When I was in high school there was this thing called "the senior dream". They told us to DREAM BIG, as we carefully considered our plans for the future. We were to write our dreams on little cloud shaped pieces of paper and proudly display them for the school to see. 

At that point I was barely going to graduate. My life was a mess. I didn't know where I was going to live, much less have any kind of grand dream. I wasn't sure of much, but I knew that life was uncertain, I wanted to be my own boss, and that suffering was cyclical; hurt people, hurt people. 

I sat staring at the blank piece of paper for quite some time, when I had an intuitive thought, "I could open a wellness center for local women and children who needed help." I had no idea what that looked like, or what it would take, but I knew there was a need and I had the desire to fill it. People need a safe place to heal, learn about themselves, and how to end their own cycles of suffering. I knew that if I put my mind to it, I could create that in some form.

A few months later I made a last-minute decision, took a scholarship opportunity in St. Louis, and totally forgot about that dream. 

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I thought surely a change of scenery would solve all my problems, but once again, there go I. The first real yoga class I ever attended was a free class offered in the campus rec hall. My best friend practically dragged me along with her. I was reluctant, but the magic of this practice immediately swept me off my feet. I left that first class feeling like something foreign had overtaken me. I experienced peace, quite possibly for the first time ever.

I got in my car, checked my phone, and that feeling disappeared. I spent a few more years spiritually bankrupt and suffering before I came crying back to the yoga mat seeking relief....and thank god, I found it!

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Reading, researching, and seeking out model teachers, I soaked up as much as I possibly could, and in the spring of 2018 I completed my first Yoga Alliance Certified 200hr Yoga Teacher Training. Our teachers warned us of the hardships of opening a brick and mortar yoga studio. I listened, but I knew from the very beginning, that's what I wanted. I wanted to create a safe space for people to work on themselves and find relief and healing. The old dream I had conjured up sitting in the bleachers of my high school had resurfaced. I asked the Universe for a yoga studio, and it provided. 

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Today I am the proud owner of a small hot yoga studio in Davenport, IA where we offer affordable public yoga classes, guided meditation, and private lessons to practitioners of every level. What I love most about this practice is that it comes in so many different forms and variations. If you are alive and breathing, you can do yoga. It is truly a practice for all who are interested. 

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I believe Living Yoga was born from an old dream that has manifested into reality, into this yoga studio, this community, this safe space to come and heal.  

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So, welcome! 

I'm happy you're here. The world could use a lot of healing right now, and that begins with you :)