I've been passionately intrigued by the mystical traditions of the world since I was a child. At age 15 I read P.D. Oespensky's In Search of the Miraculous and began my quest for self-discovery in earnest. I came to Buddhism in my early childhood, and then to yoga many years later, and found a thread of connection between the two that fascinates me to this day.
In my past lives I have been a NYC bike messenger, art director, graphic designer, model, theater lighting technician, lead singer in a rock band, and performance artist. A proud dilettante to the finish, when I'm not teaching or practicing yoga & meditation I am outside enjoying the beauty of the Pacific Northwest, hiking in the rain, playing in the mud, developing my amateur bike racing 'career' and generally enjoying life and having fun. Life is short and precious... To really enjoy the flavor of it, take big bites. My motto: More cowbell!
For me, yoga is a way of maintaining health--both physically and psychologically--and as such my approach is rooted in therapeutic applications of yoga.
My formal training includes vinyasa and yin teacher training with Sarah Powers, Iyengar with Lisa Walford, and apprenticeships in both Iyengar and Ashtanga yoga with Beth Greenfield and Callie Littlefield. I have been teaching for 9 years, after completing a year-long apprenticeship with my mentor in traditional ashtanga-based vinyasa yoga. Most recently I have completed a number of teacher training sessions in the Anusara tradition with Sarahjoy Marsh. My teaching and practice are enriched by continuing education studies and teacher training with senior teachers in a variety of traditions, including Tias Little, Richard Freeman, Ana Forrest, Shiva Rea, Kausthub Desikachar and others. My approach is detailed, alignment-based, and is heavily influenced by meditation practices and East/West psychology.
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Yoga Pearl (503) 525-9642