I wholeheartedly believe that a consistent, passionate, mindful yoga practice has the power to transform your life. In my classes, you’ll learn simple yet powerful tools to cultivate self-care, compassion, and resilience.

I came to yoga after chronic pain and illness left me feeling helpless and frustrated. With the help of a committed practice, I developed a more loving and understanding relationship with my body and mind, ultimately allowing healing, balancing, and strengthening to occur over time.

I have studied yoga and several traditions of meditation for over a thousand hours with some of the most renowned teachers throughout the world. My teaching is primarily informed by my studies with Gary Kraftsow, Leslie Kaminoff, Sally Kempton, and Pema Chödrön. I consider myself a lifelong student of yoga and continue to train extensively to keep my classes intelligent, fresh, and inspired. I have completed rigorous advanced teacher training in Viniyoga with Gary Kraftsow. I have taught yoga in studios, boardrooms, retreat centers, and one-on-one settings. 

In 2015 I cofounded Room to Breathe, a public yoga studio integrated with a collaborative psychotherapy practice in downtown Chicago. There, I collaborated with therapists and healthcare professionals to make research-based, trauma-sensitive programming accessible to all.

Through Room to Breathe, I designed and taught an intensive 9-month psychologically sensitive yoga teacher training program. I also designed and recorded a 65-hour continuing education program for practicing yoga teachers looking to teach in a more psychologically sensitive manner.

I hold a master’s degree in health communication from Northwestern University, where I studied how mindfulness and yoga can be effectively integrated into the US Healthcare system.