My Yoga Journey

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It all began on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:00am. While earning my BFA in Jazz Dance at University of the Arts, I chose to take yoga as an elective course. The class cracked my heart wide open and I fell in love with the practice... but not at first. 

Yoga is a deep internal practice and, at the time, I was not comfortable sitting with myself. I was content with using external distractions to run from the thoughts and emotions that would creep up in times of solitude. While on my mat, however, I found nowhere to run. It forced me to realize that no matter where I go, I will always be there. It was then that I finally chose to be present and face myself. 

Yoga showed me that my life mirrors where I am in my level of consciousness at any given moment. It made me aware of the effect my own inner dialogue has on my life. I discovered that when I release expectations and judgments, I free myself to the adventures of my life and become more open to what the Universe has in store for me. 

I’ve come to accept that the journey home to SELF is ever changing and unending. The power of sitting with the uncomfortable helps me to better understand myself and progress into my own growth and evolution as I navigate the uncertainty and excitement that awaits me during my time here on earth.

CREDENTIALS

Trainings

My first training took place in July 2017 when I received my 200 Hour Yoga Teacher certification from Blue Osa Yoga School in Costa Rica. Since yoga taught me to face the uncomfortable to facilitate growth, I decided to travel alone to another country for the first time in my life. I learned a ton about myself and the tradition and practice of classical yoga during the 30 day yoga immersion. It was absolutely life changing. 

I have since returned to Blue Osa to assist alongside of Yogi Aaron and Karina Ayn Mirsky in their 200 Hour YTT. My time there opened my eyes to the expansive world of yoga and has inspired me to continue to learn all that the practice has to offer.

Certifications

  • Usui & Tibetan Reiki Master

  • 500 hour yoga teacher training, influenced by the Himalayan tradition of Tantra Hatha yoga, Blue Osa Yoga School, Costa Rica

  • Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™ (AYAMA) Certified Teacher

  • 100 hour level one teacher training with Baron Baptiste, Baptiste Power Yoga, Sedona, Arizona

  • 30 hour yin yoga teacher training, shine power yoga, new jersey

  • Yoga Mindset Coaching™ certified coach, sangha yoga institute, Karina Ayn Mirsky

  • 60 hours Yoga Mindset Coaching™  basic training, sangha yoga institute, Karina Ayn Mirsky

  • 15 hours Yoga Mindset Coaching™ graduate supervision, sangha yoga institute, Karina Ayn Mirsky

  • 40 hour Divine Sleep®️ Yoga Nidra teacher training by Jennifer Reis, Kripalu, Massachusetts

  • 25 hours of leadership & transformation immersion, shine power yoga, NJ