Testimonials
(Master of Arts in Teaching, E-RYT 500)
Hi! I’m Leigh. Thanks for checking out what I have to offer.
I’ve been exploring, practicing, and moving from the inner body for 30 years. I’ve found that the inner expression of a yoga pose is the most playful, powerful, and effective path towards personal growth and a strong asana practice. I get my kicks helping you tap into your subtle body and your own inner teacher.
Yoga, including embodiment and meditation, are the most dynamic and intuitive practices I’ve ever encountered. Yoga can give me what I need when I want nurturing, excitement, depth, play, challenge, release, curiosity, energy, strength, or deep personal intimacy. What I love most is that yoga meets me right where I am each time I arrive.
This is what I hope to pass on to you…the ability to know what you need and how to get there.
I am a natural teacher and a seasoned guide. My gift is creating an environment that fosters curiosity, humor, and growth through tangible and accessible steps that help you gain deep inner access and tap into your body’s own wisdom.
I have studied and practiced Iyengar, Anusara, Flow, Hatha and Forrest yoga in addition to many mediation forms including Vipassana and Realization Process.
I lead insightful teacher trainings, workshops, and group classes in Valdez, Alaska, online, and abroad. Expect anything from form, to flow, to energy, to deep peace in dynamic, enlightening, playful, and alignment-based classes.
Your optimal alignment isn’t rote or from a set of rules, you’ll learn inner cues to help you find the alignment that is just right for you each time you practice.
I am dedicated to offering yoga that creates space, ease, stability, and appropriate challenges while making yoga accessible and exciting for all bodies. I thrive sharing aha moments.
I taught 6th-12th grade Science, Spanish, and Math in the United States and taught English as a Second Language in China and Ecuador. I’ve also trained adventure guides and guided sea kayaking, ice travel, backpacking, team development, and naturalist adventures for all ages over the last 25 years.
Teaching and guiding are my gig.
I bring this diverse educational background to all my instruction and use a multitude of ways to connect you to your body, environment, or the subject matter at hand. I create a space for self development, community, and empowerment. The results are deep understanding, integration, and inspiration.
My passion for wilderness, the outdoors, and adventure landed me in Valdez, Alaska. I grew up in Los Angeles, California and traveled, studied, and worked all over the world before building my home in the Chugach Mountains. I continue to explore and play in the mountains and on the ocean with my husband and Alaskan wonder dog.
I look forward to practicing, learning, and playing together.
