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Biography: Education: Bachelor of Science - Business - SIU-E Master of Education - Counseling - UMSL Completed 500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Employment: Certified Yoga Instructor 2017 - present Illinois Dept of Employment Security 1972 - 2008 Various positions held over 36 years of employment; Employment Counselor, Trainer, Supervisor, IL Southern Regional Employment Service Program Manager responsible for 10 offices in the southern part of the state Retired 01/01/2009. Self Employment: Certified Yoga Instructor teaching in various locations: Unity Yoga & Wellness Yoga Studio, O'Fallon IL - 2017- 2020 Gold's Gym in O'Fallon IL - 2017-2019 O'Fallon Library - Taught yoga to kids during the summer 2018 Home Studio - I've been teaching yoga in my home since 2022 Bangin Body Training Ctr, Fairview Hgts, IL - Jun '26 - present Cahokia Sch District 187 - taught 1-3 graders yoga Sept-Oct '25 E. St. Louis Transitional Center - Nov 2025 - May 2026 PSOP Belleville IL - July 2026 - present Hatha or slow flow, held-poses is the style of yoga that I teach. The emphasis is on moving with the rhythm of the breath to calm the mind; stretching the muscles to keep the body flexible; and using one's own body weight to help keep the body strong. I have been practicing yoga since 2009 (17 years). I've been teaching yoga since 2017 (9 years). I teach yoga in a chair and yoga on the mat (floor).
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