WHY I DO WHAT I DO

What lays the foundation of my work is a belief in self study as a path to peace. In studying the self we begin to find ourselves in the world and the world within us. The teacher-student relationship is based in exchange and I am grateful to be on a path where I will never stop learning. The journey that led me to Yoga includes trauma and like many other yogis before me, the practice allowed me to meet myself beyond the small frame that I was stuck in. And going beyond that frame didn’t mean to run away from my pain - in fact, it meant to stop running, finally, and instead to observe, welcome and accept. It absolutely and in every possible way changed my life.

When we come into the Shala we bring our bodies, we bring our minds, our souls and our spirits. We bring our knots and ties and tightness. Little by little, by welcoming the connection to body and breath, we begin to notice where we need to let go. By letting go we allow the Prana to once again flow where awareness was no longer present. As the spaciousness within us grows, we expand into that lightness. The breath has brought us into the body and the body has reminded us that we are not defined by the mind nor the ego or the ego-mind. It’s a humbling path asking us to let go again and again.

My birth work is extensively influenced by my commitment to the Hatha Yoga tradition and always begins with the connection of body, mind and breath. I believe that a person who has an understanding of their own body is better set up for the challenges of pregnancy, birth and postpartum through a greater readiness to listen to their own body, respect it and support themselves. Because the support one can offer oneself, truly trusting one’s body and spirit, is the most important resource one can get on this journey. I am there to guide my clients back to that knowledge again and again and to the wisdom rooted in their bodies and the strength that is within us, even if we do not know or believe its powers at first.