Intention

• To communicate the highest good. To assist students reveal the best in themselves by using the science and philosophy of tantric yoga.
  

Yoga Teaching Experience

• Yoga Instructor                                                            
  Chicago, IL
  2006-present
  
  
• Teaches Tantric Hatha, vinyasa, yoga for actors and musicians, prenatal, gentle, restorative, intro and basic yoga at the Chicago Athletic Clubs, Moksha Yoga Studio, Tejas Yoga Studio, Akal Yoga, Act One Conservatory and to private clientele
  
• Teaches yoga workshops in Chicagoland, Wisconsin, New York City and Melbourne, Australia
  
• Volunteer teaches to domestic violence survivors and incarcerated women
  
• Assists Yogarupa Rod Stryker across the country; Daren Freisen at Moksha Yoga Teacher Training; Jim Bennitt and Bahia at the Midwest Yoga Conference; completed 10 week teaching internship with Rich Logan

Yoga Education

• RYT 500 Hour Teacher Training with Rod Stryker                      
  2006-present
  Continuing studies in the ParaYoga system
  
  
• Registered Children's Yoga Teacher Program with Global Family Yoga
  2012
  Continuing studies with Mira Benzin 
  
  
• CYT 200 Hour Teacher Training at Yogaview Studio                     
  2007
  Studied with Tom Quinn, Quinn Kearney, Geri Bleier, Claire Mark
  
  
• 31.5 Hour  Teacher Training with Aadil Palkhivala                     
  2007       
  Studied in the Purna Yoga system
  
  
• 14 Day Self Transformation Program at Himalayan Institute 
  2007
  Attended seminars “Dynamics of Meditation,” “The Art of Joyful Living”; studied in Yoga Sutra practicum; performed karma yoga
  
  
• Workshops: Gary Kraftsow, Aadil Palkhivala, Shiva Rea, Barbara Benagh, Mitchell Bleier, Anna Forrest, Swami Shankardev, Rolf Solvik, Dr. Robert Svoboda, Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, Ph.D., Dharma Mittra, Leslie Kaminoff, Mark Whitwell, Jim Bennitt, Kim Wilcox, Gabriel Halpern, Breena Geehan, Mira Benzin, Nicholai Bachman
  

Additional Yoga Experience

• ParaYoga Training Administrator, Assitant, Social Media Consultant             
  2007-present
  Manages merchandise sales and student registration; organizes training work study program; assists Rod Stryker at teacher trainings; manages online social networking
  
  
• Three Minute Egg Product Ambassador                  
  2009-present
  Demonstrates and sells yoga props at yoga conferences and studios
  
  
• Yoga Program Developer for KANWIN
  2009-present
  Develops yoga program for domestically violence survivors
  
  
• Manduka Product Ambassador
  2010 - present
  

Interests

• Meditation; Ayurvedic herbs and cooking; acting: playing music; organizing events; biking; thoughful evolution with humour and love; nursing a potted garden, a sick beta fish, a toothless cat