ABOUT ME (not in a nutshell)
I am a Dominican-American writer, meaning maker, eternal student of life and love, teacher and preacher of all things Spirit-related. I am also a yoga and meditation teacher affiliated with Applied Psychology for Yogi's, a facilitator and educator, and a spiritual counselor.
I have always been "a believer" , but my spiritual initiation really happened when I deepened my decades long yoga practice through Conquering Lion Yoga's teacher training in 2013. The experience, which was rich and profoundly synchronous, opened and expanded my consciousness allowing me to fully integrate various spiritual disciplines and belief systems in a way that was and continues to be both empowering and liberating.
Since then I have been in a messy, but committed relationship with Spirit that has included indigenous shamanic practices and wisdom, Christ consciousness, sacred divine feminine, plant medicine journeying, eco-spirituality, creative release, and somatic and embodiment practices. This eclectic exploration of divinity in all forms has led me to the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) where I am currently pursuing my Masters in East/West Psychology with a special certification in Spiritual Counseling.
YOGA. MEDITATION. REIKI. BIRTH. TRANSFORMATION. SERVICE.
I took my first yoga class in the mid 90’s and it was love at first Savasana. That day, yoga planted a tiny seed that developed deeper roots, slowly but steadily blooming over 20 years of practice exploring various styles including Anusara, Iyengar, Vinyasa, Ashtanga and Kundalini.
I believe in a dedicated asana and meditation practice and that yoga is a gateway to explore the wholeness and integration of mind, body and heart through acceptance and deep compassion. This practice has been the foundation for my continued healing and transformation and a great source of freedom, peace and joy in my life. I share it with others from this place of service.
I've taught at studios throughout NYC including, Upper West Side Yoga, Devi Yoga Studio in Williamsburg, Bread and Yoga and Mind Body Soul Yoga in upper Manhattan, Lila Yoga and Wellness on the Bowery and more recently in Westchester at Tovami Yoga, and Radiate Yoga.
A pioneer in the "Yoga en Espanol" movement, I taught bilingual and Spanish yoga at Community Health Networks of NY in the South Bronx as well as for various non-profits and community organizations throughout NYC including in my own native neighborhood of Washington Heights. I also taught bilingual yoga at the first Soulfest NYC yoga festival in Harlem in 2017. I continue this work with my free Projecto Prana classes on IG (@projectoprana).
As a hollistic doula (non-practicing), I spent two years working in birth and serving women exclusively as the former Program Director at Prana Prenatal Yoga, where I taught pre-and post natal yoga classes and labor and birth workshops and was a certified hollistic doula. This work was transformational and energetically intense, opening my awareness to the portals of the mysteries of birth (and consequently death).
I have also served as a Reiki 2 practitioner working with clients with health issues ranging from infertility to cancer and believe in the healing power of energy work and witnessing and holding space for our shared humanity- both its strength and fragility.
OFF THE MAT AND THE CLOCK
...you'll find me writing, reading a good book, obsessively watching The Dodo or Golden Girls re-runs while eating popcorn and ice cream on my incredibly comfy couch. On Summer days you might bump into me at the Fire Island shore or maybe at a ballgame root root rooting for the home team (Let's Go Yankees!). On a crisp Fall or Spring afternoon we might cross paths walking under the magical foliage at Fort Tryon park. In Winter, I'll be the crazy Christmas person with the Rudolph antlers and nose on her car cruising by you blasting "All I Want for Christmas Is YOU!" And perhaps, on some rare and inspired moon lit evening at a local spot that plays good music, we might laugh, sing and dance our hearts out moving and shaking what our mamas gave us.
Click on link in pic below for my Teacher of the Month Interview with Bread and Yoga.
I am a Dominican-American writer, meaning maker, eternal student of life and love, teacher and preacher of all things Spirit-related. I am also a yoga and meditation teacher affiliated with Applied Psychology for Yogi's, a facilitator and educator, and a spiritual counselor.
I have always been "a believer" , but my spiritual initiation really happened when I deepened my decades long yoga practice through Conquering Lion Yoga's teacher training in 2013. The experience, which was rich and profoundly synchronous, opened and expanded my consciousness allowing me to fully integrate various spiritual disciplines and belief systems in a way that was and continues to be both empowering and liberating.
Since then I have been in a messy, but committed relationship with Spirit that has included indigenous shamanic practices and wisdom, Christ consciousness, sacred divine feminine, plant medicine journeying, eco-spirituality, creative release, and somatic and embodiment practices. This eclectic exploration of divinity in all forms has led me to the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) where I am currently pursuing my Masters in East/West Psychology with a special certification in Spiritual Counseling.
YOGA. MEDITATION. REIKI. BIRTH. TRANSFORMATION. SERVICE.
I took my first yoga class in the mid 90’s and it was love at first Savasana. That day, yoga planted a tiny seed that developed deeper roots, slowly but steadily blooming over 20 years of practice exploring various styles including Anusara, Iyengar, Vinyasa, Ashtanga and Kundalini.
I believe in a dedicated asana and meditation practice and that yoga is a gateway to explore the wholeness and integration of mind, body and heart through acceptance and deep compassion. This practice has been the foundation for my continued healing and transformation and a great source of freedom, peace and joy in my life. I share it with others from this place of service.
I've taught at studios throughout NYC including, Upper West Side Yoga, Devi Yoga Studio in Williamsburg, Bread and Yoga and Mind Body Soul Yoga in upper Manhattan, Lila Yoga and Wellness on the Bowery and more recently in Westchester at Tovami Yoga, and Radiate Yoga.
A pioneer in the "Yoga en Espanol" movement, I taught bilingual and Spanish yoga at Community Health Networks of NY in the South Bronx as well as for various non-profits and community organizations throughout NYC including in my own native neighborhood of Washington Heights. I also taught bilingual yoga at the first Soulfest NYC yoga festival in Harlem in 2017. I continue this work with my free Projecto Prana classes on IG (@projectoprana).
As a hollistic doula (non-practicing), I spent two years working in birth and serving women exclusively as the former Program Director at Prana Prenatal Yoga, where I taught pre-and post natal yoga classes and labor and birth workshops and was a certified hollistic doula. This work was transformational and energetically intense, opening my awareness to the portals of the mysteries of birth (and consequently death).
I have also served as a Reiki 2 practitioner working with clients with health issues ranging from infertility to cancer and believe in the healing power of energy work and witnessing and holding space for our shared humanity- both its strength and fragility.
OFF THE MAT AND THE CLOCK
...you'll find me writing, reading a good book, obsessively watching The Dodo or Golden Girls re-runs while eating popcorn and ice cream on my incredibly comfy couch. On Summer days you might bump into me at the Fire Island shore or maybe at a ballgame root root rooting for the home team (Let's Go Yankees!). On a crisp Fall or Spring afternoon we might cross paths walking under the magical foliage at Fort Tryon park. In Winter, I'll be the crazy Christmas person with the Rudolph antlers and nose on her car cruising by you blasting "All I Want for Christmas Is YOU!" And perhaps, on some rare and inspired moon lit evening at a local spot that plays good music, we might laugh, sing and dance our hearts out moving and shaking what our mamas gave us.
Click on link in pic below for my Teacher of the Month Interview with Bread and Yoga.
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