About Julie

Education and Training

Julie’s yoga and spiritual journey began twenty years ago when she took her first transformational yoga class. Prior to that, she had taken some yoga classes, more as a goal of fitness than one seeking her higher self. As a Yoga Fit* certified instructor, she taught at a gym before finding her way to Stacey Milner-Collins an Anusara Yoga Instructor. Under Stacey she continued training in alignment-based hatha and then taught at City Yoga before deciding to devote her time and energy to raising her two boys. 

Once her children successfully launched and after fifteen years of practice and yoga trainings, she still wanted to refresh herself and learn more with a 200-hour RYT teacher training. Synchronicity led her to Begin Within Yoga training. She loved the alignment training and wanted to go deeper in her understanding of the subtle body, which is what this training offered.

After the training, she was inspired to go even deeper in her spirituality. This led her to the Haden Institute program for Spiritual Direction, which sparked her passion for Jungian psychology, dream work, and continued to feed her yoga practice. Once again, she felt the need to go deeper, which led her to a 300-hour teacher training in Rishikesh, India at Sattva Yoga Academy under Master teacher, Anand Mehrotra 

Never stop learning!

During COVID Julie found her way back (virtually) for more training with Anandji for Jyotish (Vedic Astrology). This immersion in ancient wisdom added another method of providing insight to clients for seeing their path with new eyes. Knowing one’s astrology is another tool in Self discovery and finding that light within.

Dialoguing with our archetypes and shadow selves is another fun and awe inspiring way to soulful living. As a SoulCollage® facilitator Julie guides you in using your creative side to release the inner critic. In the creation of SoulCollage® cards the light is brought to those hidden or shadow areas of our being so that they can be transcended and one can find more joy. It is also a fun way of honoring mentors and those who have inspired you and engaging with that inspiration on a regular basis.

Julie’s experience over the years has taught her to evoke the mystery within and see each day with new eyes in an endless process of discovery and surprise.

As an instructor in Sattva Yoga and as a Spiritual Director/soul friend, her goal is to provide a safe container for all to connect to their true essence in a fun and effective embodiment of the spirit. 

Julie’s Accreditation

Pacifica Graduate Institute, Applied Archetypal Astrology, July 2023
Sattva Yoga Academy Jyotish, May 2021
SoulCollage® Facilitator, April 2021
The Haden Institute, Spiritual Direction, 2020
Sattva Yoga Academy 300 hour RYT, 2018
Begin Within Yoga 200 hour RYT, 2017
Healing Touch Level 2, 2008
Healing Touch Level 1, 2008
Anusara Yoga Immersion of the Carolinas, 2007
Hi-NRG Fitness Consultants, LLC, Pilates, 2006
Lexington Medical Center Health Directions, Yoga training, 2002
Clemson University, BS in Business, 1987