Description: Experienced yoga and pilates teacher located in Long Beach, California. Private, group, corporate, and special event classes.
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I stepped into a yoga studio for the first time in 2008 after a friend “convinced” me to go with her. At the time, I was really struggling to manage my stress and anxiety levels and was feeling insecure and disconnected. I had always been interested in trying yoga, but I felt like it wasn't for me. I didn’t consider myself athletic or flexible, and I most definitely was not peaceful like all the other people who practiced yoga seemed to be! However, I learned very quickly that you don’t have to be “good” at
All it took was that one class for me to feel ready to show up on my own...and I continued to show up, because the more I went to yoga the more it felt like little pieces of the practice were being carried with me off of my mat and in to my life. In college, I chose to major in Sociology to better understand the world around me, but it was many years as a student of yoga that ultimately led me to a better understanding of myself in the world. After I came to realize how truly transformative and empowering t
I completed my 200 hour certification in 2012 through True Flow Yoga as well as the Yoga Therapy RX level one program at Loyola Marymount University in 2014. Those first two trainings were a jumping point for me to become more interested in refining my teaching skills and explore other forms of movement. I have since received extensive training in anatomy and sequencing and along with teaching yoga, I also lead fitness-based group classes, hold barre and mat pilates certifications, and train/mentor new teac