A little about me: I was a competitive high school and college track athlete (400 meter hurdles)....state champion, state record holder, 4 year letter winner, etc. I went on to coach at the collegiate level for two years while working on my masters degree. I've also coached hurdlers at the high school level. I am very knowledgeable on strength and conditioning training as we did lots of weight lifting at the Division I level. I am a couple of weeks away from finishing up my personal training certification through ISSA. I have completed my 48 hr. yoga teacher training and I am in the midst of completing a 200 hour yoga certification where I will be a RYT through the Yoga Alliance. I am taking my teacher training through Siva Power Yoga in Wichita, KS. My specialty will be power/flow yoga so more intermediate to advanced yoga. I currently teach an intermediate class at the YMCA and will pick up two classes once they switch to the Fall schedule. I also teach one class a week at Finer Physiques....also an intermediate power yoga class. My classes are definitely athletic and will make you break a sweat. I focus on breath work and do shavasana (mediation) at the end of all classes, but my classes are designed to calm your inner being, as well as, resculpt your body. I also run bootcamp sessions at the YMCA which run for 7 weeks/3 days a week at 5:30am. So I'm pretty well-rounded on what I can teach.
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I have two little girls....one is 18 months and the other is 3 and a half years old. My passion is helping women get in shape after pregnancy and stay in shape during pregnancy. Eventually, I would love to add a doula certification to the mix and focus my attention on pre/post natal fitness geared towards natural childbirth. I had both of my girls naturally without drugs and I am a big advocate of midwives and doulas to serve this purpose.
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I've been in sales and marketing for the past 10 years or so, but after having kids decided to find something I could do and also be around for my children. The fitness industry was the perfect fit and I absolutely love what I do!
