For over 20 years, I’ve been a yoga teacher, and the yoga and wellness world has truly been my lifeline for the last 25+ years. Like many young teachers, I began as a "maiden" — thirsty for knowledge and a different way of living. After earning a degree in anthropology, I left to explore the other side of the world for half a year, where I experienced my "young awakening." I discovered yoga, eastern spirituality, and the liberating call to purpose as I backpacked through Southeast Asia and New Zealand.

My early years as a yoga teacher were busy but challenging. Full-time teaching isn't a path for riches, and burnout eventually followed. Alongside my career struggles, I faced difficulties in my marriage, which left me feeling disconnected from my own spirit and wisdom. I questioned myself constantly:

• Was I a bad yogi?

• A bad teacher?

• A bad person?

Then, my second awakening came. It was the year I decided to leave my painful marriage, which also coincided with the pandemic. This upheaval, both inner and outer, was intense, but I was ready for it.

At the time, I was already running yoga festivals and retreats and offering intimate women's workshops. Yet, I hadn't fully "leveled up" to embody my own feminine essence and power. I realized that I had been living seated in my masculine energy — even in relationships. This "aha" moment was a catalyst, pushing me to study masculine and feminine energy dynamics with renewed curiosity.

This time, however, the stakes were different. My purpose wasn't merely self-discovery but true heart healing, aligning deeply with my soul. During the pandemic, I immersed myself in learning from master teachers of masculine, feminine, and Tantric traditions. This journey led me to explore my inner child and engage in shadow work in ways I hadn’t imagined.

This period allowed me to shed the shame I'd carried for decades: shame about being a woman, about pleasure and sexuality, shame for hating my body, and for feeling jealousy and self-comparison. I began to understand that these parts we often reject as "unlovable" hold the keys to our true essence.

The practices I engaged in during this time are the very ones I now teach and coach women to explore within themselves.

I don’t claim to have it all figured out or offer a "perfect" step-by-step guide for authentic living. If you’re looking for someone to sit on a pedestal and act as an all-knowing authority, I’m not that teacher.

Instead, I want to walk beside you. I am a real woman with real struggles — as a mother, a fiancée, a soon-to-be wife, a daughter, a sister, and a friend. What I can guarantee is that I will show up authentically. I will no longer hide the parts of myself that I’m still learning to love, and I will walk into the shadows with you, holding your hand as we explore those spaces together.