I could feel a change right away; Yoga gave me a feeling unlike anything I had ever experienced and completely changed my life for the better, which is why I decided to learn more about the practice and become a teacher just two years later.

with all the trendy yoga out there and methods that encourage you to “push push push” instead of “listen listen listen,” My hope through my classes is to show you the intuitive power that lives within you, and encourage you to always arrive as you are, meeting yourself with compassion, love, and curiosity along the way, both on and off the yoga mat.

My teaching style is vinyasa based with a lot of attention on mindful movement, and linking each movement with the breath. My classes tend to focus on conscious alignment while also leaving space to explore and move intuitively, creating a moving meditation of sorts while holding space for exploring your inner landscape. I also believe in bringing awareness not only to the breath and body, but the importance of moving from a place of allowing rather than forcing, and carrying these lessons off the mat into daily life.

In this past decade I have become is a 200-hour E-RYT (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher), a C.E. 30 Certified Children's Yoga Teacher, Certified SUP/SUP Yoga Teacher, Ropes + Slings Yoga Teacher, and a C.E. 30 Certified Prenatal Yoga Teacher.

 

certifications and trainings include:

  • RYT 200 certification from Rising Sun Yoga in Buffalo, NY under the Iyengar, Anusara + Himalayan Institute influence

  • C.E. 30 Children’s Yoga Teacher Certification from Karma Kids Yoga in NYC with Shari Vilchez-Blatt

  • Standup Paddleboard Yoga Certification from SupOMYoga with the American Canoe Association (ACA) and Debbie Bisaccia

  • Ropes + Slings Certification from Yoga Union in NYC with Alison West

  • Thai yoga with Jen Irwin of Dew Yoga, Stamford, CT

  • Yoga Anatomy with Leslie Kaminoff

  • Teachers Enrichment Series with Petra Ledkovsky van Aarem + Nina Petruzzo of Orleans Yoga, Orleans, MA.

  • C.E. 30 Pretnatal Yoga Teacher Certification from ShivaShakti Yoga School + Healing Arts in Santa Fe, NM with Aiyana Athenian

  • Currently studying mobility and creative sequencing with Rocky Heron through Yoga International.