The following people have had a profound effect on my life. They have all given me very specific tools to enable me to be who I am.

Maty Ezraty: My mentor. Maty generously opened her arms and was and will forever be my yoga teacher. She shared her abundance of knowlege about yoga. She gave me the tools I needed to become a yoga teacher and practitioner. Yet she went beyond that. She opened her heart as well. Maty treated me like a daughter and I came to love her like a mother. I am and will be forever grateful and blessed to have her in my life.

Chuck Miller: I regret that I never studied with Chuck while he was at Yoga Works. I have been fortunate enough to get to know him as a person and to study with him on retreats. Chuck is a pillar of wisdom and goodness. I have never met a kinder more loving soul. His warmth and compassion and generosity in spirit inspire me to be a better person.

My Mother: My mother is the strongest person I have ever met. She has loved me and supported me since the day I was born. She has allowed me to become an independent, courageous woman who can effortlesly speak her mind and face any challenge that comes along. Her strength and love and sense of humor and full support has enabled me to be and become, "ME."

My Father: Let me begin by saying my father has the sickest sense of humor in the world and has passed it along to me...thanks you! My father is the most intuitive, insightful person I have ever met. He has taught me to process life and to engage it with awareness. He has passed along the gift of being able to understand people at a place beyond the surface. He has enabled me to be an emotional, feeling individual with compassion and empathy.

Vinnie Marino: My first yoga teacher. Vinnie's humor and generous spirit touched me from the first day I ever took his class. He taught me the foundation of the asanas and introduced the idea of how yoga can calm the mind and open you up in ways that go beyond the physical. His classes are, THE BEST. I am blessed to have his friendship and companionship.

Seane Corne: Seane's was the first yoga class I took in LA. It was during one of her infamous Sunday hip opener classes that I finally started to cry and then bawl and realised the power that yoga just may have. Seane is an inspiration. A strong, beautiful yogi with an abundance of energy and character.

Annie Carpenter: Annie was the first teacher I ever assisted and the first teacher who decided that I was going to teach my very first posture! Everytime I take Annie's class I learn something new. Her knowledge of the body and of yoga is like no one elses in the world. I occasioanlly take her class and I am always humbled and inspired to be a better teacher.

Charles James: The heart of the Ashtanga room. Charles is one of the kindest, wisest most generous human beings I know. Charles is our guardian angel. He watches over all the students in the Ashtanga room and generously shares his insights and wisdom with us all. There is always a smile on his face and his warmth and love are felt by everyone.

My Students: You are the soul of my teaching. You all inspire me ever day to be a better teacher and a better human being. Your dedication, warmth, humor and good nature are a blessing to me. I'm honored to be on this journey with you.