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…
I’m a former Medical Researcher turned Holistic Stress Resilience Coach, Yoga Teacher Trainer, and Yoga Therapist-in-training. I’m also a Certified Integrative Restoration (iRest®) Yoga Nidra Meditation Teacher, Trauma-informed Yoga Teacher, Reiki Master Teacher, and Certified Holistic Nutritionist. Having experienced tremendous stress, anxiety and stress-related health conditions most of my life, I found healing through good…
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…
I believe in the power to move + be moved, to live simple + love big, to spark inspiration on the inside + shine the light on the outside. With intention, integrity and inspiration, my offerings are grounded in a supportive and inviting space for everybody to experience the benefits of yoga and meditation. Together…
I remember my very first savasana in 1999 as a deep aaahhhh moment. Clarity in my mind, ease in my body, and a sense of connection in my spirit. Looking back now, I can easily see how my life was redirected. Since then, I have been a devout yoga practitioner. In 2002, I graduated from…
I have been practicing yoga since 2010 and teaching at Yoga Soup since 2012. I practice in order to nurture both compassion & joy in my life, and to cultivate a radical sense of being OK in the world. My offerings are a spiritual mix of the things that have helped me along the way:…
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…