I grew up in Boulder, CO, and found Yoga when I was 16 after I quit dancing. I turned to Yoga initially as an alternative form of fitness to ballet and quickly realized that it supported my mental health. Once I completed my Bachelor of the Arts in Psychology from the University of Colorado I took-off to Bali for my first Yoga Teacher Training.

I jumped into teaching right away and continued to deepen my studies by taking more trainings and practicing with world-renowned teachers. I developed an alignment-focused teaching style from the influences of Iyengar Yoga and Integrated Vinyasa.

The first time I knowingly practiced Yin Yoga was at a studio in New York City. I found myself draped over my leg in “Half Dragonfly” for five minutes, my eyes gazing at the slow expanding and softening of my belly while my hands relaxed onto the wood floor with no effort being made to push or pull myself into a prettier or deeper pose. Here, I had the poignant realization that I had done this before. 

The familiar feeling I found in Yin Yoga reminded me of the ritual stretching I did for ballet. When I was younger, I didn’t have the language for my experience, but now I know the peace of mind and ease I felt in my body from passive stretching was the result of affecting the flow of energy (chi) within me.

The spark was ignited and I taught myself the methods of Yin Yoga from the book Insight Yoga by Sarah Powers, promising myself that one day I would study with her. A couple of years later I went to Whales for my first training with Sarah and Ty Powers. Through successive studies with Sarah and Ty I have learned an array of meditation practices and teachings from the Buddha dharma.

Yin Yoga exposed me to Chinese Meridian Philosophy and I began receiving acupuncture. I read textbooks for acupuncturists and developed a Yin Yoga Training program of my own. The Taoist foundation of Yin Yoga led me to fall in love with the cycles of nature and I apprenticed myself to the elements. I expanded my language for and understanding of my yin-side. I recognized that I felt in harmony within myself when I attuned to the season, naming and discovering the ways in which I could both sync and balance with the present conditions.

In 2020, the COVID pandemic gave me an opening to try something new. I volunteered at Artemis Flower Farm and realized that no one knows the seasons, weather patterns and elements better than a farmer. I had been beekeeping for over a decade and going to farmer’s markets for organic produce, but this direct experience on the farm invigorated me to advocate for local growers.

Now, I host Yoga classes on farms and Yin Yoga Training takes place in venues where the natural landscape and tended gardens nestle the practice space. My offerings are infused with ecological conversation, the dance between yin and yang, and nature's seasonal wisdom. I often refer to my active yang classes as Regenerating Yoga, inspired by the regenerative agriculture movement which rehabilitates the soil, cultivating fertile landscapes for the future rather than extracting all of the nutrients for a short-term reward.

My seasonally-attuned practices are available both online and in person and I guest teach at leadership camps and artist’s retreats. I hold space with a calm confidence so that you can move safely, feel your experience, revitalize and heal. I am gentle, articulate and comfortable working with anyone who is earnestly seeking to integrate body, mind and spirit.

My passion for Chinese Medicine led me to the Institute of Taoist Education & Acupuncture where I am an Acupuncture Intern working towards my Masters degree. To receive 5-Element Acupuncture from me at the supervised school clinic in Louisville, CO, fill out a new client form at bloomcycle.life

My Teachers & Mentors: Sarah & Ty Powers, Gina Caputo, Elena Brower, Rachel Hull, Anna Smallwood, Nafisa Ramos and Laura Allard.