Ariel has studied movement since a very young age. She believes that movement is not a particular form or body shape, it is an entire human experience. This belief led her to yoga and she has been a dedicated student to the practice for 10 years. She got certified to teach in 2002. She has studied various styles with many gifted and knowledgeable teachers. Her class is a fusion of vinyasa, dance inspired inspection of the lived experience. As a way to practice Karma Yoga, in the year 2000 she joined the Peace Corps which took her to South Africa and Tonga. She created a women's yoga class focusing on embodied being. She will obtain her MA in Somatic Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in the fall. She is also a certified massage therapist.