I am a certified yoga teacher and my preferred style is a slow flow with holding the poses and moving through poses slowly, mindfully, and in sync with the breath. That said, I primarily teach breathwork which is my primary passion. My initial interest in breathwork began with my asthma and not being able to get a full inhalation. This caused me some persistent, low-level anxiety. As a meditator, I focus on my breath which made my meditations frustrating. I began consuming as much information about breathwork as I could and meeting with asthma experts from different breathwork methodologies such as Buteyko and Coordinated Breathing. They helped my asthma significantly. Along the way I discovered conscious connected circular breathing which has shown me how expansive the healing benefits of breathwork can be. It goes far beyond helping with asthma. The healing benefits are physiological and psychological.
Through yoga, I have come to honor the close relationship between the mind and body and how much what's going on mentally shows up physically (whether big or small). Through conscious connected circular breathing (tantra energetic breathwork) the unconscious mind can bubble up to the surface. Breathwork can help to loosen the physical tightness as well as emotional anxiety stored in the body and mind. It can provide a release mentally and physically and help you rewrite old patterns and beliefs. Breathwork can be powerful. Your experience with it may be a deep one. Enjoy.
My Trainings/certifications:
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-Certified Thai Body Massage Level 1 Body Worker from Spiritual Essence Yoga (December 2022). In-person in Upper Marlboro, MD.
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-Certified breathwork facilitator in The Body of Breath method by Ashley Ludman (January 2022). It is a type of conscious connected circular breathing influenced by tantra energetic breathwork. In-person training in Nosara, Costa Rica
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-On-going mentorship and training program led by Ashley Ludman (March 2022-2024). Virtual, International. Through this training I am also in the process of working toward the 400hr certification with the Global Breathwork Alliance.
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-Yoga Teacher Training (RYT-200) from Bienestar Yoga (June 2021) in-person in Uvita, Costa Rica
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-Pranayama Certification from Beloved Yoga (2018) in-person in Reston, VA
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-Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from West Virginia University (December 2004). Morgantown, WV