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Born (1975) and raised in New Bedford and Dartmouth
Lived in New Orleans from 1996-2005
Returned to New Bedford in 2006
Currently lives in Fairhaven my partner, Sam Chase and dog, Georgia
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1989-93- high school field hockey state champion player, Bay State Game team member, national champion team 1992
1994-1997- Mass Amherst D1 Field Hockey team ranked #3 in US, recruited by 1995 olympic team coach to play at UMass. Tore ACL and had reconstructive surgery in 1995, left hockey
1999-2005 burlesque performer/dancer in New Orleans
2001 -Began a yoga practice in New Orleans with an Iyengar teacher
2005-After Hurricane Katrina moved to Brooklyn and practiced yoga daily
Continues to practice daily in the styles of Iyengar Yoga, somatics, dancing, weight training, walking, mobility training and breath work
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2006-Graduated from Yoga Teacher Training at Kripalu
2014-2019 Trained with Noah Mazé for 500+ hours. Studied yoga, philosophy, anatomy, and pedagogy
2013 - now -Studying Hindu Philosophy and Mythology with Dr. Douglas Brooks
2017-Trained with Noah Mazé to train teachers
2021- now- Studying with Jules Mitchell, yoga teacher and biomechanist, on the topics of biomechanics, strength building, unpacking current research in the world of movement science, and more
2023 -now - Studying Pain Science /Pain Management with the NOI Group
2023 -now - Studying Joint health and Pain Science with Greg Lehman
2024-2025 Studying with Postural Restoration Institute with a focus on the pelvis
2025- studying Breathing and the anatomy of breath with Dr. Paula Sauer
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2009 -Opened Yoga on Union
2018 -Closed Yoga on Union
2018 -Opened School of Yoga New Bedford and Good Yoga
2022 -Closed Good Yoga
2025 - reformatted School of Yoga New Bedford to Good Company Collective, which houses CHIN UP, MOVE BACK HOME, Good Company NB, Yoga Nerd Club and more.
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2017- Designed curriculum and course work for SYNB 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training (YTT)
2018-2019 -1st 200 Hour YTT
2019-2020 - 2nd 200 Hour YTT
2020-2021 - 3rd 200 Hour YTT, 1st 300 Hour YTT
2022- 2023 -4th 200 YTT, 2nd 300 Hour YTT
2024 -5th 200 YTT
2019-2023 -Continuing Ed/Mini-Trainings in the topics of Pose Study, Pedagogy, Mythology/Philosophy, and more.
2021 - Acted as consultant, trainer and curriculum designer for studio in Rhode Island.
2023 -Acted as consultant, trainer and curriculum designer for studio in Massachusetts
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2017- started teaching yoga classes to teens fro Trinity Day Academy (a local public school for students with learning/behavioral needs)
2019 - began to develop a better model to teach yoga to youth
2020-2021 - Employeed teens from TDA to help continue developmeant of model/method
2021 - Founded nonprofit GOOD COMPANY NEW BEDFORD
2021- now - Working with MassHire to train teens to teach teens in our method, And & Both
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Thanks to all that have practiced with me as their teacher, and for the friends and strangers I have practiced alongside. Thanks to my teachers and colleagues who push far past the trivial and obvious when studying the human body for the sake of exploration and breaking new ground. Thanks to the steadfast folks who recognize the appropriation of yoga and the commodification of the practice yet work progressively in lieu of growth and aim to intentionally uphold integrity in this field. And importantly thanks to everyone who has listened to me talk endlessly on the subject of yoga.
Thank you mom, I love you the most.