About Valerie

I am an advanced yoga and breathwork teacher, author, and entrepreneur. My approach is informed by functional anatomy, biomechanics, and emerging theories in neuroscience. A 20-year veteran of teaching, I see students as individuals each poised to derive unique benefits from embodied practice and am known for practical sessions that inspire a playful exploration of breath, movement, self-inquiry and surrender. 

In 2020, in response to my students’ needs during the COVID 19 pandemic I founded ReSourcing™. Based on evidence and best practices, ReSourcing™ is a system of somatic techniques for nervous system regulation and mind-body integration. 

I’ve studied and taught in the San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California, the Pacific Northwest, Holland, the U.K. and India. I work in close collaboration with international Breathe to Heal teacher Max Strom coaching teachers around the world. I currently live in Santa Cruz, CA where I authored Breathwork: A 3 Week Breathing Program for Clarity, Calm, and Better Health and co-founded Luma –an award-winning family focused holistic wellness center. 

I believe contemplative practices such as meditation, breathwork, and yoga provide a much needed respite from the demands of modern life. We seek refuge —a place where we can regenerate and restore. But that is not why we should practice. 

Of more relevance perhaps is the opportunity contemplative practices provide us to grow and heal. This work is harder. It pushes us out of our comfort zone and challenges our worldview. When we’re willing to dig deep and seek to better understand ourselves and others, we put ourselves in the way of awakening —to the vibrancy of life all around us and to a renewed spirit of curiosity and possibility.