I am an E-RYT 500 with trainings in:

Baptiste yoga

Trauma-Informed Yoga Training with Zabie Yamasaki

Yoga of 12 Step Recovery Combined Leadership Training (y12sr) with Nikki Myers

steph

founder, yoga instructor

Pronouns: She/Her

Teaching Style: Balanced, compassionate, intuitive

Favorite Pose: Currently: Wheel pose. A pose that makes me feel both strong and vulnerable.

Bio: When I returned from my most recent teacher training, I made a promise to myself. No more hiding. No more withholding. I was ready to blow the lid off of the yoga I had known. It was time to move into something more powerful. It was time to level up.

My plans for the studio were already underway, yet I realized that I had a choice.

I could do what I’ve always done and get what I’ve always gotten OR I could tune into a bigger, more expanded vision with a lot of unknowns. Where had I not yet dared to go? Who was I not yet serving? I had to dig deeper into the WHY behind my teaching. Practicing yoga has given me ways to cope with anxiety and depression. I have leaned into vulnerability. I’ve become gentler with myself and less reactive with others. I teach yoga because I want others to explore what is possible within themselves when given the time, space, and tools to do so.

Yoga has an unfortunate history in this country of keeping out some of the most vulnerable folks in our communities: people of color, folks of different sizes and abilities, those with marginalized identities like my own queer community, and those affected by trauma and addiction—to name a few.

At heart fire, I am determined to create a safe space that prioritizes acceptance, healing, and a return to wholeness—no matter your story. I am very aware that it is a privilege to be able to open a yoga studio and I do not take this lightly. Every human deserves the opportunity to awaken to the world within themselves.