I was a freshman in high school when I took my first meditation class and was blown away by the power of it. It wasn't the practice itself, rather, it was how I moved through the world and interacted with my family later that night that impacted me so greatly. I realized that meditation, yoga, and other mindful movement modalities, can create actual positive shifts and this influenced my work in the years to come as a social justice activist, massage therapist, and most recently in my work as a somatic psychotherapist. I started teaching hatha yoga
professionally in 2009, which continues to feed my passion for learning,
especially when it comes to the dynamism of the body and mind,
relationships, and the healing arts. What gets me most excited about the
practice is that it offers opportunities for deep experiential
learning, often uncovering and clarifying wisdom that already exists
within. As we move through the shapes of asana and cultivate our
"somatic architecture" we bring mindfulness to how we physically
organize, unwind, and reorganize. In this process we come to understand
how our physicality gives rise to and is affected by our mental and
emotional states. Habitual patterns surface and opportunities for
learning and healing present themselves. The beauty of group yoga
classes is that this intimate work gets to happen in the holding of a
community. The practice can expand from intra-personal to inter-personal
and healing around themes of belonging become possible.I
enjoy teaching various styles of yoga, I am an anatomy geek and love
getting into the details of alignment, I think props are the coolest...
but most of all I love connecting with my students and supporting their
curiosity, wisdom, and empowerment.