I was first introduced to yoga in college but committed to the practice in a new way while training for the Chicago Marathon in 2011.

Both long distance running and yoga gave me space; the feeling of being small, and expansive, at the same time.

In 2013 I dove into a year long teacher training at Moksha Yoga in Chicago. Throughout the year, I was introduced to various styles, but I fell in love with Ashtanga and Yoga Nidra. Ashtanga gave me structure and grounding; I loved the self-led, silence of the mysore room. Yoga nidra was really my first introduction to yoga through a feminine lens. It felt nurturing, healing, and honestly…like some sort of magic. Though the deepest part of me immediately loved the practice, another part of me was resistant. There was a little voice saying if I was going to a yoga class I should be doing more.

Hesitant to commit to any “one form” as the end-all be-all, I continued to dabble in various styles of yoga, mindfulness, and movement in general in an effort to understand and incorporate multiple perspectives.

These days, what I practice (and teach) is a reflection of that. My most notable influences are probably Yoga Nidra with Uma Dinsmore Tuli, my prenatal/postnatal training with Amala School of Yoga, yoga philosophy studies with Lila Lolling, and my own experiences through pregnancy, birth, and motherhood, which have made my practice more fluid and intuitive.

All of this gets to the heart of why I love yoga so much: it is whatever you need it to be. It meets you exactly where you are.

In addition to my in person offerings, I have several free yoga nidra & meditation tracks up on Insight Timer with more to come. Take a listen. <3 For kids - check out my new, fun, sticker-filled story yoga over on youtube. And finally, I also offer private practices & personalized, co-created nidras and meditations. If you’re curious how these practices might benefit you and/or your community, organization, etc. - connect!