My journey with yoga began when I was a teenager, learning simple asanas without fully understanding how deeply they would shape my life. As the years unfolded—juggling a career in tech, raising two boys, and moving through the natural highs and lows of life—my practice often slipped into the background. Yet in every moment of stress or uncertainty, I found myself instinctively returning to the mat. It became the one place where I could settle, breathe, and reconnect with myself.

That quiet pull toward healing eventually led me to Ayurveda. Two decades ago, I enrolled at the California College of Ayurveda, where I discovered how simple changes in diet and lifestyle could restore balance in powerful ways. Still, I sensed there was more to uncover. My curiosity led me from one spiritual teacher to another, exploring meditation practices that added new layers of understanding and clarity to my life.

However, it wasn’t until I began my 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training at the Mount Madonna Institute that everything started to make sense. Guided by teachers in the lineage of Baba Hari Dass, I learned that yoga was never meant to be just physical postures—it was a complete path for living with awareness, steadiness, and inner freedom. That realization changed everything.

I continued with the 300-hour Advanced Training, deepening my study of the Yoga Sutras and committing to a daily practice. Slowly, subtly, things shifted: my body grew stronger and pain-free, my mind became quieter, and a sense of grounded peace began to weave itself into my everyday life. And on the days when I drifted from my practice, I felt the difference—a gentle reminder of yoga’s quiet, steady power.

Baba Hari Dass often said, “Regular practice is the key.” My own journey continues to prove those words true. My practice isn’t perfect, and I’m always learning, but it has transformed me in ways I never imagined.

Through Yogik Living, I hope to share this timeless wisdom in its traditional, authentic form—so others can find their own path back to balance, healing, and inner transformation.