I came to yoga from a background in long distance running looking for a way to “gain flexibility”. Little did I know that the “flexibility” I would gain would be accompanied by a profound appreciation for the healing practice of yoga for my body, mind, and spirit. I have been practicing yoga since 2007 and teaching yoga since 2014. I completed my yoga teacher training through Empowered Yoga in Wilmington, Delaware in 2014 (RYT200) and am working toward my 500-hour RYT certification. I am also a certified meditation instructor who leads meditation classes targeting the “twenty something” age group. I am a faculty member in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Delaware where I do research on the brain mechanisms of memory. I teach a popular course called “Mindfulness and the Brain” along with other neuroscience undergraduate and graduate courses. I strive to bring a calm, healing energy to my yoga classes. I encourage my students to, in Pema Chödrön’s words, “start where you are” and to allow the yoga practice to acquaint them with their inherent goodness.