Hi! Thanks for stopping by. Here's a little bit about me.
I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area doing gymnastics and modern and jazz dance. I came to San Diego in 2002 for my undergrad studies at UC San Diego, where I completed my BA in Ethnic Studies, and danced a lot of modern dance, and haven't left! After college I found the physicality of yoga to be a delightful and challenging way to move the body without competition. I continued in graduate school at San Diego State University, where I completed my MA in Women's Studies and began a teaching credential program. I spent a few years teaching dance to children and serving as a member of AmeriCorps, before deciding to deepen my yoga practice. I have a 200-hour yoga teaching certification and an 85-hour prenatal certification. I have been teaching since January 2012. I completed the Prison Yoga Project training and use what I learned to teach trauma-informed classes in the community. I'm currently working towards my 300-hour certification (2/3 there!) with Laughing Lotus Yoga Center in New York.
The spiritual aspects of yoga have aided me in the never-ending search for peace, calm and positivity within, and I'm passionate about sharing these tools with others. I'm intentional about taking yoga off the mat and I love finding the bridges between the heart and mind, the individual and community, and mindfulness and expression. To complement the creative practice of yoga, I love walking with my dog, baking, hiking, playing frisbee, and doing arts and crafts. I teach children’s yoga, volunteer teach yoga for underserved youth afterschool, and volunteer teach for adult students who are refugees. I offer a hatha/vinyasa class that includes strong asana, pranayama and a philosophical theme woven throughout.
I'm also a TA for the Dimensions of Culture Program at UCSD and a regular contributing writer for the Chopra Center.
Remember: "today you are you, that is truer than true, there is no one alive who is youer than you" --Dr. Seuss
Looking forward to playing yoga with you!
love, Lena
I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area doing gymnastics and modern and jazz dance. I came to San Diego in 2002 for my undergrad studies at UC San Diego, where I completed my BA in Ethnic Studies, and danced a lot of modern dance, and haven't left! After college I found the physicality of yoga to be a delightful and challenging way to move the body without competition. I continued in graduate school at San Diego State University, where I completed my MA in Women's Studies and began a teaching credential program. I spent a few years teaching dance to children and serving as a member of AmeriCorps, before deciding to deepen my yoga practice. I have a 200-hour yoga teaching certification and an 85-hour prenatal certification. I have been teaching since January 2012. I completed the Prison Yoga Project training and use what I learned to teach trauma-informed classes in the community. I'm currently working towards my 300-hour certification (2/3 there!) with Laughing Lotus Yoga Center in New York.
The spiritual aspects of yoga have aided me in the never-ending search for peace, calm and positivity within, and I'm passionate about sharing these tools with others. I'm intentional about taking yoga off the mat and I love finding the bridges between the heart and mind, the individual and community, and mindfulness and expression. To complement the creative practice of yoga, I love walking with my dog, baking, hiking, playing frisbee, and doing arts and crafts. I teach children’s yoga, volunteer teach yoga for underserved youth afterschool, and volunteer teach for adult students who are refugees. I offer a hatha/vinyasa class that includes strong asana, pranayama and a philosophical theme woven throughout.
I'm also a TA for the Dimensions of Culture Program at UCSD and a regular contributing writer for the Chopra Center.
Remember: "today you are you, that is truer than true, there is no one alive who is youer than you" --Dr. Seuss
Looking forward to playing yoga with you!
love, Lena