Experience
Yoga Instructor and Owner Yoga For Normal People, Los Angeles, CA December 2016-present
Teach regualr weekly online classes and manage virtual studio for students and staff. Teach private students with a special attention to the meeting the needs of attendees in a virtual environment.
Yoga Instructor The Yoga Harbor, Torrance, CA October 2017-January 2020
Teach and sub hour-long and 75-minute steady flow classes and Move & Meditate classes with a special attention to alignment and safe practice at a local yoga studio in Torrance, CA. Teach a regular, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday flow to a variety of students with varying skill levels, needs, and abilities.
Responsibilities
- Determine appropriate level for each class and adapt sequence to meet the needs of all clients
- Grow class size using social media and word of mouth. Come up with innovative classes and events to draw new students.
Yoga Teacher Trainer, Flow Training Safe Harbor Yoga School, Torrance, CA August 2018 – Sept 2018
Responsibilities
Teach a 50-hour module to aspiring YA 200-hr students. The FLOW philosophy is to keep people interested, safe, and confident in class. We teach people, “Don’t choreograph your yoga classes. Sequence them.”
- Teaching creativity to keep students engaged and interested
- Counterposing to keep yourself and your students safe
- Clarity to keep yourself and your students calm, connected, and confident
Yoga Instructor Beach Cities Yoga, Hermosa Beach, CA July 2017- April 2018
Teach and sub hour-long yoga classes that vary from power yoga and Yin to creative workshops and yoga on the beach at a local Hermosa Beach studio. Teach a regular, Wednesday night Chakra Flow to students of all abilities and levels.
Responsibilities
- Determine appropriate level for each class and adapt sequence to meet the needs of all clients
- Open and close studio during each teaching hour. Sign students in and handle any retail transactions including memberships, mat and towel rentals, and retail purchases.
- Clean and organize studio following classes and file all paperwork and receipts for each class
- Grow class size using social media and word of mouth. Come up with innovative classes and events to draw new students.
Yoga Instructor July 2017 – September 2017 Back For Yoga, El Segundo, CA
Teach and sub 85-minute classes that consist of Hatha, Vinyasa, Restorative, and Power on a weekly basis at an intimate studio in El Segundo, CA.
Responsibilities
- Determine appropriate level for each class and adapt sequence to meet the needs of long-time clients with a variety of injuries.
- Open and close studio during each teaching hour.
- Take payment and maintain class lists for each class taught.
- Clean and organize studio following classes and file all paperwork and receipts for each class
- Grow class size from 1-2 students per class to 8-10 students per class using social media and word of mouth.
Yoga Instructor March 2017 – May 2017 Shape Up Corporate Fitness Austin, TX
Teach hour-long Hatha style and Power Yoga classes to residents at luxury, high-rise, private, apartment buildings, including Austin’s Skyhouse and Azul, twice per week. Judge appropriate level for clientele, prep space either on rooftop or in gym, bring props and clean up following class. Grow class attendance by providing top quality service and experience.
Yoga Instructor February 2017- May 2017 YMCA of Austin, Bastrop, TX
Teach a Hatha style, power flow to YMCA members and non-members twice per week. This foundational class blends Hatha with isolated elements of Vinyasa flow pacing, such as Sun Salutations, in order to create greater awareness of breath and body. Students hold static postures and flow breath to movement to create a well-rounded and relaxing experience. All postures are initially introduced slowly and with attention to alignment to ensure safety during flow and ways to modify.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for judging the appropriate intensity level for all participants, and providing modifications throughout class.
- Set up and put away equipment as needed. Ensure studio is clean and organized after class.
- Report class participation numbers after each class.
Yoga Instructor Private Students January 2017 – Present
Instruct students of all levels and all abilities in the safe way to access all poses for their practice. Work with pregnant students, deaf students, and students with injuries to move prana for physical and emotional benefit.
Training and Lineage
CONTACT HOURS
300-hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training, Power and Precision with Jason Crandell, September 2021
Jason Crandell, Advanced Teacher Training
Attended 300-hours of training with Jason Crandell and dug deep on anatomy, yoga philosophy, sequencing, and online teaching techniques. YA certified as 500-hour in September 2021.
50-hour, Yoga Alliance Certified, Intro to Ayurveda Teacher Training with Iva Drtina-Hall April 2021
Practice Yoga Austin, Austin, TX
Attended a 50-hour teacher training focused on the doshas, applying the practices of Ayurveda to seasonal practices for students.
25-hour, Restorative Yoga Teacher Training with Jillian Pransky March 2019
YogaWorks, Santa Monica, CA
Attended a 25-hour Restorative Teacher training with Jillian Pransky to learn to teach Restorative Yoga from an anatomical approach. Class included use of props, safe variations, and basic anatomy training.
50-hour, Yoga Alliance Certified, Yin Yoga Teacher Training with Senior YogaWorks Teacher, David Kim September 2018
YogaWorks, Santa Monica, CA
Attended a 50-hour Yoga Alliance Certified Yin Teacher training with David Kim to learn to teach Yin Yoga from an anatomical approach. Class included use of props, safe variations, and basic anatomy training.
25-hour Teacher Training: Practice and The Art Of Possibility with Senior Iyengar Teacher, Carrie Owerko February 2018
Attended a 25-hour Teacher Training Module with Senior Iyengar Teacher Carrie Owerko at Wanderlust in Hollywood.
Course topics included:
- Learning how to cultivate a sense of possibility in our own practice and in our work with our students. Open hearted acceptance and a sense of possibility are not mutually exclusive. They work together beautifully. We explore how.
- Unpacking basic, intermediate and advanced poses and how to adapt or modify them so they are nourishing and accessible.
- Exploring novel movements and pose variations so that we cultivate variability and resilience in body and mind.
- Experimenting with how to help our students (and ourselves) become better motor learners and gain greater physical autonomy.
- Diving into some deep nourishing breath work and pranayama in ways that are most helpful in toning, nourishing and strengthening the nervous system.
- Engaging in some yoga philosophy discussions and simple chanting (Julia Shaida joined) to explore some of the other rich dimensions of practice.
50-hour Flow Module with Bethany Eanes November 2017-December 2017 Safe Harbor Yoga School, The Yoga Harbor
Attended a 50-hour module exploring new ways to guide flow classes. It is easy to get “stuck” teaching the same thing, and we as teachers need inspiration and fuel to get out of our formulaic way of being. Through worksheets, workshops, and thoughtful feedback, you will find a FLOW style that is uniquely you. The FLOW philosophy is to keep people interested, safe, and confident in class. We teach people, “Don’t choreograph your yoga classes. Sequence them.”
This module included:
- Creativity to keep yourself and your students engaged and interested
- Counterposing to keep yourself and your students safe
- Clarity to keep yourself and your students calm, connected, and confident
Yoga Teacher Trainee Practice Yoga Austin September 2016 – December 2016
Attended a 200-hour Yoga Alliance Certified training at one of the top-rated studios in Austin. Learned Iyengar alignment based principals, anatomy, philosophy, meditation techniques, sequencing, hands-on assists, modifications and prop work. Did 8 hours of assists and observations in order to complete certification. Trained under Christina Sell, Kiely Rutledge, Rey Cardenas, Shanti Kelley, and other tremendously skilled teachers.
NON-CONTACT HOURS
Yoga Teacher Continuing Education February 2017 –May 2017 Iyengar 101: 6-Week Master Class on Iyengar Yoga’s Legendary Poses and Principles
Studied a deeper exploration of major Iyengar poses in an online format with Senior Iyengar teacher Carrie Owerko. Produced by Yoga Journal.
Yoga Teacher Continuing Education—Finding Depth in the Basics San Marcos School of Yoga January 2017 – May 2018
Attended a six-week online series that explored the basic standing poses and ways to make them both more accessible and more interesting for both advanced and beginning students. Included 6 hours of remote study with Christina Sell.