I’m deeply curious about people.
I’m fascinated by the human body: how it moves, adapts, protects us, compensates, gets stronger, gets stuck, and sometimes does things that makes me ask, “I wonder why it’s doing that?”
I don’t believe there is a single right way to move, heal, or feel well. There is only the way that makes sense for you—your body, your nervous system, your history, your life, and where you are right now.
That belief has grown out of my own journey. I came to yoga teacher training in 2020, initially curious about the movement. What I discovered was something much bigger: a way of understanding the body as deeply connected to every aspect of our lives: our experiences, emotions, beliefs, nervous system, and sense of meaning. I became fascinated by what happens when we stop treating the body as something to control and start listening to it instead.
That curiosity led me to the modalities and approaches I use in my work: Yoga Therapy, Ayurveda, TRE®, QEC, FLAG (Fast Like A Girl) Coaching, along with deeper studies in chronic pain, mental health, pelvic health, cancer and chronic illness, strength, mobility, and the many ways our bodies adapt to the lives we live. Every training has given me another set of questions, and more tools for my therapist toolbox. But collecting tools isn't the point.
Learning how to see the whole person—that is what I bring to my work.
I believe that the body is not a problem to be fixed. It's constantly giving us information—and sometimes we need a little help learning how to listen. Our work together will draw from the many tools in my toolbox. A session might focus on easing a persistent ache, exploring why a movement doesn't feel right, talking about stress or sleep, experimenting with a different way of breathing, or discovering that your body is capable of something you had stopped believing it could do.
The work can be challenging. Often it is quiet. Sometimes it's surprisingly emotional. And sometimes it's just really, really fun. I want you to leave with more than a good stretch or a list of exercises. With every session my goal is for you to understand yourself a little better and to feel more at home in your body. I want you to have more choices, more confidence, more capacity - and maybe even a little more curiosity about this amazing, weird, resilient body you've been given.
I take my work seriously. I don't take myself quite so seriously. There is room for laughter, for experimentation, for celebrating tiny victories that no one else would understand, and for the occasional “Well, that was interesting…”
Healing doesn't have to be solemn to be meaningful. It can include strength and softness. Science and intuition. Structure and play. Effort and rest. And, for me, faith is part of that picture too. If you're curious I'm happy to share more about my faith, and to listen to anything you'd like to share with me about yours.
My role isn't to tell you who you should become. It's to help you become more deeply connected to who you already are—by giving you the tools, understanding, and support to move through life with a little more resilience, freedom, and joy.
I'm still learning, too. And I hope I always will be. Because the more I learn about the human body, the more curious I become.
Certifications:
C-IAYT Certified Yoga Therapist (International Association of Yoga Therapists)
ERYT500 Registered Yoga Teacher (Yoga Alliance)
Certified TRE Provider (TRE Worldwide)
Certified Ayurvedic Health Coach (Kerala Ayurveda Academy)
Certified QEC Practitioner (Dr. Melanie Salmon)
FLAG (Fast Like A Girl) Certified Coach (Dr. Mindy Pelz)
Franklin Method Educator - Level 1
MELT Method - Certified Hand and Foot Instructor, Level 1 Instructor
Tune Up Fitness® Certified (Yoga Tune Up®, Roll Model Method & Body By Breath)
Additional Specializations:
Adaptive Yoga
Cardiac Medical Yoga
Pain Care Aware - Teaching Individuals
Pelvic Floor Yoga - certified by Leslie Howard
Raja Yoga
Stress Management
Therapeutic Yoga - Levels 1 & 2
Yoga for Arthritis - Level 1
YCAT: Yoga Therapy for Cancer and Chronic Illness - Levels 1 & 3
Yinspiration Yin Yoga - Chinese Medicine, Meridian Yoga & Hip Anatomy I; MyoYin, Myofascial Release & Spine Anatomy; AcuYin, Acupressure & Hip Anatomy II
Yoga Wall Fundamentals - Level 1 & Level 2


