A yoga pose is like learning to read …  understanding only comes with time, patience and experience.

For me, the practice of yoga has helped me understand what it means to be skillful. It’s not in the sense of fancy poses, but in the willingness to learn and accept the awkwardness of going someplace I’m not comfortable. It started in child’s pose, when I could not touch my buttocks to my heels because my hips were too tight. With years of practice and patience, my own skillfulness is found in recognizing the difference between discomfort and pain, curiosity and ego, acquiesce and intuition. As an instructor I try to facilitate students with their own journey into themselves. I believe precise language is important and repetition is a good thing. In my own practice I do everything slowly, mindfully. It’s also how I teach.

Yoga Training

• Hatha Yoga with Julie Gudmestad, Tiffany Cruikshank, Jill Miller, Seane Corn, Tias Little and Peter Egoscue
• 250 hour Yin with Bernie Clark, Joe Barnett and Marla Erickson
• 350 hour with Yoga For Today (2009 – 2010)