my story
Yoga found me in my living room in 2002. My older sister was following along with a VHS tape and I watched from the back of the room in awe until eventually, I joined in. We didn't know it then, but with each twist and fold we could feel our worries begin to melt.
In my twenties, the practice helped me loosen my grip on control and learn to love myself through the pressures of young adulthood. In my thirties, meditation taught me that stillness could transform arrows into flowers. Now, as a teacher, I aim to be a conduit for that same loving transformation, walking alongside you on the path toward self-realization.
In addition to teaching private sessions and events, I teach a weekly class for graduate students through UC Irvine Campus Recreation. When I'm not on my mat, you can find me at my full-time marketing job, running at the beach, or cuddled up with my cat, Atticus.
Certifications & Trainings
200-Hour Yoga Teacher Certification, Orange Coast College, 2025
Trained under Ashley McKeachie, MA, C-IAYT, ERYT 500 in the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (KYM) tradition
“Yogic By Nature” Yoga Philosophy 75-Hour Module, Eoin Finn, Blissology Yoga, 2023
“Commit to Bliss” Retreat, Eoin Finn, Blissology Yoga, 2015
Sometime in 2003 - my practice first started in our family room with my sister, our aunt, and a VHS tape
August 2009 - triangle pose
September 2010 - easy seat
May 2011 - side plank
May 2011 - crow
October 2011 - upward facing dog
October 2012 - headstand
November 2012 - humble warrior
November 2012 - crow
December 2012 - headstand with lotus feet
May 2013 - low lunge twist
May 2013 - warrior 2
January 2014 - crescent moon
September 2014 - becoming still
April 2015 - fallen angel
June 2015 - modified side plank during SUP yoga at the yoga journal conference in San Diego
June 2015 - balancing cat during SUP yoga at the yoga journal conference in San Diego
June 2015 - low lunge twist at nooner yoga with Eoin Finn in Vancouver
June 2015 - tadasana with a side bend at nooner yoga with Eoin Finn in Vancouver
July 2015 - Commit to Bliss yoga retreat with Eoin Finn and Insiya Rasiwala of Blissology
July 2015 - Commit to Bliss yoga retreat with Eoin Finn and Insiya Rasiwala
October 2015 - forearm stand
January 2016 - handstand practice in Santa Cruz
October 2016 - wise words from Ram Dass
August 2019 - iRest yoga nidra practice with Kim Humphrey at Sukha Yoga Austin
September 2019 - headstand at Sukha Yoga Austin
October 2019 - meditation at Sukha Yoga Austin
May 2020 - flying figure four with blocks
May 2020 - sleeping pigeon with blocks
April 2019 - handstand
July 2023 - Yogic by Nature philosophy certification with Eoin Finn in Victoria, BC
July 2023 - Yogic by Nature retreat with Eoin Finn in Victoria, BC
July 2023 - Yogic by Nature retreat with Eoin Finn in Victoria, BC
March 2024 - Yoga Optimized workshop with Eoin Finn in Encinitas, CA
October 2024 - extended side angle
November 2024 - 200-hr yoga teacher training with Ashley McKeachie at Orange Coast College
February 2025 - park practice during my 200-hr yoga teacher training
March 2025 - private yoga session
March 2025 - community yoga class at Sports Basement
March 2025 - community yoga class at Sports Basement
April 2025 - teaching hatha yoga level 2 at Orange Coast College
April 2025 - teaching hatha yoga level 2 at Orange Coast College
April 2025 - teaching hatha yoga level 2 at Orange Coast College
May 2025 - 200-hr yoga teacher training with Ashley McKeachie at Orange Coast College
April 2025 - teaching vinyasa yoga at UCI Campus Recreation
May 2025 - 200-hr yoga teacher training final audition with Ashley McKeachie at Orange Coast College
June 2025 - 200-hr yoga teacher training graduation ceremony with Ashley McKeachie at Orange Coast College
September 2025 - Teaching yoga at The Relational Summit hosted by Elizabeth Armstrong, MA, LMFT and Chris Hoff, PhD, LMFT in Sedona
February 2026 - co-hosting Narrative Flow Yoga mini-retreat with Danny Livingston, AMFT and Kelsey Wilson, APCC