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Meet Your YTT Lead Trainer 

Steph has over 25 years of experience in yoga and movement. Her understanding of yoga and the human body has been shaped by a lifelong background in dance and holistic health, as well as her own healing journey. Through her teaching, Steph helps students experience the joy of integrating mind and body while cultivating an authentic, life-nurturing practice rooted in breath, awareness, and presence. With her background as a Licensed Professional Counselor, Steph brings a grounded, compassionate approach to her classes with a strong emphasis on nervous system regulation, breath awareness, and embodied movement. She completed her 200-hour with Maty Ezraty, her second 200-hour training with Nancy Candea at Yoga Impact in New Jersey and her 300-hour training with Chris Loebsack. The perpetual student, Steph has studied with Leslie Howard, Travis Eliot, Bryan Kest, Donna Farhi and countless others. She has extensive training in pelvic floor yoga, restorative yoga, yin yoga, power yoga and accessible yoga. Steph was certified as a Grand Master of Meditation through Swami Vidyanand and Level One and Two Kundalini through Mehtab Benton. Most recently, Steph was certified as a yoga therapist through Dr. Jaime Stover Schmitt at Spanda Yoga Movement Therapy. After years of studio ownership, Steph founded the original online yoga school to remove financial and accessibility barriers to yoga education worldwide. Since then, Lifted Lotus has grown to support the entire journey of yoga teachers through training, continuing education, and daily practice. When she isn't on her mat, Steph can be found volunteering, enjoying time with her husband and children, dancing, and cooking. She previously served on the Education Committee of Yoga Alliance and places a strong emphasis on inclusivity in her teacher trainings.