rachell

RACHELL HAS BEEN PRACTICING YOGA SINCE 2010 AFTER LEAVING THE LIFE OF AN ATHLETE DUE TO INJURIES. AFTER FALLING IN LOVE WITH THE PRACTICE, SHE TOOK HER FIRST TEACHER TRAINING AND DECIDED SHE WANTED TO SHARE THE GIFT THAT YOGA BROUGHT INTO HER LIFE WITH OTHERS. WITH HER EXPERIENCE, RACHELL AIMS TO BRING A SENSE OF EMPOWERMENT TO EACH OF HER CLASSES THROUGH INTENTION, BREATH, AND MOVEMENT. HER GOAL IS TO BUILD OUR AWARENESS TO THE FOUNDATION AND ALIGNMENT TO ENSURE A SAFE PRACTICE AS WELL AS PROVOKE MINDFULNESS AND GRATITUDE TO THE BODY. ​SHE HOPES HER TEACHINGS ALLOW STUDENTS TO LEAVE FEELING BETTER THAN THEY ARRIVED. ALWAYS LOOKING TO CONTINUE HER EDUCATION, RACHELL IS CURRENTLY 500 HOUR CERTIFIED.

ELISA

ELISA’S PASSION FOR YOGA BEGAN IN 2010. AFTER SHE ATTENDED HER FIRST VINYASA FLOW CLASS, SHE WAS HOOKED. AS HER PASSION FOR YOGA GREW, SO DID HER INTEREST IN THE FUNDAMENTALS OF TEACHING YOGA. SHE COMPLETED HER 200 HR YOGA TRAINING AND STARTED TEACHING SHORTLY AFTER. HER REWARD FOR TEACHING OTHERS YOGA IS TO SEE THEIR PERSONAL GROWTH WITH A SOLID YIN AND YANG YOGA PRACTICE. ​HER CLASSES INCORPORATE BREATH TO BREATH MINDFUL MOVEMENTS TO BUILD STRENGTH, FLEXIBILITY, AND BALANCE FOR STUDENTS OF ALL LEVELS.

Stanis

STANIS IS A LOVER OF MOVEMENT. A TRUE PASSION OF HERS IS HELPING PEOPLE FEEL GOOD AND MOVE THEIR BODIES. STANIS IS A CERTIFIED YOGA INSTRUCTOR, CERTIFIED DOULA ALONG WITH MANY OTHER TITLES. MOVEMENT STARTED FOR STANIS AT THE AGE OF THREE IN VARIOUS DANCE GENRES. AS A MOVEMENT COACH STANIS IS ALLOWED TO INCORPORATE CLASSICAL DANCE MOVES IN WITH HER YOGA ROUTINES. THE COLLABORATION OF YOGA POSES, PRANAYAMA (THE REGULATION OF THE BREATH THROUGH CERTAIN TECHNIQUES AND EXERCISES) AND CONDITIONING EXERCISES STANIS WILL HAVE YOU STRENGTHEN AND STRETCHING YOUR BODIES IN WAYS YOU NEVER IMAGINED. ​ STANIS’ EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND OF SPORTS MEDICINE GUIDES HER TO INNOVATIVE SAFE WAYS TO MOVE. HER LOVE FOR THE BODY IN IT’S UNIQUENESS HAS HER STRIVING FOR DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES OF RELEASE. MYOFASCIAL RELEASE BEING ONE AS WELL AS MEDIATION WHICH IS THE RELEASE OF THE MIND.

Tiffany

TIFFANY IS A 200 HOUR REGISTERED YOGA INSTRUCTOR. SHE BEGAN HER YOGA JOURNEY IN 2007 AS A MEANS TO HELP EASE HER ANXIETY & DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS. SHE BEGAN YOGA IN HER LIVING ROOM. IT WASN’T PERFECT, SHE DIDN’T EVEN HAVE A YOGA MAT AT FIRST, JUST HERSELF- ON HER CARPET, IN HER TINY APARTMENT & A DVD. SHE QUICKLY FELL IN LOVE WITH NOT JUST THE PHYSICAL POSES BUT A CONNECTEDNESS SHE FELT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HER LIFE; WITH HERSELF. TIME & TIME AGAIN, YOGA PROVES TO ADD MAGIC TO HER SELF CARE PRACTICE ~ ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF HER MENTAL HEALTH BY REMEMBERING TO BREATHE, THAT EVERYTHING IS TEMPORARY & BY MOVING WITH INTENTION OUR ENERGY CAN BECOME BALANCED. AS A TRAUMA INFORMED YOGA INSTRUCTOR, FINISHING HER TRAINING WITH ZABIE YAMASAKI, SHE HOPES TO HELP OTHERS FEEL SAFE & HEAL AS SHE TOO LEARNS TO RIDE THESE UNPREDICTABLE WAVES OF LIFE. SHE STUDIED UNDER IYENGAR TEACHERS FOR 3 YEARS AT UCR & BEGAN TEACHING YOGA IN 2010. SHE THEN WENT ON & RECEIVED HER 200-HOUR HATHA YTT WITH WESTERN YOGA COLLEGE IN 2013; PRACTICING MYSORE-STYLE ASHTANGA WITH HER TEACHER THERE BUT LIFE EBBS & IT FLOWS… SO SHE TOOK A BREAK TEACHING FOR AWHILE AS LIFE TRANSITIONED. SHE COMPLETED ANOTHER 200-HOUR YTT IN 2021 AT VASA THE STUDIO JUST TO IGNITE HER PRACTICE AGAIN & SHE’S BEEN BACK TEACHING EVER SINCE! SHE ALWAYS STRIVES TO CREATE A WELCOMING VIBE TO ANY & ALL WHO COME TO CLASS - NO MATTER WHAT. BUILDING HEAT BUT REMINDING TO FIND THE FEEL GOOD IN CLASS & FOCUS ON PROGRESS NOT PERFECTION BY KEEPING A SENSE OF PLAYFULNESS.

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MEGAN

MEGAN, YOGI & MOTHER OF TWO BEAUTIFUL GIRLS – DISCOVERED YOGA IN 2014 WHILE ATTENDING RCC AND FELL IN LOVE. SHE FOUND HER PRACTICE AT A PIVOTAL TIME AND DOVE HEAD FIRST INTO RECEIVING HER 200 HOUR CERTIFICATION IN 2019 THROUGH THE YOGA & AYURVEDA CENTER IN PENNSYLVANIA. AFTER RECEIVING HER 200 HOUR, SHE STARTED FACILITATING GROUP EVENTS, PRIVATE SESSIONS, AND COMMUNITY YOGA TO THEN SOON LAND HER FEET IN HER FIRST STUDIO. OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS, SHE HAS ACCUMULATED OVER 1,100 HOURS IN TEACHING. MEGAN LOVES LEADING A FUN POWER CLASS WHILE ALSO ENJOYING THE STILLNESS AND TEACHINGS OF SOUND HEALING, MEDITATION, YIN, AND RESTORATIVE. CONNECTION TO BREATH AND BODY IS ALWAYS HER INTENTION WHEN STEPPING ONTO HER MAT OR LEADING A GROUP OF YOGIS. PERSONALLY, ADDING SPICE & SOME JOKES TO GUIDE YOU THROUGH A FUN FLOW OR REMINDING YOU OF YOUR BREATH & SENSATIONS AS WE MELT INTO OUR LONG HOLDS. IF SHE’S NOT LEADING A CLASS, YOU CAN FIND HER RAISING HER LITTLE GIRLS, PLANNING HER NEXT UPCOMING WORKSHOP(S), OR HIDING IN THE CORNER DURING A GROUP CLASS.

Shanna

SHANNA FOUND YOGA DURING HER UNIVERSITY YEARS, DRAWN TO THE FAMILIARITY AND STRUCTURE OF BIKRAM YOGA BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD. BUT IT WAS AFTER HAVING HER TWO CHILDREN THAT HER YOGA PRACTICE TRULY MET HER WHERE SHE WAS — A QUIET PRACTICE HERE AND THERE DURING POSTPARTUM THAT DEEPLY IMPACTED HER MIND AND BODY. IN 2019, SHE COMMITTED TO A CONSISTENT STUDIO PRACTICE AND COMPLETED HER TEACHER TRAINING IN 2020. SHE NOW TEACHES SLOW FLOW WITH A FOCUS ON PRESENCE AND THE INVITATION TO SLOW DOWN. HER CLASSES INVITE STUDENTS TO COME HOME TO THEMSELVES — THROUGH INTUITIVE MOVEMENT, STILLNESS, AND BREATH. SHE LOVES FLUID, CREATIVE SEQUENCING AND BREATHWORK, AND BRINGS A NURTURING, GROUNDED ENERGY TO HER TEACHING. FOR HER, YOGA IS A WAY TO QUIET THE NOISE, RECONNECT TO INTUITION, AND RETURN TO THE BREATH — AND THAT’S THE SPACE SHE HOPES TO HOLD FOR OTHERS, TOO.

Amy

AMY IS A SEASONED YOGI AND EDUCATOR WITH A PASSION FOR SHARING HER LOVE OF MOVEMENT. WITH OVER TWO DECADES OF YOGA PRACTICE, SHE BRINGS A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE TO HER TEACHING. AMY'S DIVERSE FITNESS BACKGROUND, INCLUDING SPIN INSTRUCTING AND POWERLIFTING, ADDS DEPTH TO HER DYNAMIC YOGA CLASSES. SHE IS THRILLED TO SHARE HER KNOWLEDGE AND ENTHUSIASM AS A FLOWSTONE YOGA INSTRUCTOR. WHEN SHE’S NOT LEADING CLASSES, AMY TEACHES MATH, SCIENCE, AND C-STEM TO MIDDLE SCHOOLERS. SHE ALSO ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HER FAMILY, INCLUDING HER HONEY, TWO CHILDREN, AND TWO FUR BABIES, BENITO (NAMED FOR HER FAVORITE MUSICIAN) AND MARTHA.

kirk

KIRK’S PASSION FOR YOGA SPARKED AS A FRIEND ENCOURAGED YIN YOGA TO CALM HIS MIND AND EASE ANXIETY. SINCE LEARNING THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF YOGA — HE HASN’T LEFT THE STUDIO AND DEVELOPED A STRONG ROUTINE PRACTICE. EAGER TO DEEPEN HIS UNDERSTANDING, SET OFF TO NEPAL TO STUDY THIS ANCIENT PRACTICE AT ITS ROOTS. AFTER COMPLETING 200 HOURS IN HATHA, ASHTANGA, & VINYASA YOGA, KIRK BEGAN TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PRACTICE EXTENDS FAR BEYOND THE MAT AND SERVES AS A TOOL FOR LIBERATION. LEARNING TO MASTER THE VITAL TOOL WE KNOW AS THE BREATH, AND HOW TO LINK IT WITH MOVEMENT, KIRK BEGAN TEACHING ABROAD DIRECTLY AFTER HIS TRAINING. EVENTUALLY, HE FOUND HIMSELF IN RISHIKESH, INDIA TO STUDY WHAT HAD MADE HIM FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS PRACTICE IN THE FIRST PLACE, YIN YOGA. UPON COMPLETING THE 85 HOUR YIN TEACHER TRAINING, KIRK FOUND HIMSELF WITH A RANGE OF EMPOWERING MEDITATION AND PRANAYAMA TECHNIQUES THAT HE HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE. EAGER TO SHARE THESE ILLUMINATING FINDINGS, KIRK DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO COME BACK HOME AND SPREAD THIS ANCIENT WISDOM WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO OTHERS’ YOGA JOURNEY. PROVIDING A SAFE, INCLUSIVE ATMOSPHERE FOR HIS STUDENTS TO DIVE DEEPER INTO THEMSELF, KIRK’S CLASS WILL LEAVE YOU FEELING DEEPLY GROUNDED AND EAGER TO CONTINUE YOUR JOURNEY OF SELF-LIBERATION.

kellie

KELLIE’S YOGA JOURNEY BEGAN AS A SINGLE PE CREDIT IN COLLEGE, DRAWN IN BY CURIOSITY AND THE PHYSICAL NATURE OF THE PRACTICE. WHAT STARTED SIMPLY, SOON BECAME CONSISTENT AND THROUGH THAT PRACTICE SHE BUILT STRENGTH, BALANCE, AND A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF YOGA. AFTER BECOMING A CERTIFIED MASSAGE THERAPIST, KELLIE FOUND HERSELF WANTING TO UNDERSTAND MOVEMENT AND THE HUMAN BODY MORE FULLY. RETURNING TO HER MAT WITH THIS PERSPECTIVE, YOGA BECAME A WAY TO RECONNECT WITH HER BODY, HER BREATH, AND HERSELF. THAT EXPERIENCE LED HER TO COMPLETE A 200-HOUR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING AT VASA YOGA STUDIO IN 2025. KELLIE’S TEACHING IS ROOTED IN MOBILITY, MINDFUL MOVEMENT, AND COMPASSION FOR THE SELF. SHE HOLDS A SUPPORTIVE, JUDGMENT-FREE SPACE WHERE STUDENTS CAN EXPLORE MOVEMENT, CHALLENGE LIMITING BELIEFS, AND HONOR THEIR OWN PATH. SHE BELIEVES YOGA IS THE SPACE WHERE CURIOSITY MEETS MOVEMENT AND SELF-DISCOVERY BEGINS.

colleen

COLLEEN FIRST DISCOVERED YOGA WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL, GOING WITH A FRIEND AND HER DAD AS HIS LAST ALTERNATIVE FOR HEALING A BACK INJURY BEFORE RESORTING TO SURGERY. THE HEALING THAT THIS PRACTICE HAD WAS BEYOND WORDS AND COLLEEN DEVELOPED A REGULAR PRACTICE IN THE 2010'S. COLLEEN COMPLETED HER 200-HOUR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING IN 2021 AS A MEANS TO DEEPEN HER OWN DEDICATED PRACTICE. SINCE THEN, SHE HAS FOUND AN ENTHUSIASM TO BUILDING CONNECTIONS AND SHARING HER OWN PASSION FOR YOGA WITH OTHERS. COLLEEN HAS FOUND A HOME WITHIN THE REDLANDS YOGA COMMUNITY, ALIGNING WITH HER LOVE FOR THE WAY YOGA BRINGS HER SO MUCH JOY, HUMILITY, GRATITUDE AND GROUNDING THROUGHOUT LIFE. HER TEACHING IS STRUCTURED AROUND FINDING PRESENCE AND INTERNAL INTENTIONS THROUGH MEANINGFUL BREATH AND POSTURES, WHILE LISTENING TO THE BODY'S NEEDS. COLLEEN’S GOAL FOR HER STUDENTS IS TO FIND THE UNITY OF BREATH AND MOVEMENT IN A LIGHTHEARTED, YET ENERGIZING CLASS.

Andra

ANDRA DISCOVERED YOGA IN 2018 DURING HER FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE, FOLLOWING A COMPETITIVE GYMNASTICS CAREER. INITIALLY DRAWN TO THE PHYSICAL PRACTICE, SHE DIDN’T FULLY REALIZE ITS TRANSFORMATIVE POWER UNTIL HER FIRST YEAR OF MEDICAL SCHOOL IN 2023, WHEN YOGA BECAME A GROUNDING FORCE IN HER LIFE. IT HELPED HER MANAGE STRESS, CALM ANXIOUS THOUGHTS, AND NAVIGATE THE CHALLENGES OF SUCH A DEMANDING FIELD. DURING HER SECOND YEAR OF MEDICAL SCHOOL, ANDRA COMPLETED A 200-HOUR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING AND BEGAN SHARING HER KNOWLEDGE WITH OTHERS. SHE STARTED TEACHING YOGA TO HER PEERS AND PHYSICIANS AND DEVELOPED A PROGRAM AT BEHAVIORAL MEDICAL CENTER TO INTRODUCE YOUNG PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS TO THE CALMING BENEFITS OF YOGA. PASSIONATE ABOUT MAKING YOGA MORE ACCESSIBLE AND LESS INTIMIDATING, ANDRA STRIVES TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE SPACE FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO TRADITIONAL YOGA SETTINGS. HER TEACHING STYLE EMPHASIZES PROPER ALIGNMENT AND CLEAR, SIMPLE CUES TO HELP STUDENTS STAY SAFE AND AVOID INJURY. SHE BELIEVES YOGA IS MORE THAN JUST A WORKOUT—IT'S A POWERFUL OUTLET FOR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING.

ANASTASIA

ANASTASIA DISCOVERED YOGA THROUGH CLIMBING IN 2016 AND BECAME ATTRACTED TO THE PRACTICE RIGHT AWAY. SHE FIRMLY BELIEVES THAT THERE IS NO DESTINATION IN YOGA, IT IS RATHER A PROCESS AND A CONTINUOUS JOURNEY TO YOUR TRUE SELF THROUGH YOGA ASANAS AND PRANAYAMA. SHE WAS INTRODUCED TO THE VASA THE STUDIO IN 2018 WHERE HER PRACTICE KEPT GROWING. SHE DIDN’T HESITATE WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY OF COMPLETING A 200 HOUR TEACHER TRAINING WITH CHELSEA AND LISA CAME ALONG. THE JOURNEY WAS JUST ABOUT TO BEGIN! SHE REALIZED THAT CONNECTING BODY MOVEMENT WITH THE BREATH CAN HELP RELEASE DAILY STRESSES, AND AS A NEW TEACHER SHE DEEPLY WEAVES THEM INTO HER CLASSES. HER TEACHING DESIGNED TO GIVE STUDENTS THE TECHNIQUES TO UNDERSTAND THEIR OWN UNIQUE BODY’S NEEDS, BUILD NEW CONNECTIONS, AND CONTINUE TO FIND THE CENTER OF THEMSELVES EACH TIME THEY STEP ON THEIR MATS. ​YOU WILL SEE LOTS OF POWER AND ENDURANCE FOCUSED MOVES AND FUN TRANSITIONS. HER CLASSES ARE AN INVITATION TO STAY LIGHTHEARTED WITH THE PRACTICE AND TO ALLOW ONESELF BE PLAYFUL AND CURIOUS.