What inspired you to become a yoga instructor?
I took my first yoga class in college in 1977 and just enjoyed it. In 1979 during my internship for therapeutic recreation, I adapted and taught a yoga class for seniors in wheelchairs (long before yoga was even thought of being therapeutic) focusing on breath, balance, stretching and mental focus. My career took me in another direction for a few years until about 9 years ago an event took place in my life that led me back to teaching yoga at a retirement facility. As I started to teach again, I saw the benefits of yoga not only for my students, but for myself. I decided to get my yoga teacher training certification. It was the most wonderful educational and personal experience. I had more people asking me to teach and Yoga Illuminations was born. Yoga Illuminations: To illuminate ones life and oneself through the practice of yoga. I feel that it has been my destiny to teach yoga.

Why would you recommend Yoga to others?
I would recommend yoga to anyone regardless of age. There has been a lot of research and observations done especially in the past few years and the benefits are many.

In your opinion, is Yoga a trend that will come and go?
Yoga is an ancient practice of many types and forms. It is not likely that it will just die off as a trend, it just stands to evolve. There are many types of yoga: physical, mental and spiritual. There are many styles of hatha yoga (physical kind) that may tend to evolve and change as time goes on, but hatha yoga, regardless of the type of yoga, still uses the practice of the same asanas (postures).

What type of Yoga do you teach and why?
I teach adaptive and therapeutic yoga. With my background as a therapeutic recreation specialist this is of much interest to me. I also love to teach and practice Vinyasa Flow as well. The flow of sequenced asanas with combination of breath and movement is very powerful and enlightening. I don’t like to say that I teach a particular style of yoga because all physical yoga comes from hatha yoga (the sun and the moon) and I tend to take what I have learned from all forms including Anusara yoga (focus on alignment) and Prana Yoga to incorporate everything in my classes.