I took my first Yoga class for credit while attending Eastern Washington University. I was a naturally bendy human, and it felt good. At the time, I didn’t see it more than what western culture had marketed it as, a physical fitness class. Over the years, I continued to take Yoga classes as another mode of fitness.

While co-creating a start-up business in a brand new industry, I needed new tools to manage the roller coaster of stress and emotions. I had a tool kit of professional, operational, and coaching best practices, but something was still off.

With yoga instructors’ guidance that embraced all eight limbs, yoga became more than a fitness activity. Yoga is my spiritual practice and critical for my discernment in life and business. I started attending Yoga Teacher Training at Mellow Monkey Yoga in Spokane, WA, in January of 2020. I have since attained my 200-Hr. YTT. I am insured and registered with Yoga Alliance.