From Dance to Yoga

For me, aspects of yoga have always been a part of life. Before a formal introduction to Asana, dance was my place of peace. It was my introduction to community for 14 years. Dance was how I connected to breath also, and that really helped with life transitions growing up. I would also find solace by sitting outside by the creek in our backyard in silence, a segway into Meditation & Mauna.

Later, life became spending time with family, creating "firsts" for the kids and caring for aging parents. Burnout from career & caregiving followed, but those practices held me along the way. Formally learning yoga felt right at home, and full circle as an integration of experiences that could be named. Now as a transitioning empty nester, yoga has become about reconnecting with myself, leaning into new "firsts" and experiences. Like a dance, yoga truly ebbs & flows with every stage of life.