Donna is an American Viniyoga Institute (AVI) certified yoga therapist (450 hours). Her initial training in 2002 was a challenging 700-hour teacher training directed by Georg Feuerstein, a pre-eminent yoga scholar. She has also studied in Allahabad, India campus of the Himalayan Institute (Rolf Sovik and Sandra Anderson) and received a second 500-level teacher certification. In 2012 she received her certification with Judith Lasater as a Level 1 Restorative Yoga Teacher.