YOGA INSTRUCTOR 200 E-RYT /Teaching since 2009

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For me yoga is a lifestyle. I have used this as a method to create health and well-being from the inside out. I view yoga as a way to heal yourself and to bring balance into your life. 

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I found my way to yoga in 2006. I began like many do…in a gym. Yoga ignited my fire for personal growth and transformation. I initially started with a practice and teaching style rooted in Vinyasa. The yoga practice helped me deal with trauma and start my journey, but that was just the beginning. I went on to complete my first Vinyasa Yoga training in 2009 at the Asheville Yoga Center and completed my 240 hour training in 2010. I have continued to do training and study annually with teachers in my area as well as traveling. 

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Currently, my main focus and practice is Ashtanga Yoga. I have maintained a dedicated Ashtanga practice since February 2016. I initially studied and trained under Marsha Mcknight at Balance Yoga Atlanta from 2007-2019. I completed an apprenticeship where I taught alongside her in her Saturday Mysore classes. It was a wonderful opportunity to learn hands-on adjusting as well as how to hold the space of a Mysore Room. I continued learning and invested in my practice and teaching by studying with Taylor Hunt. I studied with Taylor from 2016-2021 and completed multiple Ashtanga Primary Series Intensives, was a Trini Foundation teacher to those in recovery as well as an ambassador, and completed a Mentorship program in 2020.

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I then transitioned to study solely under Kino MacGregor in 2021. I make multiple trips to study with her in Miami and when she travels the southeast. I have completed an Ashtanga Intensive as well as maintained a relationship with my teacher through private lessons. 

My hope is to share yoga with those who are looking for transformation on and off the mat; specifically recovery from Addictions. The Ashtanga yoga method has been paramount in my own recovery process.

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Additional Ashtanga teachers I have studied with: David Swenson, Tim Feldmann, David Robson, Laruga Glasser, Paul Dallaghan, Manju Jois, Sharath Jois. Vinyasa teachers: Stephanie Keach, Tiffany Cruikshank, Neda Draupadi Honarvar, David Regelin, Gillian St. Clair, Gina Minyard, Brian Kest. 

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​Training's & workshops:​

• 2009- Vinyasa Flow Certification through the Asheville Yoga Center

• 2010- Completed 200Hr/ 9 month teacher training through the Asheville Yoga Center

• 2014- 5 Day In depth study of the Ashtanga Primary series with David Garrigues.

• 2016-2019 Ashtanga  Yoga Apprenticeship through Balance Yoga Atlanta

• 2017- Ashtanga & Addiction Forum with Taylor Hunt through the Trini Foundation

• 2018 & 2021 Primary Series Intensive with Taylor Hunt

• 2020 Intermediate Series intensive with Taylor Hunt

• 2020- Mentorship program with Taylor Hunt

• 2021-Current Private lessons with Kino Macgreor

• May 2022 Mysore Intensive with Kino Macgregor

• May 2023 Mysore Week with Sharath Jois at Miami Yoga Garage

• July 2023 Mysore Intensive with Kino Macgregor

• **June 2024 Mysore Intensive with Kino Macgregor

• **October 2024** Attending Mysore week for 2nd time with Sharath Jois In Miami

 

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Thank you to all teachers past, present and future.

When I am not on a yoga mat or behind a desk you can find me hiking with my husband or snuggling with my pups. We have a quiet life south of Atlanta on 6 acres and I am very very grateful.

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