About Me

I am blessed to have been born and raised at the base of Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, California.  I grew up in a loving family amidst the beauty of nature surrounding me and ultimately shaping me. At an early age I gravitated to theater and and found my passion in acting. I remember taking great pleasure at being able to imitate the distinct walk of every elementary school teacher I'd ever had. To consciously transform myself and embody another was a thrill like none other. When asked at age eighteen in an interview for acting school why I wanted to be an actor, I replied without thinking, "to know God".  No one was more surprised than me by my own response. I hardly knew what I meant by it and at the same time there was a very real part of me that did KNOW. It was that same part of me, years later when I found myself struggling as an actor in New York City, that called out and reminded me why I was here. Having had my ego rocked and my heart broken, the way only New York City can, I found my way to the Boarders Bookstore spirituality section and purchased two books on Meditation.  I read them in earnest and began a formal sitting practice. It changed the course of my life. I no longer relied solely on outer circumstances to make me happy or whole. That part of me that wanted to know God through acting, through embodying another, now wanted to know God through embodying Myself. Eventually I sought out a mediation teacher who one day in a seemingly casual remark suggested I take up an asana/yoga practice.  Once again that "knowing" part of me responded immediately.  I dove in and never looked back. After many years of practice, study and full time teaching I can truly say that to embody ones true Self is the ultimate gift of being human, the role of a lifetime!

I have had the great privilege of studying with many wonderful teachers over the years having been certified as an OM Yoga teacher by Cyndi Lee as well as having trained under Shiva Rhea.  I am however, most humbly grateful to and influenced by my several years of ongoing training and practice with Tony Briggs and Patricia Sullivan. 

I am blessed once more to be living in California at the base of Tomales Bay, surrounded by the beauty of nature and family. And while I don't solely rely on these outer circumstances to determine my peace and happiness, it doesn't hurt!