Don’t look for a yoga studio.
Don’t look for a method.
Look for a teacher.
Do not choose a place simply because it is close to your house, convenient for your schedule, or fits
easily into your routine.
Take the time to investigate your teacher, their path, their experience, their education, the mentors
they studied with, and the work they have invested into their craft. See what inspires them and how
they embody what they teach.
And do not look only at physical competence. Look at the life they have lived and the challenges
they have navigated. A practice should help someone stay grounded, grow, and build something
meaningful in their life, not simply perform impressive postures. Has yoga helped them achieve
other things in life, meaningful connection, altruistic work, education, living with dignity or are
they always in a place of lack?
Choose your teacher first.
Then organize your life around that choice. A true student who is ready to learn moves mountains to
study with the person they want to learn from.
I value working with people who consciously choose to study here because something in the way
this practice is taught resonates with them.
Through practice you learn how to breathe, observe yourself, and approach the discipline.
A good teacher will go out of their way to try different approaches until the student truly integrates
what they are trying to transmit, because every student learns in a different way.
Over time what is explored through movement and breath begins to influence how you think and the
decisions you make in life.
My karate, flamenco, music, and yoga teachers have shaped who I am today — as a woman, a
professional, a partner, and a daughter. The principles they transmitted live in my body even if one
day I stop dancing or practicing postures.
A teacher holds standards — not only for postures, but for behavior, attitude, and discipline. The
teacher, the space they hold, and the community they cultivate become a point of support students
can return to when they lose their balance.
That is why choosing the teacher matters far more than choosing a studio, a schedule, or a style.
And if you come here, come because you want to study with me.