Welcome!

Here we are!  So happy to be working on the cultivation of a space for yoga and meditation in Oakland.  For so much of my life, Oakland has been a very special place to me.

I spent many years as a student at Fanny Edel Falk School, beginning my education there at the now-gone Campus Nursery School and learning at Falk through 8th grade.  I came back to Oakland as a sophomore at Pitt and finished my Bachelor’s degree in the College of Arts and Sciences, enjoying a few years as a resident of Oakland.  Shortly thereafter I became an employee at UPMC and then continued my education at Pitt’s Graduate School of Public Health.  My career as a consultant kept me in Oakland long after my initial employment with UPMC, and also brought me back to Pitt as an adjunct faculty member.

All of this time I was practicing, studying, and learning about myself as a yogi.  Yoga became a balance in my life both physically and emotionally.  For many years it has allowed me to successfully manage being a mother, wife, athlete, professional, volunteer, and community member.

But there was no yoga for me when I spent time in Oakland.  So the idea festered for years.  A yoga studio in Oakland.  With this sight in mind, I trained as a yoga instructor and begin writing my business plan.

I look forward to continuing to learn and develop as a teacher of bodies and minds as I guide this startup, Yoga U PGH, off of the ground.  If you practice bring your mat and join us.  If you don’t practice, or never have – for what ever reason – come try.  If you tried yoga and didn’t continue, please consider trying again and exploring whether our community can help to build and inform our yoga practice and serve as a comfortable and inclusive place to learn.