I was born in Colombia and recently moved to Santa Barbara. I see Yoga as a journey of deep self-knowledge and self-love, where I remember and celebrate my essence. In Yoga I find an eminent desire to serve, the purpose of the soul to inspire a space of healing and expansion, of wholeness and divine…
I’ve always been physically active and was looking for something both challenging and grounding which is how I found my way into my first yoga class in Santa Cruz in 1995. I developed my personal study of yoga in San Francisco and Oakland and completed my first teacher training in 2014. Yoga ignited the essence…
Analise, a devoted Yogini, delighting in daily practices as a student and teacher. As a teacher she will guide you to focus on the breath, experience your senses, and play! Await a big smile, gratitude, and a juicy flow from a class with Analise. She seeks to teach for the benefit of all ~ when…
Dora is a former Medical Researcher turned Holistic Stress and Resilience Coach. She is a certified Holistic Nutritionist, experienced Yoga teacher, Integrative Restoration (iRest®) Yoga Nidra Meditation teacher and Reiki Master. Having experienced tremendous stress, anxiety and stress-related health conditions most of her life, she found healing through good nutrition and holistic stress management. Realizing…
Christina has been practicing yoga for over 40 years. She is a Yoga Works certified instructor who has also done teacher trainings with Eric Schiffman, Paul Grilley, Scott Blossom, Cheri Clampett, and Arturo Peale. She has been teaching yoga in Santa Barbara for over nine years and believes in yoga’s transformative potential. She offers a…
Erica believes in the power to live simple + love big. Aspiring to Gandhi’s words of “Be the change you wish to see…,” she embraces the practice of yoga to create the foundation for a balanced + healthy life. For her, health isn’t only about a healthy body but also how you nourish your soul…
Kelly has been a dedicated yoga practitioner since 1999 when she found yoga as an athlete. With the physical practice as an initial anchor, and one that she loves still today, she has felt nourished and influenced by the many other meditative aspects of the practice over the years. An avid lover of nature, Kelly…
Al’s classes combine mindfulness meditation, active stretching, and traditional hatha yoga postures and sequences. Each class is different, but all are done at a slow, strong, and steady pace — and to a good soundtrack. His intention is to offer an eclectic but focused practice that is accessible to students of all levels, from all…
Lauren’s affection for yoga took hold when she settled into Santa Barbara at the end of 2012. She trained in the south of Spain with Vidya Heisel through Frog Lotus Yoga International, and shortly after arriving back home, she began an additional 200-hour Vinyasa course here in town under the guidance of Erica Blitz. Lauren’s hope is…