As a private instructor, I work closely with each client to design a program which specifically addresses their physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual concerns. In all teaching, I emphasize increasing vital energy, concentration, awareness of well-being, and self-acceptance.

E D U C A T I O N
Sivananda Yoga Teachers Training Certification, Almeria, Spain, 1998
Diane Wilson private Yoga Teacher Training, 3 months, Portland, OR, 1997
Synergy/ Bikram Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga College of India, Portland, OR, 1995

E M P L O Y M E N T
Equinox Fitness, Westwood & Santa Monica, CA -- (Dec. 2005 – Present)
I teach gentle and all levels classes at these exclusive, client-oriented fitness centers.

Yogavilla, North Hollywood, CA -- (Feb. 2004 – April 2006)
I lead a meditation class followed by an all levels, vigorous, spiritually focused flow at this beautiful yoga haven in North Hollywood.

Liberation Yoga, Los Angeles, CA -- (August 2004 – Dec. 2004)
At this ecclectic and truly liberating yoga center I am free to bring all of my various training and techniques to fruition in advanced classes featuring exotic asanas and more esoteric practices to deepen self-awareness.

Mark Blanchard's Power Yoga, Los Angeles, CA -- (July 2003 - March 2004)
At this studio, I taught a vigorous, safe, and awareness-centered vinyasa flow. The classes I taught here were within the guidelines of Mark Blanchard's teaching principles.

Park Slope Yoga and Life in Motion, New York, NY -- (Feb. 2000 - Feb. 2002)
I worked with hundreds of students in classes of 20 to 60 yogis. Both studios cultivated an environment of exploration and dedication. I taught beginning, intermediate and advanced classes as well as frequently subbed prenatal classes.

Yoga People, Brooklyn Heights, NY -- (Sept. 2000 - Feb. 2002)
In this neighborhood studio I had the opprotunity to work more intimately with individuals, structuring classes for specific needs and growth while charting their progress in intermediate to advanced classes.

Atmanada Yoga and Ayurveda Center, New York, NY -- (April 2001 - Feb. 2002)
I taught beginning classes focusing on alignment principles and breath.

Center for Urban Community Services, New York, NY -- (May 2001 - Feb. 2002)
A drop-in center in Harlem for homeless and transitioning people. We worked with simple movements, awareness and breath techniques, and meditation.

Body Moves Dance Studio, Portland, OR -- (Feb. 1997 - Sept. 1999)
As a program designer and teacher, I created a multi-level yoga program. It began as three classes per week and grew to eight classes per week. I conducted workshops in partner yoga and vajra yogini.

24 Hour Fitness, Portland, OR -- (May 1998 - August 1999)
Working in a gymnasium, I instructed people with various degrees of commitment and fitness. Some students used yoga to treat sports injuries. My class was featured on Good Day, Oregon, a regional morning program.

Yoga College of India, Portland, OR -- (April 1996 - Dec. 1996)
Taught 26 posture Bikram flow.

W O R K S H O P S
Prenatal Teacher Training at OM Yoga, New York, NY, 2001
Bob Smith intensive, Portland, OR, 1998, 1999
Beryl Bender-Birch and Thom Birch intensive, Portland, OR, 1997
Kali Ray, Portland, OR, 1996