“Movement is my escapism; it’s a way to wake the subconscious and connect to spaces within where stories unfold. ”
My practice has taught me to stand and greet adversity, soften in strife, and appreciate the rupture/rapture. I do yoga to sit for long periods with my greatest love: writing.
Read about my current expression of yoga through Kundalini here.
Gratitude to those who’ve guided/inspired my spiritual development:
Simone Weil, Clarice Lispector, Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Marion Woodman, Georgina Eden, and Clara Roberts-Oss.
I am the past, the present, and the future.
—Mary Burmeister
Reiki Training, Dharamshala, India, 2019
Reiki Certification - Level 1
Teaching Credentials & Certifications
Yoga Alliance Certification
RYT 500
200-Hour
Yoga Teacher Training | 2016
I studied under my teachers, Clara Roberts-Oss and Carolyn Anne Budgell to develop and practice my understanding of the body in relationship to yoga, specifically the practice of Vinyasa yoga under the Lila Vinyasa School of Yoga.
300-Hour
Yoga Teacher Training | 2020
I studied under Clara Roberts-Oss under the Lila Vinyasa School of Yoga.
200-Hour
Kundalini Training | 2023
I studied under Gurmuhk Kaur Khalsa under the Golden Bridge Global Yoga Teacher Training Programs.
Kundalini Training, Rishikesh, India, 2023
Reiki Healing
Level 1 & 2 Certification | 2019
Completed the first level of Reiki in the Usui Shiki Ryoho lineage. Reiki is a Japanese Healing Art used to balance the emotional and spiritual energy of the body.
Energy Work
Jin Shin Jyutsu Training
Module 1 | 2024
Completed the first portion of Jin Shin Jyutsu in Bordeaux, France, under the direction and care of Chus Aurias. Jin Shin Jyutsu is the practice of balancing the energy body by working with sequences of flows.
Jin Shin Jyutsu Courses | 2024
Fascia and the Endocrine System, Fascia and the Nervous System, The Depths, The Answer Sheet, The Microcosm, Harmonizing Breath, and Exploring Toes and Feet.
Additional Yoga Certifications
40-Hour
Vinyasa Training | 2017
In this week-long intensive I studied advanced Vinyasa sequencing with Clara Roberts-Oss to delve into the intricacies of building toward a peak pose in a yoga class for intermediate and progressing students.
This certification focused on Shiva Rae’s wave theory and working with hands-on assists for teachers to develop a more cohesive and intimate understanding of how to lead students into each pose through the use of touch.
40-Hour
Jivamukti Training | 2018
A five-day immersion with Sharon Gannon and David Life where I studied the Yoga Sutras of Pattabhi Jois, developed my understanding and application of yoga assists, and the importance of sound via music, mantra, chanting, and breath.
In this immersion we studied the five tenets of Jivamukti Yoga that set the foundation for the practice:
Bhakti (devotion), Nada (music, mantra), Shasta (Scripture), Asana (physical practice), and Ahimsa (non-harming).
75-Hour
Kula Training | 2019
A week-long intimate retreat where I studied Kula Flow style yoga with founder, Schuyler Grant, and yoga asana and adjustments with Nikki Vilella. A focus on creative sequencing that integrates the intelligence and alignment of Iyengar yoga with the dynamism of Ashtanga.
Kula is deeply rooted in developing an authentic teaching voice, the art of hands-on assists, and the ability to articulate and integrate the philosophical and physical teachings of the practice into a class.
Tibetan yoga
Dorje Training | 2019
Dorje Tibetan Yoga is a complex system designed to balance the body’s elements and combat disease by using knowledge of the meridians, acupressure points of traditional Chinese medicine, the Indian chakra system, and yogic breathwork.
Tantric Workshops
with Daniel Odier | 2022/23
Attended two sessions in May 2022 and October 2023 with Daniel Odier.
Forrest Yoga Intensive | 2023
Eleven-day intensive completed in Barcelona with Ana Forrest and Jose Calarco.
Poem 3.
I was cycling through the woods in search of a casket.
The fertile ground received the ritual.
Kissing slant, butterflies hung upside down in the leaves.
I wanted so badly to be buried without my despair,
I tore off my clothes and ran screaming to the woods.
Who is that arc of fur, dusting desire from the trees for a salad?
A fawn stops to ponder and muses over the disconnect:
It never rains on Sundays.