Sequoia
Owner

Sequoia TREE.
Ancient and deep.
One day I sat at her trunk as she wept.
Her nectar of pain was something I kept.
A tantalizing fire in the shadow of the night,
My happiness comes from your ultimate delight!

Sequoia is a collaborative collage artist, and the founder of
Obsidian Butterfly, who enjoys using different creative mediums to express
herself.  Sequoia loves dancing, writing, painting, music, meditation, yoga, and
nature.






Credentials:
Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher; RYT (250 hours)
Associate of Arts Degree, Social Sciences, Sacramento City College

Experience:
Guiding weekly Yoga classes since 2008 at California Family Fitness,
Teaching Poi, Fire Dance, and Safety classes since 2006,
Performing fire shows and dance since 2003,
Business owner since 2008.  

Member of NAFAA (North American Fire Arts Association).  
Fire Performer Insurance through Specialty Insurance.      

Teachers:  
Nanna Candalaria,
Amy Sigil,
Yolanda Calle.  
Vishnu Tattva Das
Nafeesa Mahmood
Larry Schultz
Shiva Rea,
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso,
Nick Woolsey,
Fire Pixie.

To view visual art by Sequoia
Visit Sequoia's HART!
Skills include poi, snakes, lunge whips, fans, wings, fire eating,
hip belt, sliding orb, flow wand, belly dance, yogic temple
mixed media visual art, music, and fire.