I grew up in a family of athletes and always gravitated towards various types of movement, particularly as it related to fitness and athletics. But in my early twenties it was in a yoga class when I realized that movement doesn’t have to have a goal. I discovered that movement could simply be a pathway for self-exploration, expression and pleasure. I loved the way I felt after a class: centered, steady, grounded and alive. I was hooked. I completed my 200-hour yoga certification in 2009, followed by my 300-hour certification in 2011. I’ve been teaching ever since. 

I feel fortunate to be able to share what I love about movement and mindfulness with my students. With hundreds of hours of study in anatomy, restoratives, somatics, meditation, prenatal/postnatal, trauma-informed, and therapeutic style practices, my current classes are joyously informed by my love of humanity and a wonder for the natural world. I teach according to the seasons and the rhythms of nature, both around us and within us. I am inspired by anatomy and the exquisite workings of the human body, and I am intrigued by the aspects of us that we cannot see or touch, but that we know are there and that we can feel. My hope is that students will leave my classes feeling more present; more embodied and aware of their aliveness and all that connects us. 

I was born in Utah, raised in Minnesota, and have been deeply formed by both landscapes. I lived in NYC for 12 years before relocating with my husband and twins to the Hudson Valley, where I currently live in Clermont. I feel most comfortable when my bare feet are dangling in water or touching the earth. I love to dance, read, hike, travel, swim, cook and drink coffee in the earliest hours of the morning.