Serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer deepened my commitment to creating meaningful change in the world. When I returned home in 1994, I joined LAUSD and developed the district’s first yoga program for academic credit. For fourteen years I taught daily yoga classes alongside psychology, health, and English to at-risk inner-city teens. From 2002 to 2010, I had the profound privilege of studying therapeutically under BKS Iyengar’s direct guidance in Pune, India, making the journey twice yearly. I also studied extensively with his daughter Geeta, learning precise alignment, pranayama, and philosophy from both master teachers. In 2006 I began teaching at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of Los Angeles, and in 2008 joined the faculty at Yoga Works. I continue my affiliation with the Iyengar Institute while expanding my reach through Koren Yoga, my online and in-person studio established in 2020.