My Background
I am the owner of Be Yoga & Dance, a premier Yoga studio in Staten Island, NY. I am a Tier 3 Certified Yoga Teacher with the Baptiste Institute. I've trained extensively under Baron Baptiste, Cyndi Lee, Dana Flynn, and James Fox. I possess over twelve years of experience as a Life Coach, Yoga, Mindfulness, and Meditation and I have trained over 50 Yoga Teachers, who are sharing the power of Yoga throughout the country. I lead and create life transformational programs to wake you up and learn how to cultivate peace and possibility in your life. I work closely with NYC Public Schools in training Educators and Counselors in Mindfulness, and Yoga and how to share these practices in an empowering way with our youth.
I was Leader Rookie of the Year with Weight Watchers, leading over 50 people to goal weight in my first year.
I also have worked as a Job Coach, for Henry Street Settlement supporting out-of-work individuals after the 2008 employment crash with job employment services, coaching and connecting them to job opportunities that inspired them. I am a mover at heart. I am a certified Beginner Simonson Dance teacher a Dance Teacher trained in Dance for Parkinson’s disease, through Mark Morris Dance Center; a specialized dance program sponsored by the American Parkinson Foundation. I am the recipient of the 2019 Soroptimist Ruby Award by the Soroptimist International of the Americas for women helping women. I believe in the power of movement & coaching as a way to connect, heal and bring communities together in an equitable, compassionate way.
My Approach
I begin each encounter with active listening. Listening to you, and for the possibility that lives inside each share. I practice from Buddhist precepts, non harming, truthful communication, and a commitment to cultivating and encouraging awakening to newness through understanding and compassion. Together we create an action plan focused on clarity, adaptability, honoring what is important to you, and/or your community.
