Hello

I stepped onto a mat for the first time at the ripe old age of 8. At my private school, the students were given options for extracurricular activities. I was only 1 of 4 students out of the entire school to select yoga. Back then, yoga wasn’t mainstream. All 4 of us were hyper self-conscious and I never went back until many years later. A friend encouraged me to take a yoga class with her at a dance studio in DC. It sounded fun and I figured it would be relatively easy. Boy, was I wrong! First, the teacher was drop dead gorgeous…honey-like skin, svelte figure, and a short wavy bob. Second, the class kicked my butt…hard. I couldn’t believe how hard it was! My shoulders were burning and my wrists hurt from holding downward facing dog, a common pose in yoga. Hooked. I was hooked ever since. 

 

Soon after, I did my first teacher training, a 50 hr vinyasa course simply to deepen my practice. They encouraged us to find our own voices and let that shine through when teaching. I quickly discovered I had a knack for it. Once I graduated, I hustled to find jobs where I could offer this practice which I’ve come to adore. I started teaching at Gold’s Gym and also pursued my first 200 hr power yoga teacher training. Subsequently, I continued on to invest in many more trainings including Baptiste Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga with Tim Miller, Shiva Rea’s 500hr, and many more. 

 

Over several years of practice, I started incurring injuries. They’re mainly from instabilities in my body mechanics. I came across Ido Portal, a well-known movement icon and started my journey there into movement culture. The next two years transformed not only my practice, but I also became very strong. Strict muscle-ups and handstand presses to name a few. I started to incorporate some of these movement principles into my teaching. It made a huge difference in people’s practices. Emphasizing mobility while maintaining stability was a game changer. Very soon, students were able to access more depth and function through these principles. 

 

I designed MO+RE, an acronym for mobility and recovery, movement refined. Harnessing the craft of yoga asana (postures) and mixing it with sound mobility tools, equaled a recipe for optimizing the human experience through mindfulness, movement, and meditation.

 

In 2012, I opened Prana Vibe, a strength & conditioning and yoga studio in Northern Virginia, and impacted so many lives in our community. In 2020, I closed the studio and went on to pursue other things. Currently, I’m the yoga director for XCAL, a shooting sports and fitness facility in Ashburn, VA. I’m excited to continue the evolution of sharing this healing and empowering practice to others. 

 

I live in Northern Virginia with the love of my life, and my two furbabies Mochi and Luna. I enjoy rockclimbing, hiking, shooting, and archery.