Yoga asana, mantra, and meditation have been a big part of my healing journey. For me asana is my moving mediation and increasing the mind-body connection has improved my life in a multitude of ways. During yoga teacher training I began recognizing and facing limiting beliefs on the mat (“I can never do that pose, I’m not even going to try” to “Let me see what I can do today”); this quality of play and experimentation began to translate into my everyday life bringing ease and self-compassion where there had been doubt and judgement.  I truly believe how we are on the mat is how we are in life; changing one changes the other.  

Meditation helps us connect with our selves, with our soul, our inner knowing, our intuition - whatever you want to call it. The practice of meditation may seem simple from the outside, but it is a powerful catalyst for transformation. Learning to separate my thoughts and emotions from others has been an important part of stepping into my power.

I have chanted mantras since I was a child, I took a special interest in mantras as I read a book on them and learned about how the powerful vibrations of chanting Sanskrit mantras can change the energy body. I have first hand experienced changes from a disciplined mantra practice.