Hi there! I’m Victoria. Many of my friends call me Vic.

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Victoria’s passion for diverse movement styles began as a child. Despite being an excessively clumsy kid and breaking her arm three times before learning how to properly fall, she excelled in mixed martial arts and horseback riding at an early age. These activities provided her with a somatic outlet to process the difficulties of growing up in a home severely impacted by alcohol addiction and mental illness. In college, Vic worked as an outdoor program instructor and led various adventure trips in the Blue Ridge Mountains including backpacking, rock climbing, whitewater kayaking, and caving. While completing dual bachelor's degrees in biology and psychology at Sweet Briar College, she discovered that yoga helped her find relief from chronic anxiety and complex-PTSD symptoms due to childhood trauma.

Consistently practicing asana (yoga postures) and pranayama (breathwork) calmed her hyperactive mind, significantly improved her ability to regulate her emotions, and taught her distress tolerance and nervous system regulation skills. Victoria worked as an HIV Research Coordinator at an LGBTQ+ non-profit after college. Meanwhile, she earned her 200-hour Power Vinyasa certification from master teacher Mimi Rieger and began teaching yoga in Washington, D.C. in 2018.

In 2020 Victoria earned her CPC (certified professional coach) from the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching to enhance her ability to work with private clients on a deeper level. By integrating coaching principles into her 1:1 yoga sessions, she helps students clarify and track progress on their physical and mental/emotional goals. That same year, she left her job in research to devote herself to teaching yoga full-time.

Vic completed her 500-hour Functional Ashtanga Yoga Training with level 2 authorized Ashtanga teacher Michael Joel Hall in 2021. FAY applies the scientific principles of functional range conditioning alongside the traditional Ashtanga yoga system. In 2022 she completed her Rocket Vinyasa level 1 (100-hr) with David Kyle, and later that year she spent three months in Mysore, India studying asana, philosophy, and Sanskrit with world-renowned teacher Sharath Jois.

As a dedicated practitioner, former medical researcher, and multi-passionate movement enthusiast Vic appreciates the benefits of a scientifically-informed and systematic approach to movement, as well as exploratory movement that facilitates proprioceptive learning and a creative flow state. She loves to help people cultivate physical strength, functional mobility, self-compassion, and a nourishing relationship with their bodies.

In 2022 Victoria took a two year-long sabbatical from her life in Washington D.C. to travel and practice with various yoga teachers abroad. Her extensive travels in India, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Japan, and Puerto Rico immersed her in a variety of cultures and led her to confront the stark parallels of injustice around the world. She became acutely aware of the interconnected nature of liberation and how systems such as capitalism, racism, and individualism (particularly in the U.S.) shape access to care and have deeply influenced wellness and spiritual spaces. This awareness strengthened her commitment to community-centered approaches rooted in mutual aid rather than exclusivity. Her travels also deepened her desire to integrate movement, healing, and evidence-based care in a more tangible and accessible way, especially for those who may not have access to private wellness services. Through years of working with private yoga clients, she saw how yoga could transform bodies and lives, as well as the limitations of what yoga alone could address—particularly for those navigating chronic pain, injury, or systemic barriers to care. This led her to pursue a path in physical therapy, where she hopes to bridge the gap between holistic movement practices and clinical rehabilitation. Vic was accepted into The George Washington University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program and begins in 2026.

“I believe that yoga is about freedom, and that our liberation is inherently interconnected—no one is truly free until we all are. As we heal and grow, it becomes our responsibility to uplift and support others. I have received — and continue to receive — so much from this practice. It helped me to feel at home in my body, and gave me the tools to move through anxiety and stress—experiences that now inform the way I support others in their healing. I feel a deep responsibility to share what this practice has given me, both as a yoga teacher and future Physical Therapist. As Toni Morrison said "The function of freedom is to free someone else.” -Vic