One of my favorite childhood memories is taking family vacations in Lake George with my mom, dad, and brother. We would play the "truck game" on the drive up and back. All of us picked a color and whoever saw the most of their color won. I sat up front with my dad and kept score. When we got there, we would spend hours at the pool - going down the slide and jumping in and out. I didn't care if my hair was wet or how I looked in a bathing suit. At night, we would go to dinner, buy souvenirs, and play mini golf. It was simple, yet I was so present in those moments. It was complete body and mind freedom.
I love teaching yoga because I love everything about yoga and I believe in it 100 percent! This practice has completely changed my life for the better in so many ways. I truly believe yoga saved me by giving me purpose, healing, and new meaning to my life when I needed it most. My mission is to inspire others to fall in love with yoga like I have and commit to doing the work in order to live life as their greatest self. Another reason I love teaching yoga is because I have the honor to meet so many like-minded individuals who roll out their mat day after day. I love making connections with people and being immersed in this incredible community.
A life lesson I’ve learned from my yoga practice is how to dissolve the blocks, or limiting beliefs, that all of us have in our minds. These beliefs hold us back from our greatest potential by telling us we "cant". This is why a yogi must play their edge in poses in order to break through the boundaries that our minds hold us to. I've learned that when I embody this edge on and off the mat, the possibilities become endless!
Three words that describe my teaching style:passionate, encouraging, relatable
When I’m not teaching yoga, you’ll find me at breathe practicing yoga! Also, at Wegmans working in the kitchen, at home in my own kitchen cooking or baking vegan food, running and biking in the sunshine, traveling and taking a yoga training, and spending time with loved ones at home or at a favorite restaurant.
Three people who inspire me are (besides this entire breathe community!) - I'm inspired by my mom and dad for their undeniable strength and resilience, their hard work ethics, and their unconditional love. I wish I could write about the different ways I'm inspired by so many of the teachers at breathe, but my third person is definitely Ryan Barry, whos words and overall way of being push me and inspire me to be something greater than myself.
One of my favorite quotes is: "be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire".