I am from LeShan in Sichuan. I started practicing yoga almost ten years, and I have been teaching for six years. I am certified Level 9 (920 hours) with Knoff Yoga and E-RYT 500 with Yoga alliance. I have 3,000+ hours of teaching experience…

  Growing up life was hard and we did not have much time to think about anything else other than food and money. After I quit my job as human resources manager with a large American company I had time to think, and decided that I wanted to do something related to personal development, health, spirituality (i.e., not just money). So I enrolled in a yoga class even though I did not know much about yoga. Unfortunately, I hurt my neck a little, but fortunately I met my wonderful teacher Nicky and her husband James (both yoga masters) of Knoff Yoga in Cairns, Australia.

  Nicky is 82 years old and studied for many years with B.K.S. Iyengar & K. Pattabhi Jois - Tirumalai Krishnamacharya’s students. Not long after I started studying with Nicky my neck got better, as well as a shoulder that was bothering me, and this is when I realized how incredible yoga was and that I wanted to make yoga my life's calling.

  In the beginning yoga was very frustrating/challenging because my body was very stiff, especially my ‘iron waist’, from never having exercised before and never paying much attention to my health. Step by step I started to discover myself (body, heart, mind) because frankly speaking, I did not really know who I was. As everything started to come/work together, for once I started to experience what it felt to be really happy, healthy, and peaceful inside… 

  I started my teacher training in 2009 with Nicky and I have been with her ever since! I teach yoga because I enjoy sharing my love of yoga with other people and watching them grow healthier, happier and more peaceful. Because every person is a unique individual I take a very personal approach to teaching - it is important for me to get to know each student. Teaching has made me a more patient, responsible, empathetic, and loving person.

  The Yoga I teach is Knoff Yoga, a scientific & systematic approach to yoga, which combines the anatomical alignment and intelligence of Iyengar Yoga, with the energetic principles of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. The styles I teach are: Hatha Yoga, Yoga Holistic Healing & Alignment, Pregnancy Yoga and Chair Yoga. I teach private and small group classes, and I do make house calls...

  My goal is for people to become healthier, happier, more open & spiritual because the more people live a balanced life the better a place the world will be!

  Finally, I strongly encourage all my students to ask questions and to remember that although the ultimate goal of yoga is Samadhi (8th limb of yoga, Patanjali) - the union of the individual self with the universal self - there are 7 other limbs. It starts with the body, but Yoga is not merely asana, physical fitness. There are no shortcuts and getting yourself on the mat is half the battle won! Namaste