2005 Currently, I study at Be Yoga, Integral Yoga Institute, Movements Afoot, the Iyengar Yoga Institute and other studios around New York City. In May, I participated in a teacher training intensive with Shiva Rea at Exhale Spa, New York City. In January I studied with Monica Voss at the Esther Myers Yoga Studio in Toronto, Canada and took part in a weekend workshop for teachers. 2003-2004 I completed the requirements to be certified at the Om Yoga Center in New York City. At Kripalu, I studied with Yoganand in his week-long course "Teaching Advanced Pranayama." Also at Kripalu, Thomas Ryan came to the center and I took his workshop on bringing together Christain prayer and Yoga asana. I continued to study at Om Yoga Center, Integral Yoga Institute, Rasa Yoga, Iyengar Institute and other studios around New York City. Each professional development session I experience deepens my own practice and allows me to bring new ideas and structures into my classes. This feeling of continual personal growth and professional inspiration is a major reason why I love being a yoga teacher.