I love to move, and I’ve been a mover for over 30 years. I started with ballet, diving, swimming, Mat Pilates, and weights. I found yoga, stand up paddle, and machine Pilates. Yoga and Pilates in particular stuck out - the grace, the precision, and the feelings of freedom, strength, and wholeness.

However, along the way I kept getting banged up. I tore muscles and cartilage and I developed chronic neuromuscular and fascial pain, some of which took me almost entirely away from movement for years. To try to understand my own situation, I dove into studying anatomy, kinesiology, the body systems. I went deep into the subtle studies of breath and energy, of philosophies and spiritualities to cultivate a steady mind and integrated perspectives on my own nature.

I’m proud to bring all of this learning to my students and clients, who’ve been with me for almost 15 years. I’m known for light and joyful style, but I also insist on good, hard work. It’s the best way I know how to keep moving through.

Thanks for visiting, and hope to see you in the studio (or at a bakery) soon!

Qualifications, education, and experience

Pilates

  • Balanced Body Comprehensive Instructor - Trained in Mat, Reformer, and Apparatus

  • Advanced Movement Practitioner in-training with Nora St. John and Nancy Myers (low back and pathology specialist)

  • Foot + Gait - Ongoing mentorship with Nancy Myers and Monique Convertito

Yoga

  • American Yoga Council - Certified Yoga Teacher Level 3 (CYT 3)

  • Yoga Alliance - Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher, 500 hour (E-RYT 500)

  • Vesselify School of Yoga

    • Certified Advanced Teacher (1000+ hours) and Teacher Trainer

    • 4-year one-on-one mentorship with founder and head trainer, Amy Ippoliti

  • Dr. Douglas Brooks - Advanced Studies in philosophy, myth, and literature - 2014-Present

  • Advanced training in yoga nidra and breathwork (pranayama)

  • Yoga Teacher Trainer for 200 and 500-hour level teacher trainings

  • Workshop Leader in multiple disciplines in national and international locations

  • Corporate yoga instructor, including phRMA, Rails to Trails, The Smithsonian, American University, and more

Additional experience

  • Maui School of Therapeutic Massage - Massage Therapy Licensure program - 750 hours

    • Licensed Massage Therapist (2016-2026)

    • Advanced training in Craniosacral Therapy and myofascial release

  • Curriculum creation and design of multiple yoga workshops and teacher training programs for individual and studio clients

  • Advanced Practitioner in-training, Patrick McKeown’s Oxygen Advantage Method™

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