about

My Story:

Hey, I’m Andie – yoga teacher, anatomy nerd, and lover of movement! 

My first experience with yoga was not a fun one. In fact, it was quite confronting! I went to my first class and I easily struggling more than anyone else in the room. I couldn’t touch my toes, I didn’t know my left foot from my right foot, and holding plank for a few seconds made my entire body scream.

I kept coming back because yoga gave me the mental and physical challenge that I needed to improve my relationship with myself and my body. For the first time in my life I was enjoying movement and I was starting to feel not only more connected to my body but also more attuned to my overall mental health. As I started to experience the mental and physical benefits of yoga – I was curious to learn more and did my first training in 2013. After that initial training, I began consuming every bit of yogic text I could get my hands on and then my curiosity pulled me toward studying the human body & the brain. 

I know I’m a good teacher because yoga has never been easy for me: physically or mentally. I wasn’t a gymnast or dancer in a previous life – gifted with natural flexibility or mobility. I know how hard it is to get on the mat and to struggle. I also know all the little baby steps that can help refine and empower a practice. And through my study of anatomy, physiology, and neruoscience I help my students overcome those obstacles with a little more ease.

Education:

I completed my two year yoga certification at the University of California San Diego in 2015 in tandem with my bachelor’s degree in International Studies and Cognitive Science. Since graduating I’ve continued my education with a 50 hour teacher training in Power and Yin with Moreyoga, 20 hour anatomy training with Yoga International, 22 hour Certificate in Human Physiology from Duke University, 30 hour anatomy and physiology applied to yoga from Doctor Yogi’s A&P School, and most recently 200 hours with the Chromatic School of yoga studying anatomy, biomechanics, and the art of yoga sequencing.