Venessa is a licensed certified social worker – clinical, a certified clinical trauma professional and a Usui/Holy Fire Reiki Master Teacher and Karuna Ki Reiki Master. She specializes in working with children and adults who have been affected by traumatic experiences. She uses creative expression and mindfulness in her clinical work in conjunction with more traditional interventions.
Venessa is the Manager of Lotus Yoga Studio in Salisbury, Maryland where is is also an instructor. Her teaching style is to create deep thought, cultivate inner connection, and seek social justice through yoga . Her approach to yoga is the Karmic path, which is the “yoga of action” and her classes have been called “gritty, transforming, and real.” Venessa completed her 200 hr Yoga Teacher Training with Rebecca Sirman Yoga, completed her 300 hr Yoga Teacher Training with Michelle Young, completed her 30 hour certification in children’s yoga with Radiant Child Yoga and is pursuing her RCYT with Radiant Child Yoga, and completed 40 hours of Trauma Center – Trauma Sensitive Yoga training with David Emerson and Jenn Turner at Kripalu.