Since the day I stepped foot into that Los Angeles Bikram Yoga studio as an unhappy young woman suffering from a debilitating eating disorder, low self-esteem, and other addictive behaviors, the pursuit of happiness through this ancient spiritual practice fast became the center of my existence.

For fifteen years, I have been a practicing Nicherin Buddhist and a dedicated practitioner of traditional methodologies of Hatha, Ashtanga-vinyasa, Bikram and Therapeutic Yoga. I teach what I practice and I am able to motivate people of all abilities and levels. In my classes, workshops, and private sessions, you will see me sharing my knowledge and offering individual guidance to enable people to develop and work through their circumstances. Through a yoga practice you will have better tools to develop your life, cultivate inner strength, and ultimately realize your own potential.

I am an ordinary woman carrying out a human existence that is healed beyond what I imagined was possible. I believe in individual sovereignty and cooperation, the power of creative expression, in the practice of yoga and in never giving up. I believe in practicing the correct technique with the right amount of effort. The most important thing I know from experience is that we all have the power to create lives for ourselves that reflect the content of our heart’s desires if we base our actions in society on human happiness and individual empowerment. I believe the ripple effect of a single person’s life can heal the universe.

My yoga journey began in 2005 and has taken me to India and all over the United States including Portland, Los Angeles, Seattle and Birmingham to teach, train, study and practice with some of the best teachers in the world. I am happy to be back home in the beautiful Pacific Northwest teaching Hot Bikram Yoga and Ashtanga-vinyasa Yoga at local yoga studios in Portland and Vancouver.