Hello, I am Christine

My story

I am a nurse, a wife, a mother of two daughters, and a yoga teacher walking the yogic path.

Caring for people is a meaningful part of my life. Through nursing, I have been alongside people during some of their most vulnerable moments. I love what I do, and I also know how much we can give of ourselves while caring for others.

I began my master’s degree in nursing with a newborn at home. There were moments when I questioned whether I could manage the demands of school and motherhood. My family continued to believe in me, even when I struggled to believe in myself.

That support has carried into my yoga journey. My husband and daughters have been part of this chapter, too. Sometimes the girls join me on the mat for a moment. Sometimes they simply notice that I have practiced. Those small moments mean a great deal to me.

There are days when I sit quietly in my car after work before driving home. A little time to breathe, settle, and make space for the next part of my day.

Yoga has become another place where I can do that. I can arrive with whatever I am carrying, move with awareness, and spend time listening to myself.

I love the physical practice. What keeps drawing me back is the quiet I find within it.

Where my yoga journey began

My yoga journey began in 2023, when my husband and I visited the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat in the Bahamas.

It was my first introduction to yoga, a traditional yoga lineage, and a daily rhythm built around those teachings.

A teacher guided me through the practice and introduced me to a sadhana spiritual diary, a way to reflect on my daily spiritual practices. I did not know the sequence or understand much about yoga, but I had guidance as I learned.

From the food we ate to meditation, pranayama, asana, and satsang, I began to experience how yoga could become part of daily life.

Being immersed in that way of living, even for a short time, had a profound effect on me. I fell in love with the practice and wanted to keep learning.

That first visit became the beginning of a path I continue to walk today.

Finding my own practice

After that first visit, I spent about a year practicing on my own, making yoga part of my daily life and gradually finding my way.

Eventually, I wanted a teacher who could help me grow. I began attending Shanti Yoga in Myrtle Beach, where I explored Vinyasa and developed a love for moving with the breath.

Workshops with visiting teachers introduced me to Ashtanga Vinyasa. I became increasingly drawn to its structure, discipline, and the focus I experienced through the practice.

That curiosity grew into a desire to study more deeply and eventually led me to teacher training in Bali.

Ten days of silence

Before my teacher training, I also attended a ten-day Vipassana meditation retreat.

For ten days, I practiced meditation in silence, away from my husband, my children, and the familiar activity of daily life.

Having that time alone gave me space to notice things I had not been giving enough attention to: how I was caring for myself, what I was holding onto, and how I wanted to be present for the people I love.

I found clarity about wanting to be a more present mother and wife. I began to recognize experiences from my past that I still needed to work through and how I experienced that weight within myself.

Without the usual stimulation and distractions, the fog began to lift. I could hear myself more clearly.

During that time, my desire to study yoga more deeply and one day teach became clearer. I wanted to understand the practice more fully and explore how I could share it with others.

I still have work to do. There are things I am learning to care for and things I am learning to let go of. Those ten days gave me space to see that more honestly and helped guide the steps I took afterward.

Bali and learning to teach

In May 2025, I completed my 200-hour Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga teacher training at Purna Yoga Bali in Indonesia, studying with Ewelina and Rohil.

It was an intensive month of practice, study, and learning to teach. I remember the physical effort, the soreness after practice, and how deeply the experience reached me. I also remember the friendships, the encouragement of my teachers, and the feeling of being immersed in something I wanted to understand more fully.

My husband and daughters were with me throughout the entire training. We stayed at the same facility, sharing daily life while I studied. They had time to explore and could come and go during the day, visit me, and join classes. My husband practiced Ashtanga Vinyasa with us on a few mornings.

They were part of both the opening and closing ceremonies. Having them there, sharing in the experience from beginning to end, made that chapter especially meaningful.

Later in 2025, I completed my Yin Yoga certification. Yin gave me another way to explore practice through longer holds, stillness, and paying closer attention to sensation.

The strength and discipline of Ashtanga Vinyasa, the movement of Vinyasa, and the quiet of Yin continue to shape how I practice and teach.

Returning to Sivananda

Since my first visit in 2023, I have continued returning to the Sivananda Ashram, usually once a year.

These visits give me time to deepen my practice and live within a daily rhythm centered on yoga. From meals to spiritual practice, the whole day becomes part of the experience.

Satsang, meditation, pranayama, Hatha yoga, chanting, and time for silence give me space to study, listen, and reconnect with the foundations of my practice.

During my visit in July 2026, I spent a day offering karma yoga service in the boutique, where I helped make cookies.

At first, I wondered how making cookies could be yoga. Through the simplicity of the work, I began to understand the practice of serving. My attention shifted from “What am I getting from this?” to “How can I give?”

I also practiced mouna, the yogic practice of silence, including during meals. With less conversation, I noticed more of what was happening around me and within me.

Each return offers something different. I arrive with more experience, new questions, and still so much to learn.

Learning to keep showing up

Coming home to family, work, and daily responsibilities meant finding a way to make practice part of my life.

At one point, I gave myself a simple challenge: practice each day for thirty days.

Some days, I practiced for an hour. Other days, I had five minutes for a few sun salutations, gentle movement, or breathwork.

I used to think a practice needed to be long to count. I have learned to value the time I can give it.

Consistency has become a way of staying connected to myself. It also asks me to be flexible, to listen, and to begin again when life changes.

Why “Selfless”?

Karma yoga helped me understand that practice can be something we give. That spirit is at the heart of Selfless Yoga.

I have shared free community classes at Plantation Lakes and taught as a substitute at Shanti Yoga in Myrtle Beach. Teaching has given me another way to practice being present, listening, and offering what I can.

Whether one person comes to practice or a room fills, I want to meet the people who are there with care.

Through Selfless Yoga, I share what I am learning from my own practice. My hope is that it offers someone a little space to move, breathe, and hear themselves more clearly.

I am still learning, still growing, still a student. You are welcome to grow with me.

Upside down

I love inversions and arm balances.

Headstands, forearm stands, and handstands give me a place to explore strength, balance, patience, and courage. There is a particular quiet I sometimes find upside down, when my attention settles into what I am doing.

There are poses I am still working toward. I continue learning through personal practice, inversion and arm-balance training, and the teachers who help me see something differently.

Some days, progress is visible. Other days, it is learning to pause, adjust, or meet an attempt with a little more kindness.

That is part of the practice, too.

What you will find here

Selfless Yoga is a place to explore different ways of practicing, including:

• Ashtanga-inspired practices and Vinyasa flows.
• Gentle floor yoga and Yin.
• Sivananda-inspired Hatha practices.
• Pranayama, meditation, and guided relaxation.
• Inversion and arm-balance practice, including the skills I am still developing.
• Reflections on yoga and what I am learning beyond the mat.

Some classes include spoken guidance. Others offer a quieter follow-along format with pose names on screen.

You can practice with me on YouTube and find shorter practices and reflections on Instagram.

Whether you are a healthcare worker, spend your days caring for others, or simply need a little space for yourself, you are welcome here.

My intention is to offer a welcoming place to explore movement, build strength, and listen inward.

Come to the mat exactly as you are.

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