Cilla began her yoga journey in 1974 in Bloomington Indiana where she also completed her MS in biochemistry. Although she subsequently took a long break from formal yoga practice, she found the discipline, breathing and relaxation techniques invaluable and brought them into her daily life. She returned to formal asana practice in 2002. She has practiced with Nancy Schalk, Amy Thomas, and Kate Jones in Indiana. She is currently a student of Susie Huard at Pura Vida Yoga’s Iyengar studio in Boca Raton FL. She finds her personal yoga practice to be essential to healthy ageing. After retiring in 2015, Cilla was drawn to the idea of sharing her love of yoga with others and completed the 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training at Embarque Yoga in November 2017.