Where are you from?
Kansas City, KS
How long have you been teaching yoga?
10 years
Do you have a second professional life?
Domestic Goddess, Negotiating Specialist (aka toddler mama)
What are your interests outside of the studio?
Gardening, running, environmentalism, SUP, reading, kid stuff and Jayhawk basketball
Where's your favorite place to unwind?
Right now I'm digging the trails at Clinton, but I'm most relaxed near the ocean with feet in the sand.
What's your favorite thing to eat/drink after yoga?
Water, kombucha or tea and a good salad. Chocolate and beer are guilty pleasures... everything tastes better after yoga!
What's your favorite read?
Tough question so I'll name a few: The Autobiography of a Yogi, Black Elk Speaks, Tales of Power by Castaneda. I just read Eat & Run by Scott Jurek and loved it. I like literature that inspires and I love good story telling.
What do you sing in the shower?
I'm a whistler.
What did you want to be when you were a kid?
A school teacher.
What's your favorite way to center yourself and get grounded?
Meditation
I love: deeply.
Yoga gives me: strength, vitality, courage, peace, a positive attitude.
I want to change: the amount of pollution in this world.
I want to give: myself 100% to what matters to me in this life.
When I wake up I: hear meowing.
When I teach I feel: connection and love.
When I practice I get: space to just be me.