Valerie has over two decades of teaching presence in the Orange County yoga community. She has led thousands of students through group asana classes, teacher trainings, private lessons, mentorships, workshops, retreats, philosophy courses, and meditation.
She holds degrees from Emory University, and built upon her academic foundation with years of professional and corporate experience, and certificates from Yoga Alliance as an E-RYT 500 /YACEP.
While raising her three children she maintained her disciplined regimen of long-distance running. During these years she was exposed to and taught yoga, meditation, pranayama, and philosophy by her Teacher.
Her training included Vedic, Tantric and Yogic concepts and methodologies.
Valerie is a long time practitioner in the Sri Vidya tradition. She has been initiated into the practices of this ancient unbroken lineage.