Hello and Welcome!

My tender love for this practice started 10 years ago at the age of 22. I had found Youtube videos, the well known 'Yoga With Adriene', and was hooked. I knew I needed more. I loved the calmness it gave me, the release of built up emotions, the high of an intense class, and later the release of a slow restorative one. I eventually started gaining confidence to take yoga classes at my local gym. I felt in awe of the incredibly confident and warm instructors. I knew I wanted more of that in my life. I completed my 200 HR YTT in 2015 at Jala Yoga in Shepherdstown, WV with some really incredible people. I've found most that've gone through this have a similar experience, it's such a wild but beautifully life changing journey.

I taught at various gyms, the Parks and Recreation Center, a series at a local high-school, and various yoga studios for a while after my training. I loved the connections with the people I would meet. Seeing that same release and new love for the practice show in their energy and face at the end of a class. It warmed my heart and felt so right!

Life has its moments and finances became a priority. While I knew other instructors were able to make a living doing this amazing practice, I just wasn't there. I was fortunate to obtain another dream job of mine as a Kindergarten teacher. Every school year I would tell myself that one day I would go back to teaching yoga again. After 4 years I realized the only way that was going to happen was if I made it a priority. I knew I was losing touch with that part of my life that had brought me so much joy. Things needed to shift. I started attending classes, workshops, and my own monthly online membership with a local teacher and soon came back to this deeper calling. I wanted to share this great practice with others again.

Truly, I like to think I found yoga much earlier in life. I can clearly remember as a young girl I had a lot of alone time. I was always doing poses and holding them for long periods of time way before I even knew yoga was a thing. To be honest I just looked at it as stretching. As wild as it sounds, I envisioned myself one day showing others these movements. In these moments I would also feel this deep connection to what I refer to as Spirit, or God. I would feel this immense love, and connection that kept me from feeling alone. I am incredibly grateful for that early connection and am honored to be able to share this practice with others.