My first experience with yoga was in my home. My mother who had discovered yoga in her twenties
kept yoga books around the house and I remember flipping through the pages and seeing a yogi with his
chest proud, jaw open wide, tongue sticking out, eyes rolled back in his head (doing Lion’s Breath) and I
thought to myself ‘Hm, that’s weird.’

It wasn’t until my 20’s that I really began my own yoga practice by coming to Riverflow when I was home
from college as well as visiting different studios as I traveled around different parts of the world. When I
arrived in Istanbul in 2014, I not only found a place that I wanted to call home for a while, I found an
amazing yoga studio that helped me hone my asana practice and awaken the spiritual practice as well.
Once you start walking a path, the subsequent footsteps come more naturally. In 2017 I completed my
200 RYT at Yogafly in Auburn, AL. It was during teacher training and also in coping with the devastating
loss of someone very dear to me when I discovered Yoga Therapy. I knew I not only wanted to teach
yoga, but also be able to use it as a healing modality for others who are suffering. Currently, I am
attending the Kripalu School of Integrative Yoga Therapy with an amazing faulty of teachers. I believe
that yoga therapy offers a holistic approach to health, wellness and healing by combining yoga’s most
powerful tools—asana, pranayama, mudra, yoga nidra, and meditation.

In my classes I focus on striking a balance between strength and flexibility, effort and release. I strive to
cultivate a positive, safe, and joyful space. My hope is that you will feel more empowered on your own
path of self-discovery and knowledge.