Our Teachers.

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Amanda Lynne fell in love with yoga around 2008. After becoming a mom of two beautiful daughters and years later, the stars aligned and she completed her 200hr RYT through Yogalution Movement in 2019. “Serious life changer,” she says. Learning how to allow yourself space in time to drop into the body and understand the breath is a blessing as well as a continuous practice. Her classes are fun and she hopes to hold space for you to experience and explore feeling comfortable in your own body. Come flow with Amanda! 

Andrew is a dedicated and passionate yoga teacher who’s been practicing for over 20 years. He discovered his love for yoga as a teenager and has since made it his mission to share its transformative benefits with others. He earned his 200hr and 300hr yoga teacher certification through Sundara Yoga and Wellness and completed a 50hr Yin Yoga certification with Bernie Clark. Andrew has studied various hatha yoga styles, including Iyengar, vinyasa, and yin. He continues to expand his knowledge through regular workshops, retreats, and advanced training programs to deepen his understanding of the practice and refine his teaching skills. 

In addition to his expertise in traditional hatha yoga practices, Andrew also specializes in Sanskrit, pranayama, and yoga philosophy. His teaching style is compassionate and intuitive, and he adapts his classes to meet the individual needs and abilities of his students. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced practitioner, Andrew will guide you through a practice that promotes mindfulness, and inner peace. Andrew strives to create a safe, healthy atmosphere to explore the body and calm the mind.

Theresa has been a practitioner of yoga for over 28 years to support her body, breath, and inclusion in the community.  She has now completed her 200 hour teacher certification through Breathe For Change. Her training includes teaching both adults and children alike, with a focus on social emotional learning, trauma informed practices, and inclusion of all body types.  Theresa is passionate about bringing the peace and mindfulness of yoga to all people.  Her yoga sequences include breath to movement awareness to bring each body into the present moment.  After all, the present moment is the only place to be!

Angel has been practicing yoga since her belly dancing years as a teen. Her dancing practice led her to find new movements through yoga. Over the years she found herself coming back to her mat again and again. In 2020 she was called in a dream to become a yoga teacher. She immediately enrolled in a 200hr teacher training in beautiful Costa Rica. Angel has continued to expand her knowledge and receive certifications in trauma-informed practices, yin yoga, and Ahimsa philosophy. Angel brings a fun and funky vibe to her classes, incorporating meditative elements, and tribal sounds. She believes her calling as a yoga teacher is to help her students awaken the connection to the ultimate bliss that is already present inside them.

Matt is a Southern California grown yoga instructor. He offers a variety of styles from restorative yoga to strength based Vinyasa. The thing he loves most about yoga is that it’s an all in one practice. It prepares the body/mind/spirit for all the things that life brings our way and helps us stay centered, vibrant and healthy throughout it all.

Matt’s classes are a breath infused moving meditation; anatomy based but feeling focused. His aim is to make his classes accessible to whoever is in the room - offering different modifications and layers so you can find which works best for you. The goal is to create a balance between strength, flexibility and mobility in the body while cultivating peace, ease and clarity in the mind. All are welcome.

Lauren is a dedicated and passionate Yoga Teacher based out of Long Beach, CA. With over 10 years of experience and a deep understanding of the practice, Lauren’s approach goes deeper, teaching the core philosophies of yoga to foster authentic connections with oneself and others while respecting its rich lineage.

Her teaching revolves around embodied movement practices, encompassing yoga asana and mindful movement, all guided by a somatic (self-sensing) approach. Through these experiences, she empowers her students to live mindfully and skillfully. She moves beyond the commercialization of the practice to honor its lineage as a means to connect authentically to yourself and between yourself and others.

Tyler is a yoga instructor and registered dietitian nutritionist, with over nine years of experience guiding yogis of all levels in multiple cities across the U.S.! She embraces several modalities and enjoys leading class styles from fun, flowy vinyasa and strong power/sculpt, to slow and cozy yin. She believes in tailoring each class to the energy and the unique bodies in the room to ensure all feel welcome and accommodated.

She is a proud LA native, and when she’s not teaching yoga, you can find Tyler hiking, surfing, cooking/baking and playing outside with her little pup, Pepper. 

Nikki is a dedicated and passionate yoga teacher serving San Pedro. She has been practicing yoga for over three years and completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training at Ekam Yoga Studio in Newport, specializing in Hatha, Ashtanga, Vinyasa, and Yin yoga. Nikki’s journey with yoga is deeply personal. Having lived with scoliosis her entire life, and inspired by her sister’s similar experience, she focuses on healing scoliosis and back pain through her practice. She loves building community and believes yoga is a powerful tool for connecting and growing physically, mentally, and spiritually. Her teaching style is compassionate and intuitive, tailored to meet the individual needs and abilities of her students. Nikki aims to create a safe and welcoming space for everyone. Join Nikki on the mat to explore the transformative power of yoga, breathe, flow, and find inner peace among the chaos of everyday life.

Hello fellow cosmic souls! I am Michelle Marks and so excited to embark on this yoga journey with you. 

By day I am an early elementary school teacher with an insatiable passion for travel, culture, and adventure. 

I have been practicing yoga for many years but its medicine truly called to me during a time when outward travel was not an option- so I went inward, and I am so grateful I did. 

Let’s push our boundaries together, in sacred space, and find those pieces of ourselves waiting to be discovered.