YOGA AND MEDITATION

**WHERE ARE YOU FROM?**
Born and raised in the city of San Francisco, CA

**HOW DID YOU GET INTO YOGA?**
My very first Yoga Class was in San Francisco in 2003, I was 3 months pregnant with my first son, working full time in corporate marketing and working through the stress of caring for my father who was very ill. I guess I was trying to find something to help cope with so many challenging life events at the same time. It was Iyengar Yoga for pregnant moms and it involved a lot of props, straps, holding poses for long periods of time and lots of chanting. At the time it was hard for my busy mind to take it all in, but I kept at it for years. I gained renewed focus in Yoga after injuring myself in the 2011 LA Marathon on Mile 18. I used Yoga to rehab my knee and then loved it so much that I completed my 200 hour Teacher Training with the Mukti Yoga School in 2015.

**IN ONE WORD, DESCRIBE WHAT YOGA MEANS TO YOU.**
FLOW.

**WHAT IS YOUR ANIMAL INSPIRATION?**
Hummingbird.

"I believe in the transformative power of life experience andI believe in the healing power of movement."

- Barb Matias Haynes, Coach & Teacher

YOGA AND MEDITATION

I am a Registered Yoga Alliance Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 200) and a Mndfulness and Meditation Teacher. Establishing a practice in both of these disciplines can have dramatic effects on your mind and body. I have practiced yoga for almost 19 years and am passionate about helping others to learn and grow in their own practice.

FITNESS AND NUTRITION

I have been a NASM Certified Personal Trainer for 10 years and also am a Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certified Coach. I've successfully coached 100's of clients in achieving their physical goals and maintaining strength, flexibility and agility.

LIFE TRANSITIONS

I've lived a lot of life and have personally experienced some of life's major transitions including, marriage, pregnancy, birth, career change, loss and separation. Along the way, I have learned valuable tools to not just survive but thrive through these changes.

CAREER AND BUSINESS COACHING

When I graduated from UCLA in the 90's my goal was to change the world and in the process I changed myself, several times. I worked in Corporate Marketing for 15 years and have also been an entrepreneur for close to 20 years in real estate and health and wellness.