I’m a Midwest girl, born and raised in South Dakota currently living in the Black Hills region of South Dakota. I’m here on this planet to help as many people as I can transform themselves and live the life they dream of! Yoga and all the ceremony work I do have given me the confidence and strength to do this and forge a new path. My dream is to help you do the same! Growing up I was a shy girl wh
o was often teased and bullied for wearing glasses and being small and freckly. I struggled for years with poor self-image and was never happy with the person I saw staring back at me. I never felt good enough or sure of what my path was. And I never thought I would be brave enough to share my story, my vulnerabilities, and insecurities with the world. After college I struggled to find my path. I was unsure of where I belonged. I fell in love with the world of museums and pursued a Masters in Historical Administration in 2012 where I met my husband Wade. But even during grad school I felt out-of-place. I was good at the work and enjoyed the opportunities and thrill of working with the history of places and people. But, I still felt like I was missing something. In the fall of 2016 I quit a good full-time job in pursuit of a dream. My dream is to share my love and passion for the practice of yoga and the lifestyle I have built around me that transformed my life. After discovering yoga in college and dedicating myself to a practice I began to see myself not as a weak insecure person, but someone with drive, passion, and self-confidence. Attributes I thought I had long ago lost in my childhood. Today, through the practice of yoga and a lifestyle of confidence building I enjoy the person I am. I love that I have talents that come naturally, like teaching yoga and facilitating ceremonial spaces and I love that I always have more to learn! I strive to live as authentically to myself as I can working with people, brands, and companies I believe in and put my heart and soul into what I do. I love to teach, I love to travel, to experience life in a way that most only dream of and to ignite that passion in YOU my students, readers, collaborators, and peers. I love to travel and adventure and I am currently booking traveling teaching dates. Want to host me at your studio or retreat center? Shoot me an email [email protected]
My husband Wade & our pups Inkling and Ollie & I love to be outside and camp and visit new places. We recently welcomed our son, Thomas into the world March 2022 for a whole new adventure! Yoga Facts:
- Registered E-RYT® 500, RPYT®, YACEP®
- 200 hr training in Rock Island, IL at the Tapas Yoga Shala with Evan & Kelly Harris in May 2014
- 500 hr Yoga Teaching certification in May 2017 at Tapas with Evan & Kelly Harris
- Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training in June 2020 with Roberta Kellinson
- 200 hour Advanced Meditation Teacher and Mindfulness Coach Training in June 2021 with Master Dev Om. Included in this training: 7 Chakra Healing Therapy, Yoganidra Master Training, Master Breathwork, Shiva Consciousness, Heartfulness, Sufi Meditation Master Training).
- 100 hour Sound Ceremony Training in Guatemala in July 2021
- Cacao Ceremony Facilitator Training with Amaruanka Ceremonial Living October 2021
- Munay Ki Shamanic Healing Initiation with Sharon Ramel January 2022
- Munay Ki Initiation with Amaruanka Ceremonial Living June 2022
- International Yoga Retreats to Guatemala 2017and Greece in 2019 through a company I co-founded with Erin Damm, Light the Spark Within Retreats.
- I offer Women's Retreats in the Black Hills area, create special events around the Moon, Equinox/Solstice, Astrology and incorporate Sound Healing, Cacao Medicine, Shamanic Healing and Breathwork into my offerings.
- I have taught at various Yoga conferences and festivals including Ustava Maa at the Shri Jasnath Ashram in India, Vegas Gone Yoga in Las Vegas, NV, Fields of Yogis in Cedar Rapids, IA, the South Dakota Yoga Conference in Deadwood, SD.
- I guest taught and did photography for the Yoga Goddess Academy retreat to Costa Rica in April 2018 (book me to guest teach on your retreat and take pics!)
- December 2015 I spent a month in Mysore, India studying at the KPJ Ashtanga Yoga Institute with Sharath Jois. I have also spent time learning from authorized and certified teachers like, Tim Feldmann, Kino MacGregor, and David Robson.
