I have been practicing yoga since 1997. As a long distance runner, yoga offered flexibility, strength and stress relief. That got me started, and since then the journey has been so much more, physically, mentally and spiritually. Yoga has become such an important part of my life. I have learned so much about how to take what I learn on the mat and use those as metaphors to practice in my life. If there was anything I would love to share about yoga it would be that yoga is for everyone. You do not have to have any athletic abilities, be any certain age, or any certain person. I studied biology with a concentration on biomedical sciences at Colorado State University. I am certified to teach Yoga from the Shambhava School of Yoga with 200 hrs. I trained in Applied Kinesiology (Muscle Testing), I am a Certified Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, as well as a holistic health and nutrition coach. March 2010, I have been certified by PHI Pilates as a Mat and Reformer Pilates Instructor as well.