Roberta is originally from Brazil, where she studied classical ballet. As a professional dancer, she was always looking for ways to stretch and work out her body, and that is how she was introduced to yoga in 2005. Since then, Roberta went on to get her RYT200 at YogaOne Houston in 2012 and got encouraged by her teacher, Roger Rippy to do level one training with Baron Baptiste in February 2014. The program made such a big impact in Roberta’s life that in the same year she completed level two training with Paige Elenson, and level three training with Baron, as well as started her certification process to become a certified Baptiste teacher! Roberta is a E-RYT500, Tier 2 certified Baptiste Yoga teacher and FIT to Lead graduate, an ambassador for Africa Yoga Project, a professional contemporary dancer, and the co-director and co-founder of the arts nonprofit Group Acorde. She has over 12 years of experience teaching in studio yoga as well as years of experience mentoring new and seasoned teachers. She learns every day from her teachers, students and from herself, and is really grateful for the power of yoga in her life and the opportunity to share that with others. Roberta’s classes are challenging with a great deal of intensity, focus on breath, alignment, and honoring each student’s experience and needs.