Thanks for stopping by. My name is Chandra. That girl doing a backbend on a rock outcrop is me. My husband took this picture while we were on a hike in Alaska. I’m all about seizing the moment because life is too short to watch go by from the sidelines. I believe we are all called to be co-creators of our destinies. Which is why, during my 15th year of teaching amidst a global pandemic, I listened to that little voice inside me and set out to finish writing my first book, Extraordinary Endurance: A Training Plan for the Marathon of Life.

I have been an endurance sport fanatic for more than twenty-five years and have completed thirty marathons. I’ve been teaching and coaching for 16 years and practicing yoga for about ten years. I recently received my 200 hour yoga certification through Breathe for Change and I’m a Registered Yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance. When not running or teaching or doing yoga, I can be found playing in the outdoors in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan with my husband, three daughters, and two black labs.

Professional Stats

• BA Elementary Education, MN

• MA Education, K-12 Reading Specialist, MI

• Professional Teaching Certification

• 1 year as a Literacy Coach

• 16 years as a public school teacher

• 10 years as a HS track and field coach

• National Coaching Certification

• Yoga Teacher & Social Emotional Learning Facilitator Certification, Breathe for Change

• 200 RYT Yoga Alliance

• National Writing Project Consultant