Hi! My name is Patricia, but everyone calls me Patty.

Welcome to my little universe!

A little bit about me:

Writing is my therapy and creative outlet for self expression. Yoga is my spiritual discipline. Sharing what I have learned along the way, what I have put into practice, and what has yielded beneficial results to my wellbeing, is my passion.

After a long career in the fashion industry, as a side option to Journalism and Mass Communication, I followed the yellow brick road that led me Yoga. The action of journeying outside the chosen path derived from previous expectations, gifted me with much growth and transformation.

It has been a bumpy road to travel, but one that has filled me with a sense of clarity, joy, drive, purpose, and ease.

In this ever changing journey of life, I am always a student…

I embarked on my yoga journey in late 2009, which led me to find the Ashtanga Yoga system in 2011. Ashtanga Yoga, in specific, is a yogic practice I have remained devoted ever since.

In 2013, I completed Miami Life Center’s very first training under the guidance of Senior Teacher, Kino Mc. Gregor. This organically led me to the passionate path of teaching and sharing the Ashtanga Yoga method.

I travelled for the first time to Mysore, India, in 2015 to study under the guidance of my Teacher R. Sharath Jois, the highest authority in Ashtanga Yoga.

Upon my return, I completed a two year apprenticeship program at MLC under the guidance of Senior Teacher Tim Feldmann. I continued my studies in the West by attending workshops with various other Senior Ashtanga Yoga Teachers for the next ten years.

After continuous trips to Mysore, India, to practice with my Teacher R. Sharath Jois, I received his formal blessing as an Authorized Ashtanga Yoga Teacher.

When in Mysore, India, I have also studied Yoga philosophy and Sanskrit recitation of the old scriptures with Professor Rao, Dr. M.A. Jayashree and Professor Sri. M.A. Narasimhan.

Although I have maintained a consistent Ashtanga Yoga practice, I consider myself to be more faithful to my daily Journaling and Meditation practice. As a Serious Daily Journaler, I rarely take days off from journaling. I journal on my days off from Ashtanga Yoga and even during the busy holiday season. So, surprisingly, journaling is the introspective practice I am the most faithfully devoted.

I began daily journaling more religiously, instead of the sporadically whenever I felt I needed to release the pressure valve, about ten years ago after having read The Artist Way by Julia Cameron. Every morning since, upon awakening, I have not stopped bathing in a daily free stream of consciousness…

Nowadays, you can find me exploring creativity as another important component in personal development. My aim is for those who enter my world to feel free to built and create their very own personal development tool box that will help them self-regulate amidst the constant chaos, movements, and stressors of the world.

May my search for joy in the littlest of moments, stillness in the madness of life, and romantic ways in which I aim to live my life, serve to remind you that these experiences are always available to us, in every moment to moment…

May you feel empowered and inspired to follow the road signs of your very own true path.

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With much love and Gratitude,

Patty