Ladle and Lotus

Background & Training

For years holistic health has been at the core of my day to day practices.  I first began studying holistic health in 2004.  As a student of comparative religion I went to India to research the integration of religion and healing. While studying tribal and folk medicine I unexpectedly fell in love with yoga when one of my professors required that I did it each morning before class or fieldwork.  The years since then have presented numerous opportunities for me to study bodywork, Ayurveda, nutrition, and yoga more in depth.

For several years I worked as a massage therapist, and hold over 500 hours of training, however I stopped practicing in 2009. Since early 2008 I have been teaching yoga at Kaya Yoga and privately in Davis, California.  My teaching style is most heavily influenced by the Anusara tradition and yoga therapy.  I am a 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance, and a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, both of which are internationally recognized yoga organizations.  I have continued to deepen my yoga practice and build upon my skills as a teacher by participating in workshops with John Friend, Judith Lasater, and Gary Kraftsow.

Since 2010 I have been supporting clients to create healthier diets and lifestyles that use food and yoga as a healing modalities, while honoring the unique needs of each individual. In the Fall of 2010 I completed an internship in clinical nutrition at the Institute of Restorative Health in Davis, California. Over the summer of 2011, I finished a 75-credit Master’s degree in Holistic Health Education, with a specialization in nutrition, from John F. Kennedy University. My Master’s thesis examined the importance of quelling chronic inflammation for optimal health. In addition to Ladle and Lotus, I work on a volunteer basis for the Carrots in the Classroom project and Global HealthShare Initiative.