K A R M A | action

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Educator/Faculty Roles

*For 200 HR Yoga Teacher Trainings
Lead Instructor
| Dwell Within YTT
Lead Instructor | Hawaii Yoga Institute
Guest Faculty
| Project Koa Yoga
Guest Faculty | Tulādhara Yoga
Guest Faculty
| Yoga off East
Lead Instructor | Tulādhara Yoga (2018-20)

Professional Roles

Consultant | Chiefs for Change
Panelist | Holding Space - Racism
Curriculum Writer | Tulādhara Yoga YTT
Training Assistant |
Thai Yoga Bodywork

Certifications

Daring to Rest Facilitator (Yoga Nidra)
500-HR YTT |
8 Limbs Yoga (Seattle, WA)
200-HR YTT | Kripalu Center (Lenox, MA)
95-HR Children’s Yoga | Yoga Ed (Hawaii)
75-HR Thai Yoga | Michael Sitzer (NC)
72-HR Anusara Yoga TT | Raleigh, NC

Dance/Movement Training

Doonya: Bolly/Bhangra Dance (20hr)
Nia Technique Training (56hr)
Bharātanāṭyam
Instruction (8yrs)

D H A R M A | inner truth  

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To nurture, guide and uplift
So that all beings see their goodness
inherent wisdom and power

Inspired to feel unequivocally radiant
On the inside and out.


Yoga is a deep spiritual practice that embeds into our daily actions and thought processes.  It is not about perfection or doing something right; it is about rediscovering the joy of being in our own presence, exactly as we are in this moment.

Many engage in yoga seeking physical benefits but soon realize it touches every aspect of who we are, offering us spiritual maturity and mental agility through life's ups and downs.  Yoga challenges us to lean into our discomfort, to grow capable of operating from and for our highest good. Through our practice, we become kinder and more tolerant toward others. We recognize that our individual liberation is entirely connected to collective liberation.

S A N G H A | tribe

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LAS CRUCES, NM (2022 - present)

Dwell Yoga Collective | 2023
Project Koa Yoga | 2022 - present
Hawaii Yoga Institute  |  2020 - present
Wounded Warrior Project | 2018 - present
Tulādhara Yoga  |  2017 - present

KAILUA, HI (2020 - 2022)

Source Yoga  | 2017 - 2022
Bliss Body Yoga  |  2013 - 2021

TACOMA, WA (2017-2020)

Yoga Wild | 2019 - 2020
tacOMa yoga  |  2017 - 2020
Morgan Family YMCA  |  2017-18 

RALEIGH, NC (2009-2016)

Blue Lotus  |  2014 - 2016
Svāhā Yoga  | 2012 - 2013
Studio Hargett  |  2010 - 2011
Yoga Warriors  | 2010 - 2012
Blue Point Yoga  | 2010
Gateway Yoga  |  2009 - 2011
Wellness for Warriors | 2009 - 2011


Yoga Trainings - Online (live)

Daring to Rest (Yoga Nidra) Facilitator Training (120 hr) | Karen Brody
Roots & Branches of Yoga (24 hr) | Ramesh Bjonnes & Marcy Goldstein
Deity: The Path to Liberation (8 hr) | Dr. Kavitha Chinnaiyan
Bhakti Yoga (18 hr) | Dr. Edwin Bryant
Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali (8 hr) | Dr. Edwin Bryant
Shiva Stories (12 hr)
| Dr. Raj Balkaran
Traditions of Meditation (8 hr) | Tias Little
Intro to Vedic Chanting (12 hr)
| Tara Mitra
Vocal Awakening Course (8 hr) | Noelani Love
Self-Mastery Module (60 hr) | Kia Miller
Kundalini Home Retreat (60 hr) | Kia Miller
TCTSY Trauma Yoga (20 hr) | Alli Ewing
Bhakti Yoga/Chanting: Yoga of the Heart (60 hr) | Janet Stone
Chakras Illuminated (10 hr) | Christopher Hareesh Wallis, PhD

Much gratitude to all of my teachers, most important of all—my mom, who ingrained in me much of what I have lived and embodied today in the yoga and Ayurveda traditions.


Yoga Trainings - In Person/Live

Skill in Action (20 hr) | Michelle C. Johnson
Restorative Yoga (20 hr) | Claudette Evans
ParaYoga Nidra (40 hr) | Rod Stryker
Off The Mat Training (8 hr) | Carrington Jackson
Chakra Healing (20 hr) | Shari Friedrichsen
Shamanic Reiki I & II (20 hr) | Lori Ferry
Pre/Postnatal Yoga (20 hr) | Megan Sloan
Yin Yoga (20 hr) | Melina Meza
The Four Desires (20 hr) | Rod Stryker
Foundations of Tantra (20 hr) | Gary Kraftsow
Yoga Warriors Training (20 hr) | Lucy Cimini
Connected Warriors Training (6 hr)