Vanessa was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. She moved to NYC to pursue Dance, achieving a Bachelor of Arts from Marymount Manhattan College. She received her Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 2017 from Life University and practices Network Spinal and Somato-Respiratory (Body Breath) Integration locally and online. Vanessa has a passion for inspiring others to heal themselves. She developed The Holistic Alignment Strategy, an online course for the modern superwoman struggling to find balance and fulfillment. She hosts in-person and online Beyond Breathwork classes to help reconnect the mind, body, and soul. She completed her 200hr yoga teacher training in the spring of 2022. Prior to becoming part of the teaching staff, Vanessa was a competitive powerlifter, world-renowned coach, and national level referee, previously holding American deadlift records and coaching many athletes at the national and international levels. When Vanessa isn’t working with clients or teaching yoga, she is blissfully wearing her favorite hat of all, MOM, unschooling her daughter in nature as much as possible.