Yoga For Every Body 

Karen has studied and practiced traditional styles of hatha yoga regularly since 1978.  However, after being diagnosed with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue in 1994, she struggled with intense chronic pain in her back, neck, and shoulders in spite of her regular yoga practice.  She eventually also developed arthritis in her spine and neck.

After practicing Svaroopa® Yoga for only two months, Karen experienced complete relief from the pain with which she had lived for almost ten years.  The gentle, supported poses of Svaroopa® Yoga not only relieved the chronic, debilitating pain in her back, neck, and shoulders, but also restored a sense of peace and well-being to her life as a whole. 

Karen is a Certified Svaroopa® Yoga Teacher (CSYT) as a result of completing the 600-hour requirement.  She is also a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance, the national registry of yoga teachers. Currently she is working toward certification in Svaroopa® Yoga’s Advance Teacher Training Program.  As a Certified Meditation Teacher, Karen periodically offers a Meditation Workshop - check back here on our website for future dates and times for this special class.

Because she has been able to dramatically decrease her pain and increase her energy level, stamina, mental clarity, and vitality through this practice, Karen wants to share Svaroopa with the world! She continues to be inspired by reports from many other Svaroopa students who also experience such positive results from this style of yoga.

A nationally certified professional counselor (NCC) with a Masters in Education degree, Karen has more than 30 years of experience teaching and counseling students and adults in areas related to stress management, wellness, and maximization of learning skills. Before becoming a Svaroopa® Yoga instructor, Karen worked as a program coordinator, instructor, and counselor at Binghamton University, United States Military Academy at West Point, and Louisiana State University.