In 1999, a close friend and fellow modern dancer invited me to my first yoga class and I was immediately hooked. Luckily, I was then based in Los Angeles and had unlimited access to Power and Vinyasa Yoga. A few years later, when a whiplash injury and scoliosis started catching up with me, my practice shifted toward the more therapeutic Iyengar method.
In 2005 I received my 230 hour teaching certificate in alignment-based Hatha Yoga with Lillah Schwartz, in Asheville, NC. Over the years I have continued to study with Lillah and with Aadil Palkhivala, both direct students of B.K.S. Iyengar.
In 2014, I completed my Level II-500 hour certification with Lillah Schwartz, with emphasis on yoga’s therapeutic applications in Back Care, Heart Health, the Organ Systems, Sleep Disorders, MS, and the Asymmetric Body. In 2017, after another 3 years of direct mentorship with Lillah, I became a Certified Yoga Therapist through the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT.)
In my classes we learn to master the breath, we create length and space through precision in body alignment, we create awareness and stability through isometric actions within each asana (pose), exploring variation and modification with the use of props, providing every body access to the therapeutic benefit of the asanas.
