I am endlessly inspired and intrigued by the beauty and mystery of our experience
the subtleties and big pictures
the unspoken languages of our body
the dance of the unknown and known
the space between our perceptions and our actions
the reasons why we do what we do
about me...
Life has a funny way of showing us where we need to go.
The pieces fall into place sometimes when we least expect them to add up or settle.
Over the years, I’ve gotten a lot quieter. I have less to prove to myself or anyone else. Much more to explore both within me and all around me.
I have far less to say or shout out loud; much more to listen to and be with to try to understand the nuance of it all.
My teaching has also changed in big and small ways as my inner space has settled.
I tend to guide things quite slowly at times.
I ask a lot of questions for students to consider within their experience.
I still like to attempt and play with physically challenging movement but I am far more interested in figuring out the details on how things work.
I ask a lot of my students because I know how capable we all can be when we slow down enough to ask the right questions.
Yoga and contemplative practices are a direct gateway into profound self-discovery and personal evolution. It is an honor to share the approaches that have impacted my own life and to invite others to honestly and courageously meet themselves through this work.
I have taught and studied throughout the US and Europe since 2001. My work has covered much ground from Iyengar to Ashtanga yoga, dance to somatics, functional movement to gait biomechanics, as well as breath and meditation through various lenses.
After opening my own studio in New York in 2020, I returned to Switzerland in late 2023 with my family to make a home again in one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
In 2024 I opened SAN, now my third studio (SAN 三 is “3” in Japanese and Chinese Kanji).
I am currently in the process of completing a program in Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture here in Switzerland alongside my teaching.
Teachers, Mentors, and Major Influences along the journey:
Chris Sritharan, gait and movement studies, anatomy and biomechanics, plus a broad scientific and philosophical approach to many life topics since 2019
Tsoknyi Rinpoche, Buddhist meditation and studies since 2023
Gary Ward, gait and movement studies, anatomy and biomechanics, founder of Anatomy in Motion since 2019
Carrie Owerko, yoga asana and the art of playful movement, in and around the Iyengar method 2014-2020
Gabriel Halpern, yoga asana, pranayama and therapeutics - Iyengar method 2013-2020
Raphael Xavier, break(dance) and movement studies, philosophy of life lifelong friend and mentor
Ethan Nichtern, buddhist studies and meditation 2011-2015
Chögyam Trungpa and other shambhala teachings since 2010
Katy Bowman, movement ecology, biomechanics June 2018 course
Dr. Andreo Spina, Functional Range Conditioning (certified FRC) June 2018 Course
the interdependence project, nyc - buddhist studies, meditation 2013-2015
Schuyler Grant, art of vinyasa yoga (Kula style), assists and sequencing 2006-2020
Doug Keller, applied yoga therapy 2011-2016
Katonah Yoga/Nevine Michaan, asana and pranayama, assists 2011-2015
Jillian Pransky, yoga restoratives and therapeutics 2005-2010
Laurel Hodory, ashtanga yoga, anusara-based approaches 2004-2006
John Friend (from his time as founder of Anusara yoga), Anusara yoga therapeutics 2004-2010
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