I love not knowing what a yoga class will bring…what will be released, what inspiration will come through. I am forever a student of my yoga practice and my life, and I love sharing the practices that heal me with my students. I encourage my students to view the entire asana practice as a meditation,…
Today is #WorldFoodDay , a day to focus on the importance of food security around the world.
We are beyond grateful to our friends at Organic Soup Kitchen which has been a staple in our studio for years. The soup kitchen ensures that low-income cancer patients will receive the immune-recovery support they need. Organic, plant-based Soup Meals are hand-delivered throughout the Santa Barbara community, bringing oncology-based nutrition and kindness directly to clients’ doors. They do it for the love.
Did you know that Yoga Soup may not have been possible without Anthony Carraccio of Organic Soup Kitchen?
No Anthony– no Yoga Soup.
Here’s #breadcrumb about how our studio came to be, from Eddie:
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 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…
The core of my yoga teaching is that each and every human body has a deep intelligence that’s waiting to be approached with sincerity, curiosity, and compassionate devotion. For over 23 years I have cultivated and dedicated myself to the practice and study of Yoga. I draw inspiration from many sources: my teachers and students,…
Eddie Ellner opened Yoga Soup in 2001 and has taught there ever since. The responsibility of running a business dedicated to offering fresh carrots and useful wisdom has awakened him to his own nearly boundless ignorance and need to practice. His classes combine yoga poses, non-duality flavored dharma, current events, resistance stretching, and the occasional…
My classes are a trauma-informed blend of movement and self-exploration. I weave together traditional yoga and holistic embodiment practices with a focus on mindfulness and self-compassion. It is my deepest intention to guide students to deepen awareness and develop an empowering understanding of the inner workings of their bodies and minds, creating a vital connection…
Suzanne has been in the healing arts for the past 35 years, and has been a teacher of yoga for over 25 years. Her training and certification through Insight Yoga has afforded her the ability to create a slow flowing practice infused with meditation informed by Buddhist psychology. Suzanne is also a licensed psychotherapist; much…
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:…