Yoga Is My True Passion…

The practice found me over 20 years ago and has followed me around with nurturing love ever since.

My yoga teaching experience began at Charlestown Yoga in Boston, Massachusetts while volunteering for a non-profit organization, which offered alternative healing services to veterans suffering from PTSD. In exchange, I was able to take yoga classes at the studio. 

I soon became a regular, sometimes taking two, even three classes each day. Simultaneously, I experienced a couple of unexpected lay-offs from my jobs in online advertising sales and marketing and this opened up some space to make what was initially a physical practice a very spiritual journey for me.

With the completion of my 200 hour yoga teacher certification in 2007, I began to pursue my teaching career in yoga. First, managing the studio part-time and then, teaching as many classes as I could in and around Boston.

This journey through my practice has paved the path for many of the challenges I would face later on in a way that nothing else could have prepared me for.

In 2010, at age 35, I was teaching yoga and running a Bed & Breakfast on Martha's Vineyard when I was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer. My life turned upside down. Planning a wedding turned into deciding on a treatment plan for the following year. 16 chemo treatments, two surgeries and 30 days of radiation is what followed.

That is what my treatment looked like on paper, but I believe I was saved because of yoga, the community at MGH, and my family and friends. Students would pop up with messages of love and support when I least expected it, at hospitals, on the street, along with various other places and in moments that you couldn't predict if you tried. I practiced hot power yoga the day after chemo with a bald head, surrounded by the community.

This is what yoga is, a place where we can turn things off and look inside ourselves, without judgment or ego but with vulnerability and humble love. I am 13 years cancer free. I have faith and hope and yoga taught me that.

My students and colleagues continually inspire and teach me so much about myself. This is what I hope to share with you - on and off the mat.

My areas of expertise include Vinyasa Flow, Foundational Practices of Yoga and Ayurveda. 

My certifications include:

  • E-RYT 500, YACEP, RYS 200

  • 200 HOUR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING - FINDING INNER PEACE (2007)

  • 300 HOUR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING - SACRED SEEDS YOGA SCHOOL (2020)

  • REIKI LEVEL 2 PRACTITIONER (2023)

I have successfully completed the required course of study for the 500 hours required for the full 500-Hour Yoga Alliance Certification. 

I have also completed the CLIR Yoga Certification (Clinically Informed Restorative Yoga) with Jacqui Bonwell. I am qualified to teach yoga classes for children, adults, prenatal and seniors. Through my completion of 500 hours, which includes partner yoga, restorative yoga, yogassage, chair yoga, power yoga and gentle yoga, my training meets the requirements of the National Yoga Alliance for Registered Yoga Teacher (R.Y.T.) and the Board of Registration in Nursing for 222 contact hours.

I’ve completed many workshops & trainings:

  • Seane Corn, Yoga Journal Conference, Boston, MA (2008)

  • Jennifer Reis, Kripalu (2009)

  • Natasha Rizopoulos, Charlestown Yoga, Boston, MA (2008)

  • Sadie Nardini, Martha's Vineyard, MA (2010)

  • Daniel Orlansky, Scituate, MA (2018)

  • Jennifer Yarro, Scituate, MA (2018)

  • Branches of Peace Yin Yoga & Meditation w/Josh Summers (2018)

  • The Yoga of Awakening w/ Seane Corn (May 2020)

  • Ayurveda for the Doshas w/ Christina Kuhn, Yoga Medicine (July 2020)

  • 300 hour Advanced Teacher Training w/ Jacqui Bonwell (8/31-11/20/20)

  • Ayurveda Immersion, Wicked Om Yoga (February 2021)

  • Yin Yoga Training, Sadie Nardini (2021)

  • Reiki Level 2 (2023)

  • Yin Yoga Training, 15 hours, Kim Dwyer (2024)

  • Sound Bowl Healing Certification (2024)

I’ve taught various special classes:

  • KiraGrace Warrior Ambassador (March 2018-present)

  • "Running Down Breast Cancer" Charity Class, Emilson YMCA (October 2016 / 2017/ 2018 / 2019 / 2023)

  • Wicked Om Yoga 200 hour TT Coach (2018/2019)

  • Livestrong Chair Yoga Classes at the Emilson YMCA (2018/2019)

  • Featured writer in the book, "Structure & Spirit" by Karen Fabian (2017)

  • Rodan and Fields Corporate Class (Yoga Retreat for top level performers), (August 2017 / 2018 / 2019)

  • A Spiritual Awakening: Journey through the Chakras, Studio 143 (Feb. 2018)

  • Spiritual Chakra Renewal: A Vin/Yin Flow w/ a focus on Chakras 4-7, Studio 143 (April 2018)

  • Lyndon Institute Alumni Wellness Event, Lyndon, VT (June 2018)

  • Yoga & Meditation Workshop, Unplug & Be Mindful (October 2018)

  • Yoga Retreat in Nosara, Costa Rica (2019)

  • Yoga & Nutrition Retreat, Lake Willoughby, VT

  • Private Event at Inly Montessori, Scituate, MA

  • Wild Hearts Wellness Workshops, Scituate, MA

  • Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA (June 2018)

  • Marist College, virtual events (2020-2021)

  • Ayurveda Coach, Sacred Seeds 300 hour training (2021)

  • One Hope private event (2021)

  • Reiki 1 Training & Certification-Usui Shiki Ryoho Method (2022)

  • Reiki 2 Training & Certification-Usui Shiki Ryoho Method (2023)

  • Cacao Ceremony w/ Reiki Infused Yoga, Scituate Salt Cave, Feb 2023-present

  • Private Team Building Event for Face + Body Studio, Marshfield, 2023

  • Spring Equinox Workshop-Sweetwater Studios, VT (2023/24)

I’ve previously taught at:

  • Boys and Girls Club of Charlestown (Boston, MA)

  • Charlestown Yoga (Boston, MA)

  • Magical Moon Foundation (Marshfield, MA)

  • The Yoga Barn (Martha's Vineyard)

  • YMCA of Martha's Vineyard

  • Unplug & Be Mindful (Marshfield, MA)

  • Baystate Athletic Club (Scituate, MA)

  • The Workout Club (Marshfield, MA)

  • MAD Wellness Studio (Marshfield, MA)

  • Project Yin (Duxbury, MA)

Partnerships

​​I am continually honored to represent KiraGrace as a Warrior Ambassador.

KiraGrace is a leader in Yoga Clothing Apparel and all of their clothing is responsibly manufactured in the USA. I was chosen as a Warrior Ambassador because of my leadership on and off of the mat, community involvement, and seva, or service. I continually try to demonstrate leadership through my commitment to the betterment of this community and my teachings of yoga. To check out this  amazing company, please go to www.kiragrace.com. 

For the past 25 years, sharing the wisdom of Ayurveda and the power of Ayurvedic herbs has been my passion.

As an affiliate for Banyan Botanicals, my goal is to help people achieve and maintain optimal health and well-being. Banyan is an Ayurvedic company that sees the inherent connection between our own health and the health of the world. As we aim to achieve deeper harmony in our bodies, we must also remember to care for the health of our communities and of the planet.

Banyan Botanicals is a Certified B Corporation®, which means they’re committed to using their business as a force for good and making sure profits don’t come before the well-being of plants, people, and the planet. 

Banyan stays rooted in their mission and values as they continue to grow in their connection to nature, local communities, and to the earth. They’re passionately committed to providing products that are organically grown, sustainably sourced, and fairly traded. To check out this amazing company, please go to https://glnk.io/09wl/amber.