I have been practicing yoga since 2005. I initially began to practice yoga while undergoing some personal health issues. The growing improvement in mind and body were so exciting that I wished to share yoga with my family. With their encouragement, I attended a week-long YogaKids Foundations Training in Kirkwood, MO during March of 2006. In this fun workshop I learned some of the YogaKids poses, techniques, concepts, and methodology developed by yoga for children pioneer, Marsha Wenig, during her 20 years of study, research, practice and teaching yoga to children. I also earned the designation of Certified YogaKids Associate (YKA). During the course of the next year I completed an extensive, independent home-study program, culminating in a 5-day intensive program called Advanced Training Intensive (ATI) in Decatur, GA, to earn the Certified YogaKids Facilitator (YKT) and YogaKids Trainer (YKT) in July 2007. I am also trained to present specialty workshops to adults. I also recently started working on my 200-hours Yoga Alliance Certification with Adrian Tartler at Siva Power Yoga in Wichita, KS.

In the Wichita and surrounding area, I have taught over 35 Girl Scout Troops, provided yoga to children at the Derby Sixth Grade Center during the Health and Body Fair, volunteered with Communities in School with the Derby Middle School and Tanglewood Elementary School students, taught classes at Derby Recreation Commission, the Haysville Recreation Department, and spent time during the summer at the Kansas Jaycees Cerebral Palsy Ranch teaching physically/mentally challenged adults and children. My passion is to empower children through yoga to live a life full of health, joy, and harmony.