Whatever path you walk, whatever background you come from I truly believe yoga welcomes you with open arms.

Although young, I’d like to share a an aspect of my journey that attests to this sentiment I hold. I dropped out of high school at 16 to pursue my GED and to focus more on music. I then began a journey that would take me through one of the hardest and most confusing times of my life. Without structure and motivation I ended up spending my time hanging out with friends and skating around the area. I wandered and wandered and eventually found myself lost, unproductive, without a stable/fulfilling job, surrounded by what I could barely call friends, and in a draining relationship. I felt completely disconnected and had fallen out of love with my life and my body. During this time, I remembered the short bits of yoga my dad had introduced to me when I was younger. At first I started practicing at home but didn’t go to classes, I thought someone like me wouldn’t belong and that I would stand out. Eventually though my dad convinced me, and nervously I went to my first class at Hot Asana. I was dehydrated and dizzy but for the first time in a while I felt connected. I began practicing very often and graduated YTT at Hot Asana and with the help of some wonderful classmates, I began to feel better. Even with my background, yoga accepted me with open arms and I only hope to do the same, for everyone and for people like me who never would have known of it if not exposed. As many classes as I teach, I will always be a student of yoga first. I hope I see you in my class but more importantly on your mat!