I began practicing yoga in 2012. During that time my initial interest in yoga was strictly for the physical health benefits that it offers as I practiced yoga solely as a form of exercise. However, the energetic and physically demanding yoga sessions that I enjoyed so much began to slowly disappear from my schedule after the loss of my youngest child.

Eventually my yoga practice slowly, but surely, came to a halt and it wouldn't be until a few years later that I would feel compelled to begin practicing yoga again. When I was finally able to resume my yoga practice, I began trying other styles of yoga, and while doing so I noticed myself finding solace mostly through mediation, gentler forms of yoga, yoga philosophy and breathwork.

I became enamored with my newfound discovery of what it meant to truly practice yoga, and I found myself being gifted the opportunity to observe myself heal, not just emotionally, but physically, mentally and spiritually as well. This experience with yoga was new to me, and I found myself wanting to delve deeper - so I did.

I decided to deepen my yoga practice by learning more about yoga and by becoming a yoga teacher, but while studying to receive my yoga teacher certification I was challenged by life yet again when I became ill and was hospitalized. When I was finally able to return home, it was yoga, once again, that carried me through; even though I was unable to practice asana in a way that I was previously accustomed to.

Still, yoga has steadily served as a catalyst in my life for learning to value the significance of becoming familiar with my body, mind and spirit extensively as it relates to wellness, well-being and maintaining a connection to something greater than myself. Yoga and meditation helped me move through those difficult times with grace and ease, and aided me in my desire to cultivate resilience and equanimity during a time when I was forced to accept a new way of being.

The moment that I noticed how much I began to recover physically and emotionally as a result of practicing yoga and meditation consistently, I began to appreciate both ancient practices even more and I felt a strong desire to share this realization with others,

My experience was both empowering and humbling at the same time. What began as a way for me to maintain my physical health, turned into a life changing healing and spiritual journey - and has now become a lifestyle.

I truly enjoy sharing the transformative and healing effects of the philosophies and practices of yoga, and I feel called to serve here as a result of both my personal life journey and my yoga journey. It is from both of these that I have become inspired to practice regularly, teach from the heart and do my best to honor the full intention of yoga.

Salubrity and Soul Yoga is an extension of my enthusiasm for promoting wellness and well-being of body and mind, and nourishing the deepest parts of being.

Yoga allows me an opportunity for self-inquiry and to feel an interconnectedness with all. It is from this spiritual nourishment that I continue to be inspired to live and share the heart of yoga.