I have always loved playing sports, running, and being fit. I used to think of yoga as a workout and a way to get a good stretch. During my first yoga class I quickly noticed everyone was able to hold each pose with ease.  How was that possible? I was so strong but I couldn’t hold a pose with stillness. I was constantly comparing my stiff body to the other students in the class and getting frustrated when I would fall out of a pose.  It wasn’t until 2017 when my Dad was dying of Cancer that I attended a yoga class thinking, I was just going to get a workout in.  During Savasana, I felt an overwhelming feeling of love and connection to God.  I knew he felt the pain my Dad was enduring and I knew he understood the fear and sadness I was feeling when I was so afraid to lose him.  It had been weeks since I had been able to feel ANY emotion until the last few moments of that class.  I left the studio in tears wondering, “What did that teacher just do to me? How did she open me up? There is more to yoga than the poses.” I had to learn more. 

I signed up for a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training thinking I would never teach. I had never lead group fitness and I wasn’t a fitness instructor. I just wanted to know more. But…then I learned about the 8 limbs and yoga philosophy. I wanted to share these beautiful truths and teachings with anyone who would listen. From that moment on, I dove into the Yoga World head first. It has changed my life and how I view my surroundings. My husband says I’m still the same person, I just wear “yoga goggles” now. Yoga taught me how to quiet my mind and tap into the spirit world. I use yoga to teach others how to come closer to God and feel His love. I feel like I am a yoga missionary :) There is something so much bigger than all of us. And He loves you NO MATTER WHAT!