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Leila moved to NYC from San Francisco in 2006 to study dance and in the midst, found yoga.  She realized that this was what truly called to her and moved back to San Francisco in 2010 to teach and continue her training. 

Leila loves that yoga is an empowering physical, mental, and spiritual practice.  Cultivating body and breath awareness, the stillness that lies in the body, and the transformational properties of the practice are her chief interests when it comes to teaching yoga.  Leila’s class will encourage you to move internally and focus on your breath so that you find a deeper connection to your body, which will result in a deeper connection to your life outside the yoga room.  She combines what she has learned in her varied practices of Bhakti, Bikram, and Power Flow into a dynamic, joyful, and fun Vinyasa class of sweat and relaxation!   Leila has her 200 hour certification in accordance with Yoga Alliance from Yoga to the People, a donation based Power Vinyasa studio she discovered while living in the East Village, NYC.  She is currently working towards her 500 hour certification with Rusty Wells and teaches in San Francisco and the Bay Area.
Website: www.yogaleila.com

Let go of your mind, and hold on to your yoga mat! James integrates traditional asana with a free flow that will help you take flight. Yoga is very much a co-creation and while he's happy to instruct, he's more interested in journeying with you. A lifetime of physical training, a consistent yoga practice, and a healthy sense of adventure has shaped the class he teaches. An avid festival chaser, his play mixes will have you wiggling your tail bone between poses. Bring a friend, bring a loved one, bring your Self! Come experience the joy of moving asana. 

James is certified at the 200-hour level (RYT-200) and hails from the east coast, which is where the roots of his practice were first laid down. He has traveled extensively and experiences yoga in all the cities he visits. His style is warm vinyasa flow and he bring with him a wealth of knowledge. 

DJ has been a yoga practitioner for close to 10 years, and was a competitive gymnast before discovering yoga.   A surfer, artist, musician, avid outdoors-man and world traveler, DJ has been on a consistent soul surfing search.   He loves to use his breath-work knowledge and life experiances to engage and compel his classes, and guides his students as they deepen their own practices and push themselves physically, mentally, and spiritually.

Lacey has been a yoga practicioner for the better part of 10 years, and was a competitive gymnast for 8 years before discovering yoga.  She loves to use inspiring music and bring her classes out into nature.  Using her extensive knowledge of yoga asanas to guide her classes and her strong internal love and light, Lacey is sure to get your blood flowing and your heart open.  

Anne-Sophie Leary holds a BA in Holistic Healing and Nutrition and is RYT 200 certified. Her roots are in vinyasa flow with a Forest yoga influence. Her intent in teaching yoga is to help give the tools one needs to heal themselves by listening to their body, as this is what yoga has done for her. She seeks to inspire people through her love and passion of yoga by igniting power, heat and sweat, as well as fun, joy and lightness in her classes. 

Bridget took on a deep passion for health and well being in her early teens and thirsty to learn more ever since.  After years of sports, gyms, and continuous studies on health, her wellness journey led to a yoga class.  It was here she found a balance.  A balance of working out physically and working in mentally.  Little did she know that it would transform her life from the corporate world to that of teaching yoga.  Bridget is a Yoga Alliance-registered teacher (RYT200) certified in vinyasa and knowledgeable of various styles of yoga.  She continues to grow as a student and teacher of yoga and mindfulness through ongoing self-study, professional development, and has studied with a number of well-respected teachers.  She enjoys guiding students through various posture flows, breath work and meditation by way of music, hands-on assists and fun.  Focus is given on proper alignment to create a safe space allowing students to listen to their bodies and quiet their minds. She cherishes both components of being a yoga teacher, yoga and teaching, welcoming the teacher in all of us.  Contact: bridgetkavanaugh@gmail.com

Katherine is a San Francisco based Vinyasa yoga teacher who began her practice after years of professional ballet training in NYC. Equipped with body awareness and discipline from a young age, she was naturally drawn to yoga as path for growth. Since beginning her journey, she has studied many styles of yoga including Ashtanga, Iyengar, Anusara, Tantra, Bikram and Power Yoga.  Her unique classes integrate fluid movement with positive energy to create a safe space for acceptance and growth. You can often find her wandering around Spirit Rock Meditation Center or managing Red Dragon Yoga.

With a history of love for movement, Jacqueline fell in love with yoga after one class in 2000.  A curious and compulsively inquisitive nature has led her to many trainings including a 200-hour Yoga Alliance Teacher Training from Laughing Lotus, an It's Yoga Kids training, and a pre/postnatal yoga training to name a few.  A perpetual student of the universe, she continues to seek knowledge, and is always grateful to her teachers, guru's and the guru within.  She leads a dynamic, heart-centered, vinyasa flow class where the breath is linked with asana (poses) in a devotional dance and moving meditation.  She hopes her classes encourage students to explore their true selves, recognize oneness, awaken and grow, all while nurturing their needs and being mindful (this doesn't mean they aren't ever challenging ;)).  Her classes create a safe space to catch the present, be joyful, breathe, and be Yoga. 

As a body worker, Sophie has a passion for anatomy and kinesiology. When she discovered Pilates, she found another way to connect with her anatomical body. That concept of control generated from the center helped her improve her postural awareness, and she gained strength, and stability in the process. With Pilates she became more aware of her own structural imbalances. She was inspired with pilates and its interesting way of building strength, and could see how its approach would benefit many people. She decided to undertake a teacher training, and she studied with Lara Hudson at Mercury Fitness in San Francisco. As a former Yoga instructor, Sophie can see how both practices complement each other. Her goal in the teaching is to help people being aware of their breathing, engage the core muscles, and maintain their alignment.

Ellen has been a yoga practitioner for the better part of 12 years. In addition to being certified at the 200 hr. level by (Yoga Alliance certified) Yoga Works studios, Ellen is also certified by It’s Yoga, Kids to teach kids’ yoga.  Ellen’s authentic teaching style emphasizes attention to the breath as well as proper body alignment. She offers individual attention and adjustments. Prior to teaching yoga in San Francisco, Ellen worked as an educator in International and American Schools in various countries. She has traveled to over 50 countries and is passionate about tapping into the wisdom of the connectedness that lives within and around us all.