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Connect What fuels your passion for health and fitness?

I have struggled with mental health / trauma in the past, and it was my commitment to my health and fitness that got me through. Now I maintain a healthy lifestyle, and workout regularly both so I can stay active and open for as much of my life as possible, and because I know that pushing my body helps to strengthen my mind as well. Strengthening my mind, body, soul connection, and seeing the results of doing so is amazing. The more deeply I connect to myself, the more able I am to teach others.

What’s your favorite way to train or stay fit?

Yoga and running! I practice yoga for about 3-6 hours per day. My personal practice is about 3-4 hours per day, and I teach yoga on YouTube as well, which requires me to do the full practices, full out. The classes I create are usually longer ones (1.5 to 3 hours), for beginner to advanced practitioners (though my favorite is the advanced classes). I also run every day, and have been increasing milage and intensity again after an injury.

What would you do with $20,000?

At the end of October, I started focusing more on my yoga YouTube channel, which meant quitting a former job. I said goodbye to most of my income in doing so, which I am still a ways away from making up on YouTube. I am devoted, however, to continuing to keep my classes free, and growing my channel. So, with $20,000 I would start paying off some of the credit card debt I've been racking up, so I can breathe and better focus on making the best classes possible for my students.