Originally from Ohio, Natalie followed her passion for making to Tufts University in Boston to pursue a BFA in jewelry, followed by her MFA at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. 

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After graduating, she worked at the Ann Arbor Art Fair, and the Shar Music repairing string instruments. During this time, she first started practicing yoga, and fell in love with it, and after a 200 RYT training began teaching in 2011. 

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She moved from Michigan to Southern California in 2013, and then to Northern California in 2018. She currently resides in Sunnyvale with her son, husband and two dogs.