I set out on my path to yoga several years ago after experiencing a back injury. Unable to work and in severe pain, both physical and mental, I took the first, perhaps unconscious, steps of an amazing journey that led me to discover my true strength, my true passion, my true self.

At the time, I saw my injury as the worst thing to ever have happened to me. However, looking back, I recognize it as one of my greatest blessings…a rebirth, an opportunity to walk a path I might not have otherwise chosen.

It first began with going from doctor to doctor and going to physiotherapy with little relief. Massage and acupuncture were where I began to feel some improvement. A combination of massage and physio rehab exercises seemed to help and give me hope for recovery. Part of that rehab was stretching, which provided some of the best results. That interest in stretching led me to explore the possibilities of yoga. I began practicing yoga and meditation on my own and with the help of a friend. Still I needed something more. After three years, I still experienced intense and chronic pain. Unable to sleep and the thought of relief slipping with each passing day, hopelessness started to take hold. I felt as though I was running out of options. Then one day I simply decided "today I am going to find help." Looking in the phone book under yoga, I went to the cleset studio that happened to be open. That studio was a Bikram Yoga Collage of India. After the very first class, I knew I found the answer.

As I continued with my practice, my pain began to ease, my body strengthen, and my mind calm. My joy for life returned in a way I had never experienced. It was not long before I knew this was what I wanted to help bring in the lives of others. My experience provided me with an unshakable faith in yoga and I knew that I was to share its power and love with all I could. I completed my training in March 2004 and began teaching immediately. I feel the experiences of my journey to recover have blessed me with an intimate knowledge of pain, struggle and joy of the healing process. This is reflected in the compassionate and compelling way in which I teach. With an open mind and an open heart, I know anything is possible.

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