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Growing up on the west coast, Vivian cultivated a diverse athletic and sports background, playing volleyball since age five and later expanding to basketball, muay thai, swim, surf, scuba, and lacrosse. After moving to NYC, she continued to embrace athleticism in the form of high intensity classes, indoor rock climbing, road and obstacle races, strength training, and yoga. Vivian began her yoga practice to balance her body and was quickly captivated by the many benefits of practice. She firmly believes that students can achieve anything with a positive mindset and her classes aim to engage and challenge students of all levels to pursue progressive successes, physically and mentally. She enjoys a sweaty flow that takes her to her limits and intelligently works the body, and keeps the same in mind when designing sequences for her students.