Beth began teaching yoga in 1976 and has been utilizing yoga as a healing modality since then. She holds the highest certification in the field as an IAYT-Certified yoga therapist. Her book, Yoga Therapy for Fear, Treating Anxiety, Depression and Rage with the Vagus Nerve and Other Techniques is recognized in the Yoga therapy community as a text for those studying in the field. She is a frequently featured writer and presenter for Yoga International and leads retreats worldwide.
Beth has practiced yoga since childhood in the Sivananda tradition and had the honor of living with her teacher in Eknath Easwaran's community in the early ‘80s, she then studied with Senior Iyengar teachers for many years where her love of yoga therapy began. Later she discovered the joy of fluid movement in Anusara, Ashtanga, and Prana Flow as well as Kundalini Yoga.
Her background in yoga therapy also involved training in Phoenix Rising and Viniyoga of Desikachar lineage. She lived and practiced yoga therapy at the Himalayan Institute where her studies were in Sri Vidya Tantra, She has trained hundreds of teachers, practiced yoga therapy in hospitals, universities, ashrams, retreat centers, clinics, and schools. She currently lives in Springfield, Missouri.
