Kristin found yoga as a teenager and first used it as physical cross training to her dance training. While there was no doubt yoga was helping with her flexibility and strength, it was clear to her from her first few times on the mat that it was helping with so much more. Being able to focus on the present moment, having a relationship with the breath, and being able to let go of striving for some unattainable perfection were just a few of the eye opening benefits the practice was revealing to her.
In college at Roger Williams University, where she received her BA in Dance Performance Studies, her practice continued to grow. There, she was also introduced to Pilates, which was a key element to her dance training. Upon graduation, she moved to NYC where she developed her professional career in dance. Whilst doing this, her practice in both Yoga and Pilates where always there for her and were and still are an essential part of her daily life. In 2008, she completed her 200 hour training at Exhale Mind Body Spa's Inside Out Yoga Teacher training, under the direction of Nixa DeBellis.
As a teacher she moves from the intention of having an open heart. She wants to help students understand the gift that their unique bodies are. Every body is different and yoga offers variations for everyone. In her classes she encourages students to use their breath as the connection to their bodies, letting it guide them in both times of challenge and of ease.
In Pilates, her focus is helping students find their core center so that all other physical activity is enhanced and made more efficient. Pilates helps to correct postural misalignments, that can impede the body from functioning to its full potential. As she guides students through challenging sequences, she reminds them that they are creating long, lean muscle mass to support and sustain their body.
Out of the studio Kristin still dances with a small modern dance company, DeXdance, who she has traveled and performed with throughout the US and internationally.