Home Town: Chattanooga, TN
Sun sign: Gemini
Favorite Food: My husband’s homemade pizza
I am thankful for: The love of family and friends
Why Yoga: Balance - Yoga keeps my mind, body and soul in balance; without it I feel as if I lose my grounding
3 words to describe you: compassionate, creative, intuitive
Favorite Pose: baddha konasana
First yoga class: Yoga for Backcare with Jessica Jollie
Hobbies besides yoga: spending time at home with my husband and dogs, photography, jewelry design, reading, cooking, travel
I have only been practicing yoga for a few years, but I was hooked immediately. Within a year of my first class I was in Costa Rica working towards my 200 RYT Certification with Marianne Wells. A few months later I obtained my Yin Certification with Shala Worsley at Asheville Yoga Center. Yin Yoga has become a foundation in my life that keeps me in balance. I believe that Yoga, and for me specifically Yin Yoga, changes your psyche as much as it changes your body. Through a quiet and peaceful Yin practice one will not only heal the physical body, but also the spiritual self.
I am also a teacher outside of the yoga studio. I have a BA in elementary education from Millsaps College in Jackson, MS, and an M. Ed in Elementary Curriculum from UTC. I currently work as a Gifted Teacher in Hamilton County Schools, with a primary focus on urban schools and children from poverty. Although I am not currently working in the classroom, I enjoy the opportunity I have to work with students and teachers across the district.
