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I have loved yoga, the yogic community and philosophy, and my
mat for years. It was not always like that. I remember my first yoga class,
thinking how I would never be able to do anything remotely close to what the
other practitioners were doing. A high school soccer player and a horseback
rider left my hamstrings and hips tight (and I mean
struggling-to-reach-my-shins tight), but as tight and stubborn as they were,
they did start to melt by the compassion of a regular practice.
Yoga for me is about being open to love. Love of the
community, love of the body, and love of the mind. Standing on my head I slowly
began to see the world a little differently and got a new perspective on life.
I experienced the thrills of backbends, the grounding in forward folds, and the
vulnerability and strength of opening my heart to something bigger than me.
Meditation helped me focus so I could do things with purpose
without judging myself if I failed. Consequently I began to accept who I was
and even love myself. The journey of yoga and self-discovery had begun.
Many teachers have supported me along the way. I am thrilled
to be in Chicago where we are so blessed with plenty of extraordinary, rocking,
and astonishing teachers, and I am overjoyed when I get to travel and meet new,
fabulous inspirations.
My wish for my teaching is to inspire and empower others to
express their greatest potential, because everything exists in that
possibility.
I completed 200 hours teacher training in 2008 and I am a
registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance.
I live with my two children in Glenview, where I coordinate a
foreign language program for elementary schools, and where I love to watch
foreign films and read books.
My classes are warm and light with emphasis on breath,
alignment, physical awareness, and opening of the heart.
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