It all started when…

On my 3 trip to Mysore India to practice with Sharath at the KPJAYI Yoga Shala, students with stomach bugs, abrasions, lice, and other ailments came to me for medical advice, prescription recommendations, and interpretations of their bloodwork and MRI’s because they knew I was a Registered Nurse back home in the States. Skip ahead a few years to 2015 during a summer-long teacher intensive with Sharath and, The Ashtanga Nurse became a real idea because the students asking for advice were all authorized and certified teachers.

Returning back to the States I took over teaching the Mysore program at the YogaWorks flagship location in Santa Monica, CA until their closure in 2020 related to COVID-19. While teaching there I continued working as an RN and attending a 4 years masters program at Emperor’s College of Oriental Medicine.

After graduating and passing both State and National boards I became a licensed Acupuncturist, and opened up the SoCal Life Center in Marina Del Rey, CA. in 2021 where I teach 3 mornings a week and treat patients in the afternoon and evening with acupuncture, cupping, and herbs.