My yoga practice is rooted in the Ashtanga Yoga Darsana, including teaching methodologies in practice and instruction as understood in the Krishnamacharya Lineage style and methodology. 

I came to yoga at a very young age but did not begin to truly embrace the practice until 2015 when I became very ill. Through a dedicated yoga practice, Ayurveda (a natural system of medicine originating in India), and other healing modalities, I was able to find my health again. Shortly after my recovery I began working with federal agencies, universities, and Tribal communities in North America and abroad as a Cultural Anthropologist on projects that supported environmental and cultural protection along with providing racial equity and social justice.

In 2023, I decided to officially become a certified yoga teacher which deepened my work and advocacy for social justice. This was not unexpected, as yoga inherently welcomes equity; it is about self exploration and development, self expression, and liberation for all. I wanted to become a yoga teacher to create a safe space for EVERYONE to practice yoga regardless of their background. It was Krishnamacharya that said, “if you can breathe you can do yoga.”