I have been a yoga teacher since 1994 and have taught yoga in Morgantown, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, and Washington DC. I have also conducted workshops on yoga specifically pranayama and mudras. My undergraduate degree was in exercise physiology and biomechanics so I understand the science of asanas. My masters is in Community Medicine from West Virginia University School of Medicine. I have presented on yoga and faith at the Parliament of World Religions in Barcelona, Spain in 2004. I am a direct descendant of Swami Vivekananda and have learned yoga and meditation from a number of spiritual masters in India. I have recently come to Houston to conduct medical research at Texas Medical Center. I am completing my PhD in Health Policy from the University of Maryland.