Welcome, friend
A Safer Spaces for Self-Discovery. Welcome to Activated Yoga.
True wellness belongs to everyone. As a trauma-informed facilitator and Accessible Yoga instructor, I specialize in creating supportive, inclusive environments across the Bay Area. Whether through Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin or Restorative practice, my goal is to help you bridge the connection between your mind, body, and spirit, at your own pace.
Defined by a commitment to community-based wellness and an anti-oppression framework, my approach to yoga centers on empowerment and lived authenticity. I understand that navigating mental health and embodied trauma requires a specialized, somatic lens—and a great deal of courage. I am dedicated to providing the resources and supportive environment necessary for you to explore your own personal practice. As we build internal resilience and safety, we grow our capacity for kindness toward ourselves and our world.
I invite you to join me in this work of transformation.
My story in Many Moving Parts
My mother introduced me to yoga at the age of seven. As a child, I watched her move with a quiet fascination, captivated by the raw strength and inherent beauty of the feminine body. I didn't have the language for it at the time, but I was witnessing how the body is not just something to inhabit, but something we empower.
As I aged, that early fascination was met with the harsh realities of the world. Like so many, I experienced firsthand the violence of the patriarchy and the weight of its oppression. In the aftermath of sexual trauma and the work of SA advocacy, I found myself returning to the mat to reclaim a relationship with myself. I needed to find the strength of my soul again, buried under layers of resilience and survival.
Yoga became my sanctuary through every iteration of my life. I would work late-night cleaning shifts at my home studio just to afford a student membership, earning my keep to participate in their Teacher Training in 2022. The practice held me as I navigated the grief of losing some of those closest to me and the long, non-linear healing of assault. It was my anchor as I battled an eating disorder, came out as a queer woman, relocated to San Francisco, discovered a love for outdoor adventure…. Through it all, Yoga lit the path back to my soul & inner-truth.
In my writing, I often speak of dharma—the guiding principle of ethical action. For me, dharma is the bridge between the mat and the world. It is the realization that my personal healing and my political struggle are one and the same. If my practice calls for non-violence and equity, then my yoga must express those values through action.
I am committed to the radical work of somatic care and advocating for a world where we prioritize care over capital.
Then, life demanded a total reevaluation. A diagnosis of hEDS and a fractured spine forced me to confront the fragility of my physical form. I dismantled my identity as an athlete and a mover and realized that years spent chasing recovery was less important then moments of rest.
In that stillness, I realized that my experience yoga had grown beyond the asana. My yoga was about the community. The soul. The ethics.
In that stillness, I realized that my experience yoga had grown beyond the asana. My yoga was about the community. The soul. The ethics.
Today, I teach and practice from a place of love, curiosity, and a fierce conviction in the necessity of our collective liberation.
I returned to yoga again and again because it is a continuous practice of integrity. It is where I learn to stay present when I want to hide, to stay soft when the world feels violent, and to translate my intentions into tangible change. In this practice, I believe we can transform ourselves so that we can, eventually, transform the world.
Simple ideas
Through every step, we've focused on staying true to our values and making space for thoughtful, lasting work.
Lasting impact
We build with clarity, act with integrity, and always stay curious.