I started practicing yoga in 1995 in the Colorado Rockies, outside of Denver, where I was raised. Yoga was initially a nice compliment to skiing and time spent at the gym.  I continued a once or twice weekly practice for the next four years while I was in college in Evanston.  I experimented with Iyengar and Hatha forms, but gravitated mostly toward Vinyasa Flow and Ashtanga.  My love for the Ashtanga system began to develop more fully in the year 2000 when I moved into the city and pushed myself to attend at least one led Primary Series class per week.  I found the long-standing tradition of the system alluring and liked its disciplined nature. 
Over the course of several years, I discontinued most traditional forms of exercise in favor of giving more time and energy to my yoga practice.  Somewhere along the way the yoga became more than exercise and I began to notice its more subtle effects on my energy, awareness, and inner-connectedness.  These deeper layers of the practice are what continue to bring me back to the mat each day. 
I began teaching in 2005 and completed my teacher training at North Shore Yoga in 2007.  I have had the great fortune of practicing in the presence of Ashtanga senior teachers including: Paul Dallaghan, Richard Freeman, Dena Kingsberg, Kino MacGregor, Tim Miller, Lino Miele, and David Swenson, and have learned something significant by listening to each one.  I try to learn a little more about myself each time that I practice, and consistently learn from those that I teach.  I teach Ashtanga with a profound level of respect and love for the system, while teaching Vinyasa Flow unleashes my creativity and passion for music.  Outside of yoga, I am a full-time Social Worker and run a not-for-profit agency for high school aged teens.