YOGA FOUND ME AND I FOUND MY WAY

I have been practicing Yoga since 1996 but didn't really commit to the practice until I took my first teacher training at Jaya Yoga Center in 2011.  I have struggled for decades with chronic back and knee pain.  Even with all the asana practice I put in, I would sometimes find my pain so debilitating it would keep me from exercising for weeks. In 2009, I found my way into one of Sarah Powers Yin Yoga Workshops at a  New York City Yoga Journal Conference.  It was there I recognized I had forgotten one important piece of yoga....

“Practice what you love, but also practice what you find difficult.”

The stillness practice that Yin brought forth changed everything for me.  I am now studying with Sarah and Ty Powers through the Insight Yoga Institute and with Jo Phee of Yinspiration. It is here that I have found a deeper understanding of my body, my mind, my practice, through a Buddhist approach to living and being in the present moment and a functional approach to understanding my own unique anatomy.


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FIND MY CLASSES

I owe my way into intelligent teaching to the beautiful souls, Ramit Kreitner and Carla Stangenberg, owners of Jaya Yoga Center. While I am no longer teaching in person at the moment, check my events page for the latest on class offerings, retreats and special online events.