Lesley discovered a love for Power Vinyasa Yoga while recovering from knee surgery after a years of high impact fitness training. She found Power Vinyasa to be the most physically and mentally challenging experience she had encountered, and her passion for practice emerged quickly. This commitment has grown exponentially as Lesley is now one of only a few hundred Baptiste Certified instructors in the world.
Lesley has now has dedicated her career to sharing that passion with her own students. Her rigorous training has earned her cerfication as a C.Y.T., Baptiste Certified instructor; as well as a R.Y.T., Registered Yoga Alliance Teacher. Lesley completed “The Art of Alignment and Assisting,” “Anatomy of Bones” and is a trained and certified Baptiste Power Yoga Institute Assistant.
Lesley continues to be an enthusiastic student and has studied with various yoga masters, including: Desiree Rumbaugh, Ana Forrest, Rolf Gates, Beryl Bender Birch, Coeli Marsh, Karen Kozlowski (Iyengar Master); and Heather Tiddens. These Yogis have all contributed greatly to her love of practice, while inspiring and enhancing her teaching credentials.
Lesley brings power, grace and enthusiasm into her yoga classes, as she encourages and guides her students to go to the edge and beyond – to take the journey within. She leads through a deeper connection to the true self, and her energy is infectious.