About Me
How I Got Here
I took my first yoga class in a church basement in Fort Collins, Colorado in 1998. At the time I was working as project manager for a software services company specializing in digital mapping and electrical engineering. I was burning the candle at both ends. Jogging in the dark before I commuted 45 minutes to work was not helping my stress levels. A co-worker suggested yoga. I remember being cautious but curious. I kept going even though I wasn't sure if I liked it. When I moved to California I found out that not all yoga involved heavy breathing and essential oils. At that point I started to enjoy the journey and took a class every Sunday night with a lovely teacher named Hellen. When I moved to Savannah, Georgia in 2004, I started practicing 3-5 times a week and it seemed like the yoga started working. What I know now is that yoga doesn't work - the consistent practice of yoga is what works.
FORMAL Yoga Training
2005-2006 Asheville Yoga Center Teacher Training, 200 Hours
2007 Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute Mysore India, One Month Intensive
2008 Silver Age Yoga Teacher Training, 40 Hours
2008 David Swenson Ashtanga Yoga Training, 40 Hours
2009 Mbody Yoga Teacher Training, 200 Hours
2009-2021 Baptiste Power Yoga Institute Levels 1-3 + FIT to LEAD 500+ Hrs
2012-2013 Effiji Breath Training Intensive
2018 Relax Into Yoga for Seniors, Duke Center for Integrative Medicine
FORMAL Meditation Training
2010 Dhamma Patapa Vipassana Center, Jesup, Georgia, 10 Day Silent Retreat
2012-2019 Teijo Munnich, various Dharma Talks and 1 Day Silent Retreats
2014 Michael Stone, Inner Tradition of Yoga, Asheville Yoga Center
2017 Cognitively-Based Compassion Training (CBCT®) Foundation Course, Emory University
2019 Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART): A Relaxation Response Resiliency Program®
2021 Pema Chodron, The Sacred Journey
2021 Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield, Power of Awareness Course
2023-2024 Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program, Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield (currently enrolled)