I am a Yoga Alliance registered teacher, certified through Tamal Yoga School, successfully completing 200 hours of accredited training. I am currently earning my 500 hour training certificate at Yoga At The Village.

But my story doesn't begin there.

I began practicing yoga in 1998 when, quite reluctantly, I took a yoga class at my gym because my regular aerobics class had been canceled. I’d always thought yoga was something for old ladies and hippies, but I discovered in that one class that yoga was much more than mere stretching. It was the toughest work out I’d ever experienced, and I quickly became enamored with the physical aspect and started attending yoga classes regularly. 

Eventually, I purchased a book called Classic Yoga for Fitness & Relaxation by Vimla Lalvani. It consisted mostly of various hatha poses, but also contained tidbits of yogic philosophy, such as adopting a vegetarian diet. Then, quite by accident while relaxing in Savasana, I was overcome with the realization that there was much more to yoga than just the postures. I then started reading more about yoga, such as Steven Cope’s Yoga and the Search for the True Self and Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda in which yogic philosophies were explored in depth.

I spent several more years attending classes, reading books, and going on yoga retreats. Over the years, I’ve gone through phases where I’ve been very dedicated to my practice and periods of complete abandonment of it in favor of more material pursuits. But I have always come back to yoga in search of uncovering my True Self and living a spiritually motivated life.  

Luckily, my path to enlightenment lead me to a Power Yoga class taught by Tamal Dodge, founder of YogaCo. After studying with him for a year, I enrolled in his Teacher Training course where my knowledge of yoga and yoga philosophy increased exponentially.

But my training will never be "complete," for yoga is a journey.  A long, winding road that ultimately leads to a state of bliss we yogis call Samadhi. Please join me as we travel this path together, discovering our True Selves along the way.