" If you make time for silence, the sacred will unfold. “

— Yogarupa Rod Stryker

My journey towards becoming a devoted yogi, and eventually a yoga teacher, began with the Ashtanga Primary Series. I found the practice physically and mentally challenging while being soothingly meditative and steeped in tradition. As my practice deepened, I began sharing my love of Ashtanga with the incarcerated women of the Richmond City Jail. Witnessing the transformative power of yoga on these women's lives inspired me to follow my dharma and become a certified yoga teacher.
 
I am a certified 500 E-RYT and YACEP (Continuing Education Provider),registered through Yoga Alliance and classically trained at Yoga Source by the international YogaWorks instructor, Anne Van Valkenburg. I currently teach Vinyasa Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Yin, Pranayama (breathwork), and Meditation. I developed and taught 200hour teacher trainings for Atlantic Coast Athletic Club in Richmond, Va. My classes and trainings emphasize anatomy-informed alignment, the breath, and intention, leading to the ultimate cultivation of energy and awareness of presence. I encourage my students to experience yoga through their own bodies' sensations and thought patterns to find a safe and satisfying practice filled with self-compassion and acceptance.

Always a student, I have continued to enrich my practice and inform my students through in-depth training in Yoga Anatomy and Alignment, Pranayama, Meditation, Ayurveda, Tantra in the Sri Vidya Lineage, and Yin.  In 2016 I was initiated into the Tantra Sri Vidya lineage by my primary teacher, Yogarupa Rod Stryker, and began his ParaYoga Master Training, an Advanced 300 hour Yoga Teacher Training Program. Having completed all of the Level One and Level Two trainings, I am currently progressing through the certification process.

It is with humble gratitude to my teachers and my students that I am able fulfill my dharma as a teacher. I am inspired by their dedication, the love of my friends and family, and the many blessings in my life that continue to unfold.
 
Trainings & Certifications
    •    Yogaworks 200-hr Teacher Training

  • Yogaworks 300-hr Professional Program

  • Yoga Anatomy Training Mentorship, Anatomy Academy with Ariel Foster

  • Mastering the Art of Yoga Sequencing with Jason Crandall

•     Yin Yoga Training, Mission Yoga Charleston with Kelly-Jean Moore

  • Yoga Nidra, Rod Stryker through the Himalayan Institute

  • ParaYoga Master Trainings with Rod Stryker

    -Vinyasa Krama: The Energetics of Sequencing

    -Tantra Shakti: The Power and Radiant Soul of Yoga

    -Secrets of the Sutras: Light on Self Mastery

    -Prana Shakti: The Power and Path of Yoga

    -Marma: Principles of Enlightened Practice

    -Four Desires: The Yoga of Fulfillment

    -Kundalini: The Grandeur and Spirit of Yoga

    -Kosha, Kriya, Yoga: Unleashing the Science of Soul

    -Guru Parampara: Empowering the Teacher

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