I am a certified yoga teacher, group fitness instructor and personal trainer. I teach weekly classes at the Village Health Clubs, which include yoga, cycle, barre, boot camp, and other muscle-cardio formats. Also, I am a writer who worked for many years in the advertising and publishing industries. In 2006, I decided to reach a personal fitness goal, which was to make it to the stage of Ms. Fitness USA. This also encouraged me to focus on a fitness career full-time. Through the years I've enjoyed earning various certifications, including my 500 hour yoga certification. In 2012, I created Yoga Kicks®, a special exercise program to enhance a yoga practice by focusing on the elements of fitness. Yoga Kicks® helps to develop core and abdominal strength to assist with arm balances and inversions; create muscular endurance and stamina to assist with the body’s ability to not fatigue as quickly when holding poses or flowing; and to build upper body strength, which is not as easy to achieve in a yoga-only regimen. Fitness is my passion, and I am grateful for the opportunity to help others discover their FIT PASSION, too.