Leslie discovered the gift of yoga when she began a meditation and yoga practice in 1995 to relieve stress and physical numbness in her legs while working in an international management position. The reduction of stress and relief in her legs impressed her. After three years of practice she was convinced that yoga was her new way of life. Her passion grew into the joy of teaching when she completed a Hatha Yoga certification program in Westchester, NY in 1999. Leslie has completed an additional 350 hour training and is registered with the Yoga Alliance.
She continued her journey and completed a training for infants, tots, and their parents called Itsy Bitsy Yoga so the moms in her prenatal class can continue to bond after their babies arrive. Leslie is a graduate of The Institute of Integrative Nutrition and combines her passion for yoga with nutrition and lifestyle coaching. She enjoys teaching various levels of Hatha Yoga and her personal teaching style focuses on a flow of poses while integrating alignment. Leslie also teaches Yoga to children from infants to teens and developed the HA_THA Kids teacher training program. She also teaches yoga to seniors, pre-natal yoga and restorative yoga classes.She is a Reiki Master and teaches others to perform Reiki Healing through touch and/or long distance. She has studied Thai Bodywork to enhance her teaching and assisting skills but thoroughly enjoys giving Thai massage and noticing the benefits of the massage. Most recently, Leslie continues to share her love of yoga and instructs the Hatha teacher training at ONE Yoga and Wellness.
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