I have been practicing yoga since 2013 and have been teaching since fall of 2014. In January 2015 I started my 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training program through The Bhaktishop Yoga Movement Center and completed that training in June 2015; and I am now a registered yoga instructor with Yoga Alliance. 

My initial yoga training was focused on Bhakti yoga; and while I am not a fan of labels, if I had to, I would say my teaching style tends to be more slow flow. In my classes we will focus more on holding the postures once we have safely moved into them, allowing time to be in the pose so the person can really get a sense of what their body feels like it in, establishing that mind-body connection; and really getting all of the physical benefits the pose provides the body. I also like to have more of a focus on syncing movement with the breath. But as with any practice the look and feel of my sequences can changes from sequence to sequence; and as my education continues to evolve so does my teaching.

Things can also look very different with private lessons. In private lessons we are focusing on the individual needs of the person involved; specific postures they want to focus on, working with any possible injuries, etc. That is one of the things I love about doing private lessons; that one on one connection, really allowing the person time to focus on their wants and needs.

I am also currently in an advanced 300 hr Spiritual Warrior yoga training through Yoga Farm Ithaca (focusing on Kundalini yoga and Ayurveda, with a focus on Enneagram and Lunar cycles.

I would love to work with you as you expand your own practice. If you are interested, please contact me :)

My yoga resume includes:

• I have completed a 200 hr yoga teacher training through the Bhaktishop Yoga Movement Center
• I have completed a 13 hr prenatal/postpartum teacher training primer through The Bhaktishop Yoga Movement Center
• I have completed a 14 hr trauma-informed yoga training through Street Yoga
• Teaching mixed level, public yoga classes at Balance and Harmony Healing Arts Center
• Teaching mixed level, group yoga classes as a sub at Nautilus Plus OC
• Teaching a semester, group yoga class at Clackamas Community College
• I have taught a volunteer class for the Milwaukie Relay for Life
• I was a volunteer for Living Yoga and taught group classes for a men’s group at a drug and alcohol center
• I have completed an 85 hr prenatal yoga teacher training at the Bhaktishop Yoga Movement Center
• Teaching prenatal yoga classes as a sub at Bhaktishop Yoga Movement Center
• Teaching prenatal yoga classes as a sub at Roseway Yoga + Movement
• Teaching prenatal yoga classes as a sub at Yoga Shala of Portland
• Teaching prenatal yoga classes as a sub at Firelight Yoga
• Teaching prenatal yoga classes at Woodlawn Yoga
• Teaching restorative yoga classes at Woodlawn Yoga
• Teaching prenatal yoga classes at Santosha Yoga
• Teaching mixed level, private, in-home lessons
• Teaching slow flow yoga classes for Fit4Mom Bethany via Zoom
• Teaching prenatal yoga classes for Fit4Mom Bethany via Zoom