I love the stability and flexibility yoga has brought into my life, on and off the mat. My hope is to touch at least one person in a positive way through my teaching. On March 17, 2013, I completed the Yax Yoga Concepts 200 Hour Teacher Training in vinyasa flow and hot yoga, and am now a certified 200 E-RYT through Yoga Alliance. I am trained in vinyasa, hatha, yin, prenatal and restorative yoga. I also teach those with obesity and amputations, as well as military veterans or active duty personnel who have PTSD through Connected Warriors. I can also lead yoga inversions and meditation. 

I began my yoga journey in January 2011. I made a New Year’s Resolution to try a yoga class and fell in love immediately. The pranayama breath work taught me how to use my breath to control my anxiety, how to relax my parasympathetic nervous system and to let go of things out of my control. My physical practice healed my shoulders from kneading dough all night as a baker, made my joints stronger, increased my balance throughout my day, healed the pain in my back and made me stronger than I had ever felt. The meditation practice has given me such peace in my life, and allows me to reflect and make better choices in the future. The relationships I made and continue to make are huge blessings in my life.

In 2013 I decided to use my military spouse scholarship and attend the Yax Yoga Concepts 200 Hour Teacher Training. I went to yoga school to deepen my knowledge as a yoga practitioner, but then I hesitantly began to teach and fell in love. I love being able to teach people how to breathe and move in sync and become present in the moment, the only place where life exists. I have students show up stressed out from the day’s responsibilities and when they leave my class they say how relaxed their minds are and how open their bodies feel. I feel so grateful and honored to have manifested yoga in my life and hope to practice and teach for years to come.