About Rose

I am the founder of Rose Yoga and Sound. After 37 years serving as a teacher and school principal, I retired from public education. During the last 10 years I found practice in Ashtanga and Vinyasa and previously in Bikram yoga. The turning point was after attending my first Yoga Teacher Training in Bali, that I felt called to continue serving others through practices that cultivate balance, restoration, and sustainable well-being.

Through this practice, I support individuals with full and often demanding schedules, as well as anyone seeking greater clarity, balance, and renewal. I offer thoughtfully designed practices that promote nervous system regulation, reduce stress, and encourage mental focus, welcoming students of all levels and experience.

My Teaching Philosophy

My teaching is steady and accessible, grounded in traditional yoga principles and trauma-informed awareness. Each class is guided with care, allowing students to move at their own pace without pressure or performance. Whether new to yoga or returning to an established practice, students are supported in meeting their body and breath with attention and respect.

In Hatha classes, I emphasize mindful alignment, balanced strength, and breath awareness to cultivate stability and focus. Yin and Restorative sessions incorporate longer-held, supported postures that encourage deep rest and renewal, prioritizing safety, choice, and individual pacing.

In addition to yoga, I offer meditation, vibrational sound healing, and Reiki-informed sessions. Using crystal singing bowls, gongs, buffalo drums, ocean disc, chimes, and voice, I guide sound experiences designed to calm the nervous system and support energetic balance.

My Intention

My intention is to provide a welcoming space where students can rest, reset, and restore — leaving with greater clarity, balance, and renewed capacity to meet daily life with steadiness and care.

Training & Certifications

Yoga Teacher Training

  • Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 200) with Yoga Alliance

  • 200-Hour Hatha/Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training — Yoga New Vision, Bali

  • Yin Yoga Teacher Training — FitFlow Yoga School —Tulum, Mexico

  • Yin & Restorative Yoga Teacher Training (Trauma-Informed) — Happy Blue Marble, Encinitas, California

Sound & Vibrational Therapy Training

  • Certified Sound and Vibrational Therapy Practitioner — Mediate: School of Mindfulness and Sound, Palm Desert, California

  • Sound Immersion Training — Shivaya Yoga & Sound Healing with Brent Honnerlaw, San Diego, California

  • Crystal Bowl Foundations Training — Happy Blue Marble, Encinitas, California

Energy Work Certification

  • Reiki Level I Certification — Energy Works Healing, Encinitas, California (Instructor: Reiki Master Marcela Alva-Capristan)

  • Reiki Level II Certification — Soul of Yoga Institute, Encinitas, California (Instructor: Reiki Master Erika Lee)