Teachers

I first got exposed to yoga by joining friends for workplace classes over the lunch hour. Dance was my first love, and also the source of many friendships growing up. As I got older with an office job for many years, I realized that I wanted movement to be a part of my life again in a meaningful way. Over the years, I tried out different yoga classes and teachers until I found my home-away-from-home at The Branches. My interest in building a more consistent practice grew, and I eventually pursued and completed the 200-hour yoga teacher training program with Leena and Emma as part of the 2015 cohort. With some time on my hands during the pandemic, I started expanding my focus, and in 2022, I completed a 300-hour teacher training designation focused on strength training, pain science, and anti-oppression, led by Carly Stong and Kathryn Bruni-Young. Since then, I've kept the learning going, both in the classroom and even more importantly in the gym doing my own training. I completed a level 1 kettlebell coaching course in 2022 (Coaches Corner with Damali Fraser) and am working towards completion of a strength programming course (Pure Programming with Annie Miller) as of 2025. You can find me on the Branches' schedule teaching Flow & Restore, as well as Strength Essentials several times a week. It's my hope that my enthusiasm for sharing movement is evident to those who join me in class, and that more people will enjoy the life-changing benefits and joys of building resilience and strength through practice and community. My pronouns are she/her.