Julia is a 550-hour Certified Yoga Teacher with certifications in prenatal yoga and stand-up paddle board yoga, as well as training in barre and meditation. She has also spent years guiding whitewater rafting, canoeing, backpacking, and SUP yoga adventures throughout the Blue Ridge Mountains. This unique combination of experience allows her to create nurturing, accessible yoga classes both in the studio and in nature.

Raised on a farm in rural NC, Julia moved to the mountains in 2010 to attend UNC Asheville. Over the next decade, she worked as a Spanish teacher, outdoor guide, and yoga instructor before completing her 300-hour yoga teacher training in Costa Rica with Ana Lucía Fariña in 2024. Soon after returning home, she became pregnant and, experiencing the profound support of prenatal yoga, was inspired to complete an 85-hour Prenatal Yoga Teacher and Doula Training with Flow of Life Yoga in Asheville.

Julia's teaching is also shaped by her personal journey of living with Lyme disease and hypermobility. Through these experiences, she discovered the healing power of movement, breath, and meditation not as a cure, but as a way to build resilience, reconnect with the body, and navigate life's challenges with greater ease.

With a warm, down-to-earth teaching style, Julia creates welcoming spaces where students can slow down, cultivate inner strength, and reconnect with themselves. Whether practicing in a studio, beside a river, or on a mountain summit, her hope is that each class leaves you feeling grounded, empowered, and inspired by the natural world.