My Work
"Slowly and steadily, your experience on the yoga mat begins to overflow into the rest of your life. In touch with your body, habits fall away and your lifestyle becomes more supportive of health. Aware of deeper feelings and thoughts, your words and actions begin to express more of who you really are and the quality of your relationships deepens. With abundant energy at your disposal, life's challenges occur as opportunities for growth. On all levels, you feel more vital and fully alive. This is the experience of Kripalu Yoga." (Kripalu Yoga- A Guide To Practice On And Off The Mat, p.2)
This above excerpt explains exactly how I feel; my philosophy on yoga is that everyone and every body can do yoga. If you can breathe, you can do yoga. I believe in individual growth and moving within your range of motion over outward perfection of form, making yoga accessible to people of all ages, body types and fitness levels.
I have been practicing yoga for the past ten years and through my different trainings over this past year, I have really learned how to let those ideas of perfection go. By accepting where I am at today in this moment.
The modalities that I have been learning have certain qualities that marry so well together.
I may not be able to do a handstand or most of the crazy beautiful arm balances (yet) and I may never be able to. But does it really matter? Is that what is important to me today? Somewhere along the course of this past year my priorities changed. I became less determined to focus on the perfection of the outward view of my yoga practice and became more curious to learn about myself.
If you will take me as I am, I will "see" you and "meet" you where you are at, and that is beautiful.
This above excerpt explains exactly how I feel; my philosophy on yoga is that everyone and every body can do yoga. If you can breathe, you can do yoga. I believe in individual growth and moving within your range of motion over outward perfection of form, making yoga accessible to people of all ages, body types and fitness levels.
I have been practicing yoga for the past ten years and through my different trainings over this past year, I have really learned how to let those ideas of perfection go. By accepting where I am at today in this moment.
The modalities that I have been learning have certain qualities that marry so well together.
- My up and coming 200 HR YTT at Kripalu spoke to me immensely. Their core beliefs are in listening to the wisdom of your body, being present in the here and now, and practicing in a safe, non self-judgment way.
- Functional Synergy Yoga Therapy Training focuses on helping people get out of pain and live the life the way they were meant to live by learning body movement awareness, breathing exercises and relaxation techniques.
- Thai Yoga Massage, helping people relax and ease tension through guided stretching and gentle massage all done with "Metta" (compassion, loving-kindness).
I may not be able to do a handstand or most of the crazy beautiful arm balances (yet) and I may never be able to. But does it really matter? Is that what is important to me today? Somewhere along the course of this past year my priorities changed. I became less determined to focus on the perfection of the outward view of my yoga practice and became more curious to learn about myself.
If you will take me as I am, I will "see" you and "meet" you where you are at, and that is beautiful.