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I took my first yoga class over thirty years ago while in college.

 

After suffering with back pain for months, I tried yoga. I had seen my best friend and walking buddy reap the benefits of her weekly class.  I found relief from back pain but also discovered surprising benefits; I felt more much calmer, stronger, more energetic and less anxious.

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I was so inspired, I trained to teach yoga after finishing my BA in education. I've studied, practiced, and taught ever since.

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When I became a mom fifteen years ago (and had three children within six years,) I became determined to find or develop essential, beneficial practices for myself and my students.

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 I continue to teach and develop these essential practices today.  Back care, neck and shoulder relief, digestive support, lymphatic health, headache relief...these are a few of the topics we visit regularly in classes. 

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 Some key trainings over the past three decades:

 Kripalu Yoga Certification

Certification in Structural Yoga Therapy (a four year training.)

Immersion in back care studies and over twenty years of teaching workshops in this topic

Restorative Yoga studies and three decades of teaching in this area

Lymphatic Yoga certificate/training with Yoga Medicine (2022)

Anatomy Bites Training

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I founded and have run two brick and mortar studios and developed and ran  a teacher training program for dedicated students. 

 

I love to learn and am constantly studying from a therapeutic lens. 

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I am an amateur illustrator.  I draw Sketchnotes and use these to organize my yoga class ideas;  I share some of these as aids for my students. 

 

When classes moved to Zoom in 2020, I was surprised to find I loved the format.  Many students were and are more consistent in their practice when they can practice from the convenience and comfort of home.  Students share how much freedom they feel,  to go at their own pace in a space that feels more private than a studio.    

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My husband and I are homeschool parents. We also spend a lot of time on the renovation of our house and property.  

I love walking our sweet dogs or curling up with a cup of tea, a book, with one of our cats on my lap.  We love to travel with our three kids and learn about U. S. history ( and dinosaurs!)  

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