Life begins  with an inhalation, the fundamental breath, a pillar of the yogic practice. Raised in Brooklyn, as a young dancer, I  hopped on the D train to ballet classes at the Clark Center on 8th Ave., and Jazz classes with Luigi on W. 55th St.  Performed in NYC,  Boston,   and  New England,  taught dance  and holistic movement, in Manhattan, and on Long Island at the High School of the Arts,  coached fitness at the original  David Barton Gym on 6th Ave., while studying anatomy, physiology and nutrition to support my clients and students.  During this time, my best friends, fellow dancers, & artists, in NYC were  dying, from AIDS.  Searching  for an understanding of this tragic time, brought me to yoga, and its ancient philosophy, of  liberating  the light of our beings, to share  with others. Yoga  guides us  to an expansive consciousness,  of our journey on this earth. The physical postures are  containers to explore body, breath,  mind, and spirit. Yoga strengthens and aligns our bodies,  opens our hearts, minds, and awakens  each of us, to our authentic selves.
Yoga  is a living system, with many schools of practice. My classes combine the best of the yoga lineages of Iyengar,  Ashtanga,  Sivananda,  and Kundalini,  in  a dynamic, breath filled, practice. Through the  interweaving of posture,  yogic philosophy, anatomy, and ancient chants into practice,  we raise our vibration, and commit to our own best self.  My Certifications are: Yoga Alliance 500 E-RYT, Wellness Coaching- Coopers Clinic, Russill Paul - Mantra/Sanskrit,  Movement Analysis/Laban Institute,  MFA Arts Administration /Brooklyn College,  BFA  Dance/Adelphi University, CUNY - Anatomy/Physiology. Currently studying philosophy with Dr. Edwin Bryant, and  Iyengar practice with Devi Stephanie Dodge.