About me
“I am the founder of Rising Lotus Inc. and the author of the Rising Lotus Yoga Training Manual. Rising Lotus Yoga is a 300-hour yoga teacher training program. It is also the featured yoga program at Detox Oasis, a French Lick, IN wellness ranch, and Thera-Ranch retreat center in Joshua Tree, CA. I am also a massage therapist, aquatic bodyworker, and addiction counselor.I began practicing hot vinyasa in Northern California in 1998. 2001, I completed my first YTT, a 300-hour Iyengar program at Heartwood Institute. 2007, I completed my second YTT, a power vinyasa training at Frog Lotus Yoga in North Adams, MA. I have studied and practiced yoga extensively with experienced teachers and practitioners in the Anusara, Hatha Raja, Iyengar, and Ashtanga lineages.
I teach classes at yoga studios in Owensboro, KY, and Evansville, IN. I also volunteer as the wellness coach for the H.L. Neblett Community Center in Owensboro and facilitate workshops for Weight Watchers.