Shelly is a Shivananda Yoga teacher, freelance writer, actor and devoted kirtanist. She discovered Shivananda Yoga by chance in 2005. Almost immediately, she shifted her focus away from acting to explore her newfound passion for yoga and kirtan. In 2010, she left the US to live at the Bihar School of Yoga for three years. Shelly now lives in New York and is dedicating herself to yoga through teaching, writing and seva (selfless service), as well as playing in her beloved kirtan band..