I'm originally from DC, lived in Chicago for ten years, and now I'm here in LA. I practiced yoga for the first time in college and hated it. It was too hard, my body felt rigid, my brain was too loud and the teacher made me feel out of place, I swore to never practice again. A few years later, I was invited to a class by a friend and experienced a mind-body connection that was ~euphoric~ It made my body feel like a home, and my mind felt like a nice place to be. I started practicing consistently in 2017, and in 2020, I ended up having a lot of "free time" at home, so I did a 200hr ytt. Once certified, I taught 20-minute morning flows on Instagram live, then I led beach classes, and finally, I snuggled into the joy of teaching in a studio. I will forever be a student and servant of this practice.