I aim to teach people how to feel better in their bodies, heal from trauma, and accept God’s overwhelming goodness and grace. My mission is to assist you in turning your wounds into weapons. I help my students to acknowledge and correct poor alignment; use the breath to calm the nervous system; and stretch and strengthen the body and mind. My goal is for each student to find success in their yoga practice, regardless of their skill level, abilities, or age. 

Yoga has strengthened my relationships with God, family, and myself. After miscarriage and having two children in two years, I wrestled with depression. Gifted a yoga set from my sisters, I began practicing to connect with myself in a positive way. My history also includes five concussions, and traumatic events and relationships. Although I still occasionally battle with anxiety, depression, and bouts of vertigo, yoga has helped me to increase proprioception and develop good habits that are beneficial to my mental health. Yoga has helped me forge a healthier outlook of life both physically and mentally.

I am a work in progress. This path Jesus placed me on will take a lifetime to complete, and I choose to approach it one breath at a time.

CERTIFICATIONS:

·   FOUNDATIONS OF YOGA FOR MENTAL HEALTH (100-hour Certification) with Ashley Turner, (in progress).

·         REGISTERED YOGA TEACHER (200-hour Yoga Alliance Certification) with Renew Yoga, (in progress).

·   YOGARENEW YIN (20-hour Certification) with Kate Lombardo & Renew Yoga, Mar. 2023.

·   YOGAFAITH SOZO & SOMATICS (50-hour Certification) with YogaFaith, Dec. 2021.

·         ADULT & PEDIATRIC FIRST AID/CPR/AED (6-hour Certification) with American Red Cross, Aug. 2021.

·   YOGAFAITH MASTER TRAINER (300-hour Certification) with YogaFaith, Jan. 2021.

·   YOGA SHRED (60-hour Certification) with Sadie Nardini, Jan. 2020.

·   TRAUMA SENSITIVE YOGAFAITH (100-hour Certification) with YogaFaith, June 2019.      

·        Y4A: YOGA FOR AMPUTEES (60-hour Certification) with Marsha Therese Danzig, Nov. 2017.

·         HOLY YOGA TOUCH (10-hour Certification) with Holy Yoga, Oct. 2016.

·         HOLY YOGA THERAPY (300-hour Certification) with Holy Yoga, June 2016.

·         SILVERSNEAKERS CLASSIC & YOGA (2, 2-hour Certifications) with Heathways, May 17, 2015. (expired)

·         HOLY YOGALATES (15-hour Certification) with Holy Yoga, Dec. 2014.

·         HIP & LOWER BACK PAIN & DYSFUNCTION TRAINING (8-hour workshop) with Jonnie Goodmanson , Feb. 2014.

·         REGISTERED HOLY YOGA INSTRUCTOR (100-hour Certification) with Holy Yoga, Sept. 2013.

·         REGISTERED YOGA TEACHER (200-hour Yoga Alliance Certification) with Studio Om, January 2012.