After a series of health challenges in 2012, Patricea was introduced to meditation, mindful breathing, and essential oils to ease anxiety and symptoms of depression. In 2016, she began practicing asanas at home, so as to gently awaken muscles after leading a sedentary lifestyle for nine years. In the process of moving through the yoga poses, she found clarity of thought, calmness of emotions, and renewed health.
Following a daily practice that included Hatha Flow and Acro Yoga lessons that started in January 2017, Patricea decided to deepen her personal practice with a YTTC: she spent 4-weeks studying traditional Indian Hatha yoga at Yoga Vidya Gurukul in India, founded by Vishwas Mandlik (Rushi Dharmajyoti), considered one of 100 most inspiring yoga teachers in India. Her personal practice includes Hatha Flow as well as Yin and she draws inspiration from other teachers such as Derris Chew, Hee Boon, Hansel Cao, Tymi Howard Fender, Tonny Chang, Esther Ekhart, and Briohny Smith.
Patricea is a strong believer in having a loving relationship with yourself first, before you can love & care for others. She hopes that her students can achieve a happier and healthier life through a regular practice that combines yoga, pranayama, restful sleep & good nutrition. She believes that having mind-body-heart balance will help each person to more effectively manage stress, health and lifestyle disorders.
