ABOUT ME

I have been a certified yoga instructor since 2007 and have taught thousands of hours of in-person group classes as well leading teacher trainings and co-facilitating partner yoga teacher trainings and other workshops and private sessions.

I first received my AAS degree in Graphic Design and worked as a Senior Book Designer and Associate Art Director for Penguin Publishing from 1998 until 2007. After the birth of my second child I knew that my long commute into Manhattan was no longer viable and I took my first yoga teacher training at the 200 Hour Level with Integral Yoga Institute in NYC. I then went on to teach yoga classes locally on Long Island while taking additional trainings and deepening my personal practice. 

During this time I completed Level 1 & 2 Thai Yoga Massage training with the Lotus Palm School and attended multiple Yoga Journal conferences as well as attending yoga retreats with a variety of yoga styles and teachers to deepen my knowledge and ability to share with my students. I completed my 500 Hour Advanced Level Yoga Teacher Training with the legendary teacher Sri Dharma Mittra of the Dharma Yoga Center in NYC in 2012. After completing my advanced training I then went on to complete an 85 hour Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training with the Yoga Womb in West Babylon, completed a 9 month intensive study of Peruvian Shamanism with the Jaguar Path founded by Ray Crist, and completed Level 1 & 2 Advanced Partner Yoga Training with Elysabeth Williamson, founder of Principle Based Partner Yoga. I also attended and studied Tantra with a focus on women’s healing from sexual trauma with the Source School of Tantra in Santa Cruz, CA.

I opened my first yoga studio space Bearfoot Yoga & Wellness Center in Bay Shore, NY in 2012 for in-person classes and started hosting teacher trainings at the 200 hour Level as the lead instructor that same year. I taught 25 classes, 6 days a week for many years while also offering workshops, private sessions and teacher trainings twice a year until 2021 after the closing of my independent space due to the pandemic shutdowns and community collapse. During the shutdown I pivoted immediately to online teaching but still had to pay full rent and with cheaper online yoga options available was not able to sustain the rent and overhead of running a space. 

During this time I took an additional online certification course in Clinical Sexology and became a Certified Sexologist with the Dr. Rachel School of Sexology. After the closing of her dedicated yoga space she also started offering in-person and online holistic sexology sessions for individuals and couples looking to reclaim their vitality and deepen intimacy with their partners. I also lead Yoga and Intimacy retreats in various parts of the world including Taos, New Mexico, Portland, Oregon and the island of Andros in Greece. I will also be leading trips to Peru into the Sacred Valley starting in 2025.

I now teach in-person classes out of a communal space at a reduced schedule while pivoting into offering more private sessions in Thai Yoga Massage and Holistic Sexology and focusing on leading retreats both in the United States and beyond. I am also currently enrolled in a public speaking course and will be focusing on the art of storytelling and will speak on resilience and the art of the pivot in the face of many obstacles and challenging life circumstances.  

You can find my full in-person class schedule through Bearfoot Yoga on the Glofox app and reach out for scheduling an in-person Partner Yoga/Thai Yoga Massage or Holistic Sexology sessions.