I am a movement practitioner, teacher, and student. I began my yoga practice in NYC in 2002, and have been teaching, whilst exploring diverse movement disciplines along the way, since 2008. My classes combine athleticism with intelligence, lyricism with methodology, the sensual with the cerebral. Yoga, philosophy, dance, internal martial arts, Feldenkrais, and Fighting Monkey practice all serve as deep inspiration. Over the years, I’ve come to believe that universal principles underlie every system and that integration, as opposed to compartmentalization, enhances quality of life.
My teaching is equally informed by 25 years of self-inquiry — by way of higher education in film, former careers in journalism and television, psychotherapy, Vipassana meditation, and studies with the following teachers: Vidya Heisel of Frog Lotus Yoga, Jasmine Tarkeshi and Dana Flynn of Laughing Lotus, Jill Miller of Yoga Tune Up®, Andres Vesga of the Ido Portal Method, Olivier Goetgeluck of Fighting Monkey. I am currently training to be a Feldenkrais (Awareness Through Movement) practitioner.
Movement is metaphor. As such, I believe in authenticity, autonomy, and creative expression in teaching. I am interested in decelerating the ageing process from the inside out, as well as cultivating behavioral flexibility in the midst of uncertainty and an ever-changing environment. I have taught students of all levels in diverse locales — from San Francisco to the Philippines, Madrid to New Orleans, Costa Rica to Berlin, Mexico to Hong Kong. I am currently based in Brussels, Belgium.
VALUES
AUTHENTICITY: Radical self-acceptance, allowing vulnerability
AUTONOMY: “I can tell you where to look, but not what to see.”—Ilan Jacobson Self-care, self-healing, self-work
EXPRESSION: You are a living, breathing sculpture/painting/novel/poem composing in the canvas of space-time. In the language of movement, what does your voice speak?