I’ve been joyfully supporting families for over 20 years as a yoga teacher, child advocate, doula and therapist.
I began teaching yoga in 2000 after having my second baby. My yoga practice, including mindfulness, saved me as a new mom and greatly impacted my parenting.
The effect was so profound I began specializing in Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga and have been training teachers for over 10 years.
I became certified at the 500 hour level in 2003, have earned advanced accreditations from Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 500, RPYT, and YACEP) and have trained in Yoga Therapy for 2 years.
In 2012, I became a birth doula, registered by DONA International.
Prior to teaching yoga I worked as a therapist at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and grief counselor at Peter’s Place, applying my Master’s in Drama Therapy from NYU. Throughout this time I’ve been a court appointed special advocate through CASA Youth Advocates.
As a teacher I want to do whatever possible to break down barriers of access to yoga practice and to quality pre & postnatal care, in small part by speaking to the discrepancies our system of class and race have on birth in my teaching, and advocating for all families. 10% of my teaching profits will go to Black Mamas Matter Alliance who ‘envision a world where Black moms have the rights, respect, and resources to thrive before, during and after pregnancy and the Maternity Care Coalition whose mission is to ‘ improve the health and well-being of pregnant women and parenting families, and enhance school readiness for children 0-3.’
My gratitude for my teachers is immense. I honor and give credit to the teaching lineage from Shri Yogendra in Classical Hatha Yoga through YogaLife Institute. I fulfilled a dream and had the honor of studying with Hansaji Jayadeva Yogendra along with other Indian teachers and students at The Yoga Institute in Mumbai, India last year.
To learn more about me, my teachers and what I value, I invite you to check out my Journal.
