For over a decade I worked in private and public schools, creating safe, structured spaces for students to build upon their intellectual, psychosocial, physical, spiritual, and moral awareness. In my roles as a psychosocial counselor, teacher, department chair, and student advocate, I combined my loves of counseling, teaching, and outdoor education while compassionately guiding students through their learning and personal growth journeys. During this time, I taught a variety of social, emotional, and ethical learning classes, which allowed me to share my love of positive psychology, mindfulness, and neuroscience. I also created and taught a variety of girls groups/classes, which empowered teenage girls to build healthy relationships with peers, while increasing their own self-awareness, self-esteem, and self-efficacy. 

As I grew more interested in the connection between mind, body, and spirit, I completed my 200-hour certification as a Registered Yoga Teacher from Aloha Yoga Kula in 2012. This professional development allowed me to nurture a culture of mind-body-spirit balance within myself and my communities. Within my school community, I taught a variety of student, faculty, and alumni yoga and meditation classes, and in the larger community, I developed Yoga Circle, a series of yoga classes tailored specifically for adolescent and preadolescent girls. These classes allowed me to unite my love of counseling and yoga, while empowering teenage girls how to live more authentically through yoga, meditation, breathing, and self-reflection.