Rebecca is dedicated to nurturing overall health and growing the New Orleans yoga community.  She recently fulfilled a long time goal of opening her own studio, Live Oak Yoga. Her primary focus is Vinyasa Flow, with an emphasis on breath work and injury prevention. Rebecca guides her students through their practice with clear instructions, intelligent sequencing, and hands-on adjustments. She encourages her students to enjoy the physical challenges of yoga, play with personal limits, and find a quiet mind. Rebecca has also been teaching children's yoga as part of an after school enrichment program for 3 years.

Rebecca was born and raised in Berkeley California. She discovered yoga while studying for her M.D. in Manhattan, and has now been practicing yoga for almost 20 years. In her travels she has been able to study yoga at Kasturba Physician's College in Manipal India, as well as Aryuveda. Although Rebecca has a traditional hospital practice, she believes that adding alternative health methods can be quite beneficial for some of her patients. She holds a 200hr SmartFlow certificate with Annie Carpenter’s SmartFlow school.  Off the mat, Rebecca is the mother of two lively children, a dog lover, runner, and an Emergency Physician.