Experience/History: I became interested in fitness via yoga. I began studying yoga in high school, and became a certified Level 1 instructor through YogaFit in 2003. I’ve been teaching weekly yoga classes ever since in Rochester, NY and in Bowling Green, OH. In early 2004, I decided to study a more authentic branch of yoga. Under the guidance of Francois Raoult of the BKS Iyengar lineage at the Open Sky Yoga Center in Rochester, I became a Certified Basic Yoga Teacher Trainer in 2005, and am currently enrolled in the Advanced Yoga Teacher Training course. I began working at the BGCC in September 2006 and became a Certified Trainer through AFAA in 2007.

Specialties: In addition to yoga and fitness, I am also a classical singer. I received my Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, and am currently pursuing my Master of Music from BGSU. I am especially interested in the relationship between yoga and voice.

Personal Interests: I am what you would call a “health nut”. I have been a vegetarian since 1997 and vegan since the spring of 2006. I love to find vegan recipes and my favorite thing to do on a Saturday morning is cook up 5 or 6 dishes at at a time, so that I can eat home cookin’ all week long!