BACKGROUND
Having spent my younger years almost entirely on a basketball court or pretending like I knew what I was doing in a weight room, finding myself in a Muay Thai gym in the fall of 2011 seemed about as unlikely of a pivot as I could imagine. I was hooked from the first day, and spent the next nine years at The Academy, competing on both the local and national circuits from 2013-2019. An injury in August 2019 derailed any plans I had of fighting professionally, but allowed me to delve deeper into the art of movement as a whole. Yoga came into my life in 2015 to help me kick higher, and after leaving my job as an elementary gym teacher, I took the leap in January 2021 to become a 200-hour certified teacher through 612Jungle. Between teaching yoga at multiple studios and instructing at numerous gyms for both general fitness as well as Muay Thai, I have logged thousands of hours under my belt guiding various forms of movement. My personal movement practice blends everything together; distance running, weightlifting, yoga, and Muay Thai all make up a typical week for me. My main goal when teaching is simple: to help you realize your capacity, both for movement and stillness.
500-hour yoga teacher, certified through Yoga Alliance
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
In process of competing Sleep and Recovery Coach training through the Sleep Coach Course
In process of completing Precision Nutrition Level 1 course
17-fight experience in Muay Thai/kickboxing
Veteran ultramarathoner