Andrea’s life journey has always included child education. She has been a pre-school teacher, K-12 museum natural history and physics educator, K-5 garden education teacher and currently teaches outdoor environmental education for IslandWood during the school year. Andrea is also a dedicated teacher and lifelong student of yoga who started her practice over 30 years ago. With certifications in children’s and family yoga, she cross pollinated her expertise as an environmental education teacher with her passion for healing and empowerment. True environmental justice begins with stewardship of our bodies and ripples onward.

Andrea loves the benefits of sharing yoga with young people and community. A child’s perspective is a guiding light. She is always working towards acquiring more yoga certifications, deepening her personal practice through retreats and workshops as she learns from her peers, students and teachers.

Aligning her body with Mother Earth is a lifelong adventure for Andrea, in turn, exploring the diverse ways of being in the world has stoked her studies of earth-based cultures. Studying Indigenous way of being started for her 25 years ago as a college student in Minnesota. She recently earned her 4 Seasons of Indigenous Learning certification based in Canada. Currently she is working towards her adult 200hr yoga teacher certificate. In the Summer, she teaches kids and adult yoga and kids summer camps in Seattle, WA.

Since living in the amazing Pacific Northwest for the past 25 years she’s grown two beautiful children, cultivated amazing friendships and expanded her offerings in the studio, on the mat, outside and in the garden, inspiring others to grow on their yoga journey. Andrea brings the love of learning, nature, music, literature, craft, science and play into her lessons. She enjoys spending her free time hiking, playing and running with her dog, being with friends & family, gardening, reading, moon, sun & star gazing as well as cooking.