Hometown: Chattanooga, TN.
Sun Sign: Taurus
Favorite Food: pizza
Thankful for: my family and my dogs
Why Yoga: I love the challenging workout, and the peacefulness it brings to the mind.
3 words to describe you: Determined, Caring, Loyal
Favorite Pose: Revolving Triangle because it is a physically and mentally challenging posture
First yoga class: I took a college course with Patricia Ochoa in 2000.
Hobbies besides yoga: Running, Family, Outdoor activities with my dogs
I completed my 200 hour teacher training in Ft. Lauderdale, FL with Jimmy Barkan, being certified in the Barkan method hot yoga sequence. The Barkan Method is a wide range of asanas that incorporate many styles of yoga into one challenging hour and a half sequence. I have continued my Hot Yoga education with Jimmy Barkan in Costa Rica with the completion of 60 more hours added in the yoga alliance. I also received a Bachelor of Science in biology from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

