Favorite Asana
Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Facing Dog). My cat does it impeccably.
Little Known Fact About Me
I spent several years doing 108 Sun Salutations every Sunday morning. I have Virgo rising, so I like to count things like that.
I Knew I Loved Yoga When
I really “got” that it is a practice, a path—not something finite or competitive. I love the mystery of how the practice soothes and enlivens my soul. I experience a tangible movement of energy beyond the body, which is why I keep returning to yoga. It takes me to inner places that I can’t “understand” with my mind alone.
Words That Describe My Class
Creative, empowering, like a journey: once you begin, you keep going deeper into what unfolds.
Why I Love Studio Be Yoga
Freedom and exploration are encouraged here, students are invited to listen within to what’s perfect for them. That’s the quintessential teaching of yoga: to be guided to find one’s own wisdom, vitality, and flow.
Greatest Influences
Yoga teachers Donna Farhi, Angela Farmer, Victor Van Kooten, Janet Hochfeld, Nancy Gilgoff, and Judith Lasater; poets Mary Oliver, Wendell Berry, Raymond Carver, William Stafford, Rumi, Kabir, and the feline friends I’ve watched and emulated over the years.
