Jen Wanamaker

Deborah's way of guidance in the Yoga room is intuitive, inspiring and always compassionate.  She creates a space where she is able to encourage one's deepest engagement, by meeting her students within their individual practice mindset. One feels permission to dig in, with whatever personal "tools" are available to them in that moment, always feeling enough, but knowing a personal feeling of accomplishment, even on the days when our practice needs to be our lifeline, and not just our mental and/or physical fitness regimen. 

Sometimes it's okay to just be on one's mat, and Deborah examples this daily, with her own presence to what is, and not what we wish would be.  She reminds me that it doesn't really matter what happens on one's mat, just that we get there in loving self-discipline and self-care.

Deborah's Yoga journey has been a gift to me, personally, over a 24-year friendship.  Just as my witnessing and grateful participation in this lifetime practice has helped and guided me to many wonderful experiences in my own life, I know I am not alone in my feelings, as one of her 1000s of students over the years.

- Jen Wanamaker

RYT 500