I grew up as an only child in a single parent home in the small town of East Hampton, NY. When I was 4, I discovered my first love…horses. I felt a deep connection, peace and solitude with my equine friends. I also found this connection and peace in nature. My upbringing was not easy however, and as time went on things began to shift. At the young age of 16, drugs, alcohol and toxic relationships replaced my love of nature and horses. It seemed that I was always searching for something outside of myself to fill the void.

By the time I was 24, I gave birth to my first son. I thought for sure that this was it. He would save me from all the conflict and chaos that I felt within myself, and for a time he did. This is when yoga came into my life and became a consistent friend. My second son arrived when I was 26. One year later, my then husband and I packed up our lives and moved across the world to Hawaii. For a while that worked, until it didn’t. This is when I hit my breaking point: I realized that I was in a toxic marriage with no support around me. I was smoking marijuana daily to numb my pain and escape the reality of my life. I finally realized that I was responsible to raise two little beings and I could not give them the love, the nurturing and the care that they needed because I was unable to love myself. I was emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually bankrupt.

This is where my spiritual journey began. I committed myself to a mental institution for 7 days. While on suicide watch I was presented with a choice in a dream: I could let go of this life, or I could climb the mountain and live.

I climbed!

It was messy and crazy, and at times, I ate dirt. As I raised my boys, I re-raised myself. I was ferocious in unlearning, and unraveling all the stories, untruths and conditionings of society; remembering who I am and rebuilding my life on my own terms.

A newly single mom at 29, I enrolled in The Institute for Integrative Nutrition and became a certified Holistic Counselor and Personal Trainer. It was at this time that I felt my first nudge to become a yoga teacher. Together with my family, we moved to Sarasota, Florida. Sarasota was an incredible hub for my spiritual well-being, self-discovery, self-growth, and deep connections to the most magnificent people. For the first time in my life I felt like I could truly thrive and finally give my boys what they deserved.

When I turned 40, I finally said YES to yoga. I received my 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Certificate at The Yoga Shack in Sarasota. It was at this time that I met the love of my life who coincidentally lived in my hometown of East Hampton. After ten years in Sarasota, my boys and I moved back to New York so we could combine our families.

In 2022, I took a leap of faith and traveled halfway around the world to Bali. Here I spent three months on the Island of the Gods studying with the amazing Meghan Currie in her 300 hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training. Little did I know how the essence of Bali and her people would transform my life.

Other teachers that have had a huge impact on my life and my teachings are Beryl Bender Birch, Dylan Werner, and Rodney Yee, Dr. Joe Dispenza, Caroline Myss, Gabby Bernstein, The Landmark Forum, Embodied Awakening Academy, Tony Robins and so many more.

It is my honor and privilege to combine all the tools that I have acquired over the many years to guide and help people create a life that they truly love.

XOXO Tomasin