Originally from New Orleans but raised in Austin, Barbara first discovered yoga at the age of 15 and was immediately drawn to its grounding and energizing effects. It wasn’t until her late 20s, during graduate school at the University of Texas, that she deepened her practice and earned her 300-hour RYT certification under the guidance of renowned teacher Gioconda Parker in 2011. She went on to teach at studios across Austin for several years.

After a fulfilling chapter focused on running creative businesses with her husband—also an artist—and raising their two boys, she’s returned to teaching, bringing a deeper perspective to her practice and classes. She and her husband own a design-build construction firm and a custom door company. When she's not on the mat or the job site, she’s painting in her studio or spending time with their two boys and dog in central Austin.

Her yoga classes are a soulful blend of deep stretching, flowing movement, cardio bursts, and dance-inspired rhyth