Renee has always been an avid movement practitioner. Starting with classical dance and gymnastics at an early age, she began to study somatic therapies at age 13, apprenticing and working closely with dance and movement therapists. Alongside her studies of dance and yoga she continues to study Body Mind Centering and developmental movement.

It is through this lens that she has developed an understanding of the potential for catharsis, healing and transcendence through movement and breath and that she has come to be a student in the practice of yoga. She has studied various styles of yoga asana, pranayama and meditation. Her principle teachers are Richard Freeman, with whom she continues to study yoga asana and philosophy and Bonnie Bainbridge-Cohen who is the founder of Body Mind Centering.

Renee's teaching is inspired by a deep awe and respect for the intricacies of the human body. Her classes are based in strong alignment and kinesthetic awareness while encouraging fluidity, organic movement, and good sense of humor.