I was born and raised in Shasta County, California. I left at 18 years old and cried as I had never driven on a freeway. Leaving a small world and off small roads I began my journey.

While getting my BA in Dance at UC Irvine, I began my studies outside of school in Western Astrology and Yoga. I moved to NYC, where I danced professionally and lived a typical dancer’s life of no rest, and a survival diet of ramen and coffee. Surrounded by what I experienced as a frenetic city and my over burdened mind I fell into the quiet of Om Yoga Center, and a pivotal time in my life. Through a committed yoga and meditation practice I learned to feel my body’s subtle signals and began unearthing the magnitude of my health crisis. I had hit a wall on all levels of my being.

Eventually I woke up in the hospital to a doctor telling me I had an autoimmune disease and would be on pharmaceuticals for the rest of my life. Five days later I was home in Brooklyn, afraid to eat and on so many drugs I could barely walk up my stairs.

I faced a monumental life challenge : to heal myself. I gratefully realized, although initially painful, the job couldn’t be outsourced, it had to be insourced.

I spent years studying myself through the lens of the eight limbs of yoga, and with guidance from Hank Wesselman, Tawny Avonne, Ruby Holladay, Barbara Stamis , Cari Woolcott and many others. I have been fortunate to work with, and learn from, a wide variety of healers -- some traditional and some that transcend labels.

On this spiraling path I continue to be a student on topics such as divine listening, Yoga, meditation and Cha Dao, to name a few. I hold space for others – sharing my own journey through teaching yoga, meditation, and providing self reflection –  to uncover and remember our own innate wisdom.

I live in Laguna Beach with my family studying the stars , drinking tea and playing with my children.

-Sarah Reese-

-To hear my whole journey from disease to wellness listen HERE