Dara 's yoga journey began in 2007.As she began to feel the transformation yoga had in her life she felt inspired to share the gift of yoga with others. Dara believes the mind, body, soul connection is a sacred one, and one that should be nurtured and inspired. With that mentality she teaches her classes from her heart creating an uplifting, safe environment for students to begin to explore and expand within their own body and consciousness. From 2009-2014, I received sponsorship from AZAHAR Foundation and Krama Yoga (NGO of Nataraj Yoga Studio, Phnom Penh). I enrolled in daily Yoga classes at Nataraj Yoga Center under Isabelle Skaburskis and completed the Krama Yoga foundation level teacher training program, which included anatomy philosophy, teaching methodology, kids yoga and philosophy. From 2009-2016, I have been invited to participate in intensive Jivamukti Yoga trainings at Yogeswari & Cat Alip-Douglas’ retreat in Angkor Vat, Siem Reap. From 2010-2012, I completed 200 Hours of teacher training (RYT) under the direction of Hart Lazer, United Yoga Montreal, Canada. In 2013, I received a scholarship to do a 200-hour teacher training (RYT) with Duncan Wong at Yogic Arts Kula, in Kyoto Japan. From 2013-14 I had several opportunities to take intensive workshops with Paddy McGrath. In 2015, I assisted Yogeswari at Anandamaya Festival in Djakarta, Indonesia I have been teaching yoga since 2009, starting at the Harpswell Foundation in Phnom Penh. Since then, I mainly taught underprivileged Cambodian youth in NGOs, which include Starfish Foundation, Aziza, Transitions Global, CWDA (Cambodian Women’s Development Agency), Riverkids, Kien Khleang Orphanage Center, CCPCR (Cambodian Center for the Protection of Children’s Rights) and Riverkids. At Nataraj Yoga Center, I also had the opportunity to teach classes to the expat community in English and several Gyms classes such as Rose Condo sport club, Sokha sport club, Pro-fitness sport club and Good Time Sport Club. In 2014, I founded Cambodia Home Yoga,(Karuna yoga Phnom Penh)with the intention of introducing Yoga and Meditation to Cambodian people, in order to bring peace and harmony to a community that is recovering from civil war. This project is funded in part by AZAHAR Foundation. I am currently the facilitator for Yoga in AZAHAR’s multi-disciplinary Peace Program, as well as a trainer for junior yoga teachers in a pre-teacher training program, which will culminate in a 2016/17 Yoga teacher training in partnership with Cambodia Home Yoga(Karuna Yoga Phnom Penh), AZAHAR Foundation and Phnom Penh.