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My journey to becoming a Certified Rolfer® and Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200) began with practicing martial arts as a child. My teacher always emphasized the importance of form, posture, and balance as the foundations of our practice. Eventually, form, posture, and balance became guiding principles throughout my life -- developing my skills as a college basketball player, balancing work & life responsibilities as a high school science teacher, and eventually deepening my yoga and Rolfing® practices. 

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I completed my Yoga Teacher Training at The Source Energy Yoga School in Lakewood, Ohio in 2017. This foundation deepened my understanding of movement and holistic wellness. My personal yoga practice often involves combining Vinyasa and Yin elements, embracing the balance offered between the two. My teaching style is kind, authentic and always open to everyone - I truly believe yoga is for EVERY BODY. 

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In 2021, during a long and difficult experience with COVID-19 and its lingering effects, I discovered Rolfing®. At a time when I felt disconnected from my body and was struggling to feel like myself again, Rolfing® gave me a new way to understand movement, tension, posture, and how I experienced my body.

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While Rolfing® did not cure my illness, the work became an important part of my journey toward feeling more comfortable and connected in my body. I was fascinated by the changes I noticed—not just physically, but in my awareness of how I moved and carried myself.

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The experience sparked a deeper curiosity about Rolfing® and ultimately led me to pursue professional training. Looking back, I realized that my lifelong interest in movement, anatomy, education, and the human body had been leading me toward this work all along.

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In 2023, I took a leave of absence from teaching high school science to pursue Rolfing® training at the Dr. Ida Rolf Institute in Boulder, Colorado, with a focus on helping others heal as I had. I spent a year learning and rediscovering myself. One of the most important things I learned about myself is that even though I had never heard of Rolfing prior to 2021, I had already spent my whole life preparing to be a Rolfer®. The knowledge and experiences I gained as a martial artist, yogi, basketball player, teacher, coach, biologist and traumatic illness survivor have all prepared me to support others on a mission to feel their best.​

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