When and where did you complete the teacher training?
Fall 2002 Los Angeles, Beverly Hills

How or why did you start practising Bikram Yoga?
I was studying architecture at that time and looking for something to balance this demanding lifestyle.

How was your very first Bikram class?
Hard but exhilarating. That was back in 1997. The teacher would not leave me alone. He kept at me. The teacher was great. He opened the first Bikram Yoga College of India in Canada at Bloor and Spadina in Toronto. Thank you Sasha!

What is your most important advice for the students?
Keep up your practice. Look at the big picture. Both in life and yoga.

What did you want to be as a child when you grow up?
An architect.

What would you do if you didn’t teach yoga?
Design and build stuff.

What is your favourite quote?
“Don’t ever let school interfere with your education.”

Which one is your least favourite pose in the series?
Standing bow. – balance in still my greatest challenge.

What are you most proud of in your life?
That I continually move forward and welcome new experiences and people into my life.

What is your first thought in the morning?
What will today be like.

What do you treasure the most?
New experiences and challenges which keep life vital and interesting.

Tell us about your first kiss.
As it turns out girls lips don’t taste like strawberries!