“Yoga does not change the way we see things, it transforms the person who sees.” - BKS Iyengar

EXPERIENCE + EDUCATION
I was first introduced to yoga, meditation, and Eastern philosophy while still in high school and developed my practice in the years that followed. In 2016 I completed my first 200-hour training in Hatha yoga and in the spring of 2017, relocated to Colorado to continue my education under the guidance of an internationally renowned teacher, whose school was deeply rooted in the Anusara methodology.

With them I completed an additional 200-hour training as part of their Teacher Mentorship Program (2018), 500-hour training (2017-2019), and had the pleasure of assisting internationally at workshops, festivals, and teacher trainings in their On the Road program. In 2018 I began working for the school as the studio/on-site manager in addition to overseeing marketing, operations, student services, and eventually becoming supporting faculty for teacher trainings until my departure in 2021.

I now consider myself a bit of a “yoga mutt,” when it comes to teaching postural yoga. Untethered to any one dogma or method, I enjoy studying with a number of teachers. My insatiable curiosity and desire to continuing learning has also led me to study other movement modalities with experts in their respective fields. I’m grateful for the guidance of my teachers, past and present, and am honored to continue their legacy through my own teaching.

My teaching, personal practice, and life philosophy, are all inspired heavily by the non-dual Tantrik traditions of Abhinavagupta and his student Kṣemarāja as taught by my teachers Douglas Brooks, Todd Tesen, Susanna Harwood Rubin in the Rajanaka tradition in addition to my teachers at OCHS and Yogic Studies. Rajanaka invites us to investigate ourselves more deeply and as Douglas phrases it, “we’re ‘spiritual’ because we love the human spirit when we are at our most curious and committed to learning about life, to becoming more reflective, and caring to become compassionate.”

TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
By nurturing a dedicated practice of yoga (deep engagement) through asana, pranayama, meditation, self-inquiry, community care, and informed action I strive to provide students with tools to adapt their yoga practice to meet their unique needs, inspire their lives, and foster a deep and meaningful connection with themselves and the world around them on physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual level.