How has your understanding of yoga evolved since you first started practicing?

I used to view yoga as just a physical practice, but I now see it as something deeper. My journey is a little unique in that I’ve been practicing for as long as I can remember. At three years old, I’d go to classes with my mom, carrying my little pink mat (child’s pose was my favorite, obviously).

21 years later, the practice feels more sacred. For me, yoga is a way to remember our connection to a force that is both an undeniable part of us and something infinitely greater.

How has yoga influenced your everyday life?

These days, it feels like yoga keeps inserting itself into more and more of my life. It’s like the wise uncle who’s always right, even when you don’t want him to be… It guides how I start my mornings (with sadhana), how I show up in my relationships, and how I carry myself both in and outside of work.

It’s taught me the power of love and awareness, reminding me to treat the wins and losses of others as my own (with healthy boundaries!) and to observe my thoughts rather than immediately react to them. 

What key lessons did you learn during your teacher training at Sonic?

I used to care about being liked. Now I care about being true.

The Sonic TT program empowered me to use my voice unapologetically, which was difficult as someone who learned to suppress it in childhood. Going into TT, I didn’t plan or even want to teach, but along the way, something shifted.

By the end of the program, I knew in my gut that I was meant to teach. Now, I lead a morning class every Tuesday at Sonic, and I couldn’t be more grateful for the journey that brought me here.