Mona is presently living and loving
life on Koh Lanta, a magical Thai island in the Andaman Sea - a world away from her birthplace - Enid, Oklahoma.
After graduating from University of Oklahoma and five years in the oil business she moved to Los Angeles working as a stockbroker. During that 10 years she began searching for a more fulfilling life and became a Certified Massage Therapist. In 1998 she left the corporate life, still searching. She finally found her passion in a yoga class with Bryan Kest. After completing his teacher training and a Vipassana Course she began teaching at his studio, Santa Monica Power Yoga. In 2000 she took another teacher training with Ana Forrest.
She continued her study of yoga with numerous workshops and countless classes from various teachers and a dedicated personal practice.

Mona passes on this tradition, this gift of yoga to locals, ex-pats and tourists from all over the world in the hopes that they will pass it on.