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Yoga
In person:
Online:

Portland Yoga Collective |  portlandyogacollective.com

All in person classes are also livestreamed.

Vinyasa: Thursdays 9:30 - 10:30 am

Vinyasa: Sundays 10:30 - 11:30 am

Restorative: Select Saturdays 4 - 5:15 pm

Illumina Yoga Online Portal  |  illuminayoga.com

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Trainings and Continuing Education
  • 200hr YTT - Sonic Yoga with Johanna Bell and Kathleen Savoy, 2015

  • 300hr YTT - Illumina Yoga with Johanna Bell, 2017

  • Movement in Stillness - Restorative Yoga TT with Margo Rosingana, 2017

  • Shiva Rea's Yoga Trance Dance TT with Jeffrey Duval, 2018

  • Applied Psychology for Yogis - Livia Cohen-Shapiro, 2019

  • Sri Dharma Mittra - Kripalu, 2019

  • Medicine Yoga - Johanna Bell, 2019

  • Racial Diversity in Yoga - Louisa Irele, 2020

  • So You Want To Chant Om & Namaste? - Tejal Patel, 2024

  • Yin Yoga Student Training - Christina Spencer, 2026

Influences from self-study: Sally Kempton, Shiva Rea, Judith Hanson Lasater, Lizzie Lasater, Melissa Landers, Kelley Voegelin

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My Yoga Story

My yoga practice is a devotion to engage with the full spectrum of life. Rooted in Bhakti Yoga and Tantra, my classes are Heart-centered and intend, through the journey into the Self, to connect us to the infinite. 

 

Designed around a specific energetic theme, my vinyasa classes weave together asana, mudra, moving metaphors, breath, mantra, archetypal energies, and music to explore the wonder of nature and the depth of this human experience. Through a unified theme, we go on a journey together, while leaving room for the individual experience - I offer questions for reflection and options within the asana to make the practice your own. The physical sequencing is cyclical; the postures build on themselves, embedding choices to stay in foundational variations or play with deepening complexity as the class goes on. Breath, presence, and self-compassion are prioritized; deep reverence and a sense of humor go hand in hand.

 

I began practicing yoga in 2009 in the tradition of B.K.S. Iyengar with Melora Gregory. With a strong foundation in asana alignment, I discovered vinyasa flow and fell in love with the way that the practice embodies the rising and falling, always-changing nature of life. I am a graduate of Sonic Yoga's 200 hr and Illumina Yoga's 300 hr teacher trainings, both under the guidance of Johanna Bell, and am now honored to be on the teaching faculty of Illumina Yoga's trainings. As a teacher of new teachers, I specialize in guiding others to source inspiration and transform it into a full spectrum classroom journey.

 

Finally, I offer gratitude and reverence to all of the teachers who have skillfully and ethically transmitted the powerful teachings of yoga from their roots in South Asia to our studios today, and to those who continue to guide Yoga’s evolution with care.

Illumina Yoga Teacher Training
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Illumina Yoga is the heart of my training and the style in which I teach. I am honored to be on the teaching faculty of Illumina Yoga's 200 hr and 300 hr teacher trainings. Follow Illumina Yoga on instagram: @illumina_yoga

Learn more about Illumina Yoga and see upcoming training dates here.

Homepage photo by Kal Sugatski, Bumbleroot Organic Farm, Windham 2025

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