Sonja was first introduced to yoga in 1999 while studying Indian classical dance in Chennai, India. She has been a dedicated daily practitioner of Ashtanga yoga for well over 15 years and has been authorized to share the practice since 2010. Originally from Colorado, she is based in Portugal and supports practitioners internationally. She is also the creator of Rasamalas, intuitive jewelry and author of Young Yogi and the Mind Monsters, the Yoga Sutras through a child's eyes, which will be published in 2019.