Andrea is a dedicated teacher and lifelong student of yoga who started her practice over 30 years ago. Her life journey has always included child education. She has been a pre-school teacher, K-12 museum history and physics educator, K-5 garden ed. teacher and currently teaches outdoor environmental ed. for IslandWood, based on Bainbridge Island, throughout the school year.

In the Summer she teaches kids yoga and adult yoga. With certifications in children’s and family yoga, she cross pollinates her expertise as an environmental education teacher with her passion for healing and empowerment. True environmental justice begins with stewardship for our bodies and ripples onward.

She loves the benefits of sharing yoga with young people and community. A child’s perspective is a guiding light. She is always working toward 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 ways of being started 25 years ago as a collage student in Minnesota. Currently, she is working towards a 4 Seasons of Indigenous Learning certification based in Canada.

Since living in the amazing Pacific Northwest for the past 24 years she’s grown two beautiful children, cultivated amazing friendships and expanding 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.