Valerie Grange is the both the co-owner and co-director of The Buddha B Yoga Center in Washington, D.C., and a certified yoga teacher. Her intention is to teach yoga as the practice of compassion. Her classes are rich in yogic history and spiritual readings as well as making a deep connection to Nature. Classes teach the Jivamukti yoga method and its five tenets. Valerie is a proud vegan, animal activist, Reiki for Animals Level 1 & 2 practitioner, as well as the Founder and President of Yogi's Ark, a non-profit animal sanctuary. She is currently working on her first book on yoga as the practice of compassion through diet. For more information, please visit www.buddhabyoga.com