Aileen (she/her)

Aileen discovered both yoga and climbing over a decade ago as elective courses in college. After struggling with back pain for some time, she was surprised to find relief thanks to her yoga practice, and has been hooked since. After many years deep in practice and over 500 hours of training, she was inspired by the insightful anatomy education provided by her advanced yoga teacher training to pursue her dream of becoming a physical therapist. Influenced through her training, her love of movement, and through the many women in science with whom she has been inspired by and has built friendships with at Pipeworks, she now attends a hybrid doctor of physical therapy program based in Hawaii. This has provided her with new insights on movement performance that has greatly influenced the way she teaches yoga, which she plans to continue to refine as a future physical therapist.