Audrey found her niche in life when she took her first Ashtanga yoga class. Although hesitant to try yoga because she had always enjoyed more active fitness classes such as aerobics, kickboxing, or step, Audrey found something new developing as she followed her yoga path. She discovered that practicing yoga means staying focused on everything the present moment has to offer. That focus on breath, mentally scanning her body to see how the stretch felt in each muscle, led to developing single-minded concentration. The single-minded concentration during the physical practice of yoga carries over to the relaxation, or Shavasana. It became less difficult to let go of the whirlwind of thoughts, and easier to simply quiet her mind and relax.

Although Audrey has attended yoga training in disciplines other than Ashtanga, she keeps returning to this practice. "I love the way the postures flow with the breath, and come together like a dance" she says.

Audrey has always been physically active, spending 10 years as an aerobics instructor in Germany. Upon returning to the states she became a certified gymnastics instructor, and now has a yoga certification through NESTA. The high points in her yoga training have been the times spent learning with David Williams. A once-in-a-lifetime event, a Yoga Mala, brought together David Williams, David Swenson, and Danny Paradise, and Audrey was lucky enough to be able to attend this week-long celebration of yoga. She has attended training in other forms of yoga, such as Power Yoga and Yin Yoga. Additionally, while living in New Hampshire, Audrey was able to attend several yoga workshops at the well-known Kripalu Center in Lennox, Massachusetts.

While teaching a yoga class, Audrey's main objectives are safety, proper posture, and correct body alignment. Audrey's new students all begin with a private lesson. This is a personalized introduction that teaches some basics about yoga movement, a little information about yoga and Ashtanga yoga in general, and Surya Namaskar A, or Sun Salutation A. She attempts to teach her students that yoga is something that can be done for the rest of their lives, and should be incorporated into their lives just like eating and sleeping are. She is especially firm that women should make time to practice yoga. She says, "Women tend to put themselves at the bottom of the priority list, after children, family, house, job, etc. It is so important to take some Me Time! Just a little yoga can have benefits you can't even imagine. Until you try and see for yourself!"