She/Her

As an advocate for life-long, active play, especially as we age, I enjoy helping others find joy in their movement and confidence in their bodies so that they may take every opportunity life presents to them. Yoga, Pilates, scrambling about and dance (by all its names) has enabled me to run trails, climb trees, fall off rocks, and generally frolic around the PNW in ways I never imagined possible after my back surgery 14 years ago. In the time since, Pilates has improved my bodily awareness and provided the postural endurance necessary for everything from trans-Pacific flights to week-long hikes. I began teaching movement 13 years ago in the karate dojos of Okinawa, Japan, then moved on to the yoga mat and now I am fully trained through STOTT Pilates. I love the opportunity to work with anyone seeking to improve how they move, feel and think about their body in either group or private sessions. My favorite things to do with my body are: play outside, love on animals, dance, eat, and acro (partnered acrobatics; also know as acro yoga to some, and the most fun I have playing as an “adult”). In all my frolicking thus far, I’ve found the feeling of flow to be one in the same as the innate state of play we all grew up knowing and have only perhaps forgotten the vital importance thereof. Together we can remind each other what it is to relish moving for the pure fun of it through play in whatever form we choose. Have fun my friends, your health depends on it ;)