Lifestyle & Blog
Yoga Poses After Knee Surgery
Hi Everyone!In this blog post, I am going to go over a handful of yoga poses that you can safely do (or do with modifications) post-knee surgery. This is more specifically aimed towards those who are recovering from ACL Reconstruction surgery, but can also be applied...
How to Improve Your Posture
Do you sometimes feel like you are a slumped-over, hunch-back-of-a-human? Are your shoulders rounded, and you don't know how to sit up straight without consciously putting your attention on your posture? This is something I've struggled with in the past, and I'm here...
The Importance of Being a Yoga Teacher
Hey all! It's been a hot minute since I posted on the blog - lots of changes (new job, moved across the country, etc) - and most of my attention was directed away from here. I've actually been writing a lot, just not on my blog - so, I wanted to share a recent article...
How Gratitude Can Change Your Life
Over the past 15 months, I have dealt with such a wide variety of emotions, all due to some pretty big life changes. While the start of 2017 was phenomenal, it quickly turned into a downward spiral around the time I no longer had a full-time job and could not find a...
Yoga Pose Breakdown: Lotus
Lotus (Padmasana) It's the pose many people associate with yoga - a calm, wise-looking yogi, meditating with crossed ankles. It seems painful and impossible to get into - and while it can be if flexibility is missing in certain areas of your body - it doesn't have to...
Yoga for Athletes
Growing up an athlete, I always struggled with flexibility. Basketball, Soccer, Track, and even Gymnastics - my body always felt stiff and limited. For anyone who has ever played sports or exercised, lack of flexibility seems to be a pretty common theme. And while you...
6 Types of Stretching
Have you ever looked at gymnasts, dancers, or people who practice yoga and think... how the heck are they so flexible?? Yah, me too! Obviously there are hours, days, and years of stretching and practice that go into creating a body that moves like gumby, but did you...
Take a Yoga & Cultural Trip to Cuba with Me!
Hi Everyone! I'm so excited to announce a partnership with Cuban Cultural Trips - for 6 days in January, I'll be teaching yoga in Cuba on a cultural trip! The trip includes daily yoga classes (taught by me!), lodging, transportation, meals... and amazing trips to...
Metabolic, V02 & Nutritional Testing
Breakdown of what happens during a V02 & RMR test, as well as results from a hair analysis test to find out intolerances.
2.5 Days in Barcelona
Back in October, I flew out to Asia & Europe for 3 weeks. Along the way, I stopped in Barcelona for a few days to tour the city, make new friends, and to do some yoga. With the craziness of non-stop traveling since then + moving to a new state, I finally have some...
Tony Robbins: Unleash the Power Within, Day 3
After 5 hours of sleep on day 1, then leaving the event around 12:30 am on Day 2, we really had to rally to get ourselves & get pumped for another full day. Luckily, day 3 started a little bit later, as Tony & his team knew everyone needed a little bit more...
Tony Robbins: Unleash the Power Within, Day 2
After an intense 1st day with Tony Robbins, the 2nd day was not as long, and we had a different speaker come on stage: Joseph McClendon III. Joseph comes to talk on day 2 & the final half day, since 3 days of straight talking is too much strain on Tony's vocal...
Tony Robbins: Unleash the Power Within, Day 1
This past month, I attended a 3.5 day intense personal-development seminar called Unleash the Power Within, or UPW. UPW is a self-improvement/development seminar run twice a year by Tony Robbins, "designed to help you unlock and unleash the forces inside that can help...
Upcoming Workshops: Arm Balances
Hi all! Finally getting settled back into the states, and I have a little time to put on a few workshops! Melt Hot Yoga & Fitness will be hosting me at their studio for an arm balance series - check out the info below! Part 1: December 4, 2016 2-3:30 pm:...
Yoga Retreat in Thailand
Sometimes the world has a funny way of making your dreams come true. For the past 5+ years, I have been dreaming of traveling to Thailand. I didn't know how or when it would happen, but I hung pictures on my wall & wrote down Thailand on my bucket list. Then, I...
Snorkeling at Phi Phi Islands in Thailand
Mid-way through my trip to Thailand, I accompanied my friend Heather on a scuba diving trip to Phi Phi Islands. She organized the trip in advance, and I was able to tag along as a snorkeler for an extra $25! We were staying at the Pimalai...
Post-ACL Surgery Yoga Flow
It's been about 2.5 years since my ACL Surgery... Since then, I've fully recovered, trained to become a yoga teacher, and have been instructing for the past 1.5 years. During this time, I have learned a LOT about the anatomy of the body (actually, just the body in...
Riding Elephants in Thailand
3 years ago, I created a bucket list. And on that bucket list, I wrote "Ride on an elephant in Thailand." I also cut a picture out of a magazine and stuck it to my wall as a constant reminder that I would make it happen - and guess what. It. Actually. Happened! I had...
