What is your background? 

When I was 20 I had a baby and had to dive into working right away. I started working in the healthcare field – as a new mom and community worker – and I found yoga during this time.

Following that I was working as an LPN, then an RN and then finally applied to Med School. 

The reason I applied to become a doctor was because I thought that was the next thing, but I was unhappy with western medical system.

I was shortlisted at the same time I was in a YTT, and started med school around the same time I completed the certification for my YTT but QUICKLY realized that being a doctor was not the answer for me. 

But since I was two years in, I needed to parallel the wages of a Doctor and pay back those loans. 

I wasn’t sure what to do next, but right out of my YTT I was asked by my instructor to teach the anatomy of the body with her YTT, and took the medical/anatomy curriculum and turned it into a job where I would travel around and instruct others. 

I have 20+ YTT’s I have co-hosted and I am so excited to be able to help teach you more.

What led you to want to instruct yoga? 

For me there is a life before teacher training, and a life after teacher training. 

The transition from doctor to yogi was very noticeable… 

I was learning to be a doctor because I wanted to help fix people, and I thought they had a cushy job doing just that. 

But I quickly learned that yoga could reach people on a deeper level, and you can change your teaching strategy to help create a personal shift for people. 

Tell us about your YTT experience personally?

• What was the hardest thing about your own YTT experience?
  • • • The lessons about yourself.
        • •  I was very clinical – and then with the YTT it took my emotions to a new level that was rather raw and deep. Essentially? It woke me up. It was the most amazing and incredible peace and shift, and there was a moment where I remember thinking… “I can’t unsee and unlearn this new power.” 
• What was your favorite thing about it?
  • • • Personal development.
        • •  When I took it I was one of the guys – I didn’t historically like women or hanging out with a feminine energy. But all women were in my teacher training and I ended up taking a journey through my emotions with them – I bonded with them, and was able to go deeper into the “WHY” behind why I look for male attention. My YTT was transformational for me in so many more ways than “just yoga.”

What can we expect from your YTT with Anamaya?

• I am a successful entrepreneur because of my YTT and my business savvy, and I want each and every person to leave and know how to create an additional income (Especially in this difficult time) as opposed to having an expensive hobby. 
• You may be here for personal development and exploration as well as deepening your practice, which will without a doubt happen, but you will also learn how to add an income stream that can open new doors for you. 
• You can also expect a variety of experts, I have invited experts in the nervous system, philosophy, teaching sequences, a permaculturist in addition to my deep knowledge of anatomy done in a fun and exciting way instead of a dull, monotone manner. 

How can we be sure we connect on a deeper level since it is virtual? 

• I have taught so many teacher trainings, I know what makes it work within a group of people. In addition to that, it isn’t a pre-recorded training like so many others – we are in person, with each other – just from the safety of our own homes. 
  • • I also offer the opportunity to have a “lab” time for additional questions and concerns, especially if you have to take the classes recorded.

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