Dhyana
(Founder, Director of Teacher Trainings, ERYT, IKTY) was born and raised in Philadelphia, moved to Southern California in 1989, and did her formal Yoga training there in the Ashtanga and Kundalini traditions before returning home int 2002 to open Dhyana Yoga.

Her Yoga experience was at first just something to do that was relaxing in her busy life, but over time it ended up being the thing that helped her crawl out from under a lifetime struggle with depression and suicidal impulses. The moments of peace and glimpses of freedom experiened in Yoga and Meditation slowly but surely helped her appreciate the gift of being alive, and naturally a desire to share this realization with others arose, and so she began teaching and sharing her story.

In addition to teaching, Dhyana loves teaching, spending time with her dogs (Bob, Rudra & Kali -- all pugs), music, dark chocolate, the smell of amber, SCUBA, finding the perfect gift for someone, travel, reading, Aperol, and puzzles. She is inspired by her Dad, Yogi Bhajan, Gandhi, Deepak Chopra, Hari Nam Singh Khalsa, Oprah, and the Dhyana Yoga staff, which she considers the family she always wished for...

Dhyana means: Focus. Meditate. Cultivate the Innocent Observer. Be You.