I have been teaching Vinyasa yoga classes in Madison since June of 2004. In addition to Vinyasa, I have studied a variety of Hatha yoga styles including Bikram, Ashtanga, and TriYoga. I did my teacher training with Scott Anderson of Alignment Yoga and received my 200- hour teaching certification from Yoga Alliance in May 2005.

Always active in sports, I slowed down my high impact activities after the birth of my two daughters had an affect on my spine. Yoga has been an exciting path for me in understanding the body-mind connection. I have found, and continue to explore, that different schools of body movement can be integrated to enhance performance, ease of movement, and style in one's chosen activities, even if that is just toting the kids around or working at the computer. Yoga helps me to feel comfortable and at home in my body.

I am also a student of many styles of dance, starting as a child with ballet and moving from very folky to extremely technical. Among my repertoire is English country dancing, English clog, Appalachian clog, Irish ceidhli, Irish step dancing, contra dancing, belly dancing and tap dancing. Currently I study the Martha Graham technique of modern dance under Lisa Thurell and Robert Cleary, directors of Kanopy School of Dance.

In addition to dancing, as well as teaching yoga in various venues, I have taught cooking, love swimming, biking, walking (with or without children and/or dog) and kayaking. I will try (most) anything at least once. However, even after years of giving it a whirl, I still "throw like a girl" (which doesn’t mean I’m giving up). My other hobbies include sewing, gardening, painting, cooking, and performing. I have had many opportunities to perform and love doing so whether in a set performance or street theater. Given the chance to perform or take a break, I will always choose the performance.

I trained at Madison Pilates in 2008 and 2009, passing my Comprehensive Pilates Certification exam in August 2009.  It was a wonderful experience, furthering my study of movement and expanding my ability to teach in many situtations.

I am an experienced teacher. I have taught cooking, Morris dancing, and Irish ceidhli dancing to adults (not at the same time), but my special love is working with children. I am continually amazed how much I learn from kids, including my own. I have taught children dancing, yoga, and environmental education and have tutored reading to first graders.