I discovered yoga while working at a restaurant in Jersey City, NJ, after moving there from Scotland in early 2020. I was overworked, burnt out and looking for some connection after experiencing the difficulties of the pandemic. I googled 'yoga classes near me' and found a studio in Manhattan that caught my eye and offered drop-in classes. It started with one day a week, but within six months, I was going any chance I could. I ended up moving to Brooklyn, NY, and tried dozens of studios and yoga styles over a period of 3 years. It was only when I went back to Scotland I decided to do an online YTT (200hrs) in Vinyasa and Hatha yoga. I moved back to NYC and qualified as a Yoga teacher in July 2024. What drew me to become a certified teacher is the desire I had not only to deepen my own knowledge of yoga, but be able to share the benefits of it with those around me and in my community.