Many of us spend our days rushing, multitasking, and running on empty. We lose touch with ourselves and the natural world. I created Root and Align to offer something different: a space to slow down, breathe, and remember what it feels like to be grounded and whole.

I am a 200-hour registered yoga instructor with nearly 20 years of teaching experience in Connecticut, and a certified Mindful Outdoor Guide through the Kripalu School of Outdoor Leadership. My educational background in public health, my love of the outdoors, and a lifelong connection with plants have shaped my belief that real wellness comes from plugging back into what supports us: body, mind, nature, and the quiet wisdom of the land.

After years of keeping herbs and simple plant remedies in my home life, I stepped more fully into herbal education, studying with the Herbal Academy of Herbal Arts and Sciences and Twin Star Herbal in New Milford, Connecticut. This work now enriches the way I guide others, whether through blending plant wisdom into nature-based practices, offering small-batch herbal remedies, or sharing gentle education.

At Root and Align, I guide people through yoga, forest bathing, and mindfulness-based nature practices that invite the body and mind back toward balance. These experiences bring together gentle movement, breathwork, and the restorative rhythm of the natural world to help you feel calm, centered, and at ease both on and off the mat.

Yoga, time outdoors, and plant work have been anchors in my own life, helping me find clarity and resilience through challenge. My purpose now is to share those tools with others, creating space to pause, reconnect, and belong. Whether you come to the forest or the mat, my hope is that you leave feeling rooted, aligned, and renewed.