What This Work Is

We are living in a time of constant acceleration.

Information never stops. Productivity is praised. Even rest becomes something to optimize.

Without realizing it, many of us have internalized the belief that faster is better.

And it’s exhausting — not because we don’t love our lives, but because we rarely feel fully inside them.

This work is a return.

A return to steadiness.
A return to self-trust.
A return to living from within instead of reacting to everything around you.

It is not about escaping your life.

It is about inhabiting it fully.

I believe transformation is not found in intensity. It is found in integration.

You do not need to overhaul your life.

You need nervous system safety.
You need clarity.
You need calm structure.
You need to eliminate the noise — the constant stimulation and subtle chaos interfering with your peace, your joy, and your spirit.

My approach is rooted in intentional living, where presence is prioritized over performance.

This work is about choosing depth over distraction.
Steadiness over urgency.
Alignment over approval.

Keep scrolling to learn more about my why — and the how behind everything I teach.

I call my work Slow Intentional Living — a return to living from within.

Below, I unpack the philosophy, the science, and the practical structure behind my work.

What is slow living?

Slow living began as resistance.

In 1986, when fast food expanded into Rome, the Slow Food movement emerged as a protest against speed, convenience, and the loss of local, relational nourishment.

Slow was a response to acceleration.

I first learned about this movement while backpacking through Europe in 2016. Sitting in small cafés in Italy, meals lasted hours. Conversations weren’t rushed. Food was seasonal, local, and intentional. I remember feeling the difference in my body — a pace that allowed me to actually be present.

Over time, it became a broader philosophy — a questioning of cultural pace and constant optimization.

Slow living is not about doing less or rejecting ambition.

It is about reclaiming rhythm.

Choosing depth over distraction.
Deliberateness over autopilot.
A pace your nervous system can actually inhabit.

Italy, 2016.

What is intentional living?

Intentional living began, for me, as inquiry.

At 22, I began meditating.

What started as curiosity became a deep dive into Eastern philosophy — yoga, Buddhism, and Chinese medicine — traditions that asked a different question than the culture around me.

Not “What should you achieve?”
But “From where are you living?”

The word intention comes from the Latin intendere — “to direct one’s attention.”

In yoga philosophy, this aligns with Sankalpa — a heartfelt resolve rooted in a truth already within you.
In Buddhism, intention shapes action; what matters is the consciousness from which you move.
In Taoist thought, aligned living reflects wu wei — action without force.

Across traditions, the message is consistent:

Intentional living is not about control.

It is about alignment.

Directing your life from awareness instead of reaction.
Choosing from inner steadiness rather than outer noise.
Allowing your outer life to reflect your inner truth.

Again and again.

This way of living has changed me. 
It has made me steadier, more joyful, more rooted in who I am. I teach it not because I have all the answers — 
but because I know how powerful it is to come home to yourself.

My Offerings:

This work lives in both teaching and practice.

Online Course
A guided pathway into slow, intentional living — blending philosophy, nervous system regulation, embodiment, and practical integration into your daily life.

YouTube Teachings
Free video essays, guided meditations, and practical reflections to help you begin living this way on your own — with clarity and depth.

Yoga Instruction
In-person classes at Lotus Hot Yoga and Moon Yoga in Columbia, Missouri — focused on embodied presence, nervous system steadiness, and inner listening.

Workshops
Seasonal workshops at Moon Yoga designed to help you step out of autopilot and reconnect with your inner rhythm.

1:1 Coaching (Pilot Program)
A personalized container for women ready to realign their lives from the inside out.

My coaching method focuses on:

  • Refocusing your attention

  • Realigning your decisions with your values

  • Strengthening intuition and self-trust

  • Establishing daily rhythms at home

  • Bringing intention into your work

  • Regulating your nervous system

  • Supporting health, movement, food, and relationships in an embodied way

This is not surface-level optimization.

It is a steady, sustainable recalibration.