Yoga teacher dedicated to offering accessible, inclusive, and healing-centered practices within institutional and community-based settings. With experience teaching in shelters, recovery centers, and social service organizations, I craft each session to meet the unique needs of my students. I teach diverse populations ranging from teens to seniors, offering classes that span from gentle restorative practices to dynamic vinyasa flows. My approach centers on creating a safe, welcoming space where students feel supported and free to engage with their practice at their own pace.
Facilitate a series of yoga and mindfulness workshops for LGBTQIA+ youth as part of the Project Speak Out Loud program. Sessions incorporate yoga, breathwork, and meditation as tools for emotional regulation, self-awareness, and daily resilience. The workshops are collaborative, playful, and student-centered, encouraging participants to explore their own experience and integrate practices in a way that feels authentic to them.
Teach weekly yoga classes for residents of a women’s shelter, adapting each session to the needs, abilities, and energy of the students present. Classes draw from a range of modalities—including chair yoga, restorative, vinyasa, breathwork, and guided meditation—offering a flexible, compassionate approach that meets students where they are in the moment.
Lead regular yoga classes at a women’s transitional living house, supporting students in early sobriety. Classes focus on nervous system regulation through mindful movement, breathwork, and accessible sequences. Each session is designed to offer grounding tools students can carry off the mat and into daily life as they navigate recovery.
Led weekly online restorative yoga classes for writers as part of a program integrating somatic practices with creative expression. Designed and led sessions to support deep relaxation, encourage the release of held stories in the body, and increase students’ receptivity to their inner voices.