Why Yoga
I began practicing yoga in 1998, to balance the hectic pace of my professional life. Since then, I have found that yoga not only relieves stress but also brings a more balanced perspective to all aspects of my life.
In 2005, I began the Asheville Yoga Center's 230-hour teacher training program, hoping to deepen my own practice. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that not only did I improve my personal practice, but that I find great joy in teaching yoga. I have been sharing my love of yoga with students in Savannah since that time.
My nomadic lifestyle and frequent business travel have given me an opportunity to take a wide variety of yoga classes in a wide variety of locations. In September, 2007, I attended the Yoga Journal conference in Estes Park, Colorado and had the opportunity to take classes from David Swenson, Chuck Miller, Maty Ezraty, Rodney Yee, Shiva Rea, Barbara Benagh, Gary Kraftsow, Tim Miller, and Rod Stryker. I have also taken workshops from Doug Swenson, Richard Freeman, David Life & Sharon Gannon, Tim Miller, David Keil, Andrea Boyd and Barabara Hall.
In November and December of 2007, I studied at the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in Mysore India. For more information on that experience, check out my blog.
Most recently, I completed David Swenson's Ashtanga Teacher Training Course in Winter Park, Florida. I am also certified to teach yoga to senior citizens through the Silver Age Yoga program based in San Diego.
I am drawn to the principles of proper alignment found in the Iyengar and Anusara traditions, as well as the linking of the breath and movement found in Vinyasa yoga. My classes typically combine a series of dynamic, flowing poses with focused instruction about proper alignment.
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
May all beings everywhere experience the blesssings of great happiness!
