About Erica

Growing up, I was anxious, disconnected, always on the go. I carried a lot that I didn't have words for yet. Yoga was the first thing that ever calmed that down. It challenged me, mentally and physically, hard enough that my body finally got tired enough to be still. And in that stillness, I learned something nobody had taught me anywhere else. How to actually love myself.

Before any of this, I spent my days in a world that was fast paced, high pressure, and never really mine. Yoga was the opposite of all of it. I fell in love with it as a student, not a teacher. I never wanted to teach. I just wanted to keep practicing.

Then one day, a class showed up on the studio schedule with my name on it. I hadn't asked for it. I hadn't planned for it. I showed up anyway, and that was that. Teaching turned out to be one of the most natural, intuitive things I've ever done. It grounds me. It brings me creativity, excitement, and a kind of curiosity I didn't expect to find on the other side of the room.

I've been teaching for over a decade, internationally, in person and online. I'm Awakening Yoga 500 RYT, somatic trained, and trained in Thai massage bodywork, and I lead retreats, workshops, and mentorships for students and teachers who find their way to me.

For the past six years, I've also run the day to day of Commune Yoga in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood. If you've experienced Commune, in the room or through a screen, there's a good chance my hands were somewhere in how that experience came together.

One student put it this way: "Erica always seems to be dialed into the energy in the room and what people need." Always my intention, every time I teach.

I still live in Seattle, and I still teach globally, carrying that same steadiness into every room, online or in person.