About Me
I've been practicing yoga for more than 30 years and teaching for more than 25 years. I'm a longtime student and teacher in the Kripalu tradition, and I bring curiosity, encouragement, and a deep respect for an individuals experience to my teaching.
Over the years, my practice has grown from something I did on a mat into something that shapes how I move through the world—how I listen, respond, pay attention, and meet what life brings. I continue to be a student as much as a teacher. And when I'm not on the mat, you'll likely find me knitting—another practice in presence, patience, and connection.
My Approach
My approach to teaching is rooted in the belief that yoga is a practice of relationship—with the body, the breath, the mind, and ultimately with our own heart. I invite students to become curious about their own experience rather than striving to achieve a particular shape or outcome. Breath, present moment awareness, and choice are woven throughout my teaching, creating space for each person to explore what is true and meaningful for them.
Even after all these year of practicing and teaching, I continue to approach the practice with curiosity and humility. I believe good teaching offers both guidance and freedom: a clear framework within which students can listen, experiment, adapt, and discover. My role is not to tell someone what their practice should look like, but to help create the conditions for them to discover it for themselves.
My work extends beyond the yoga mat, including Knit Pray Love, where I explore knitting as a mindful practice and a way of connecting with others.
Education & Continuing Study
2003 | 200hr Kripalu Yoga Teacher certification
2010 | 500hr Kripalu Yoga Teacher Certification
2015 | 1000hr Kripalu Yoga Teacher Certification
Additional Factilitator
RISE™ Facilitator
Facilitator of Kripalu's evidence-based RISE program, offering mindfulness and resilience practices and tools for managing stress, building resilience, and cultivating greater clarity and connection
A Continual Practice of Study
My education in yoga has never been limited to formal certifications. Much of what I know has grown through years of teaching, working alongside colleagues at Kripalu, studying with teachers whose work has influenced me, and following the questions that continue to make me curious. My areas of study have evolved over time and continue to inform how I practice and teach.
Embodiment, Anatomy & Movement
Yoga Tune Up® and related anatomy studies, including the Roll Model® Method; positional therapy; Thai Body Massage; YogaDance; and ongoing exploration of the body through movement, alignment, and functional anatomy. My understanding has also been shaped by teachers including Jill Miller, Katy Bowman, and Gil Hedley.
Yoga Practice & Teaching
Kripalu Yoga, Kripalu Vinyasa, Gentle Yoga, advanced asana, restorative yoga, Yoga Nidra, adapting yoga for accessibility, and trauma-sensitive yoga. Much of this learning has developed not only through formal study, but through years of teaching and working with students across a wide range of bodies, abilities, and experiences.
Breath, Meditation & Contemplative Practice
Pranayama, meditation, Yoga Nidra, chanting, and the study of Sanskrit language, with an ongoing interest in the relationship between breath, attention, awareness, and the nervous system.
Yoga Philosophy & Tradition
A continuing independent study of Sānkhya, Patañjali's Yoga Sutras, the Bhagavad Gita, Tantra, and Hatha Yoga, alongside the broader philosophical and contemplative traditions that inform my practice and teaching.
Ayurveda & Related Studies
Study of the relationship between yoga and Ayurveda, including Uniting Yoga and Ayurveda, and continued exploration of these complementary traditions.
Teachers & Influences
My learning has been shaped by many teachers and colleagues over the years, including Kripalu lineage holders, Stephen Cope, Jill Miller, Katy Bowman, Gil Hedley, Janet Stone, Tara Brach, Sharon Salzberg, David Nichtern, and Dr. Lorin Roche, among others. Their work has expanded how I understand the body, movement, meditation, practice, and teaching.
