Certifications + training

  • Tantric Vinyasa teacher training at Divine Motion Yoga with Tracee Stanley and Everett Newell (senior teachers from Para Yoga lineage with Rod Stryker) in Mt. Shasta, CA, 2005

  • 200 hour vinyasa teacher training at Greenhouse Holistic with Summer Quashie, Leigh Evans, and Paul Manza in Brooklyn, NY, 2010

  • 85 hour Sacred Shape Prenatal teacher training with Summer Quashie, Sarah Kay, and James Bae in Brooklyn, NY, 2011.

  • Reiki 1 Attunement with Lisa Levine at Maha Rose in Brooklyn, NY 2011

  • DONA trained birth doula with renown doula Deborah Pascali-Bonero at Birthday Presence in Brooklyn, NY 2010

  • Bhagavad Gita Now: A Path of Social Justice study with Anusha Wijeyakumar, 2021

  • I continue to study with Anadabhairava (Steven Prestianni) since 2011.

  • Certified Death Midwife with Angie Buchannan, The Death Midwife, 2023.

  • I have spent significant time studying with Dr. James Bae, Tracee Stanley, and some time under guidance from Gurmukh Khalsa, Tej Kaur, Harijiwan Khalsa, Sharon Gannon and David Life. I have had the gift of sitting in the presence of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and have sat with Amma in both Los Angeles and New York. I’ve also studied with many more less famous, but equally profound beings.

  • My greatest teachers have been my children, and I learn from my students in each class I lead.

photo by Rio Chantel