Our Teachers.

---

Owner and Director of Vive LA Yoga, Cara is a mother of three beautiful children and a 300hr E-RYT. With over thirteen years of experience, she strives to uplift and inspire her students through her practice and modern teaching styles in vinyasa and yin yoga. Cara believes yoga gives you the ultimate tools needed to live your best life with happiness and grace. 

Cara has been interviewed and featured on Fox 11 Good Day LA and VoyageLA magazine about her inspirational yoga journey; as well as, having the honor of presenting in the largest indoor yoga conference in the U.S.- The Yoga Expo L.A. 2023.

Cara’s passion for yoga stems from the philosophy and never ending growth of the practice that mirrors life’s experiences. Her desire for creating connection is one that contributes to the health, wellness, and extension of her community and followers. Expect to be challenged, renewed, and empowered after taking her classes. 

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! 

Stephanie completed her 200hr RYT through Cloud Nine Yoga at Free Spirit Yoga, and has been teaching over two years now. Stephanie believes yoga is for any and every body. Her classes focus on accessibility, inclusivity, and building a strong foundation. Stephanie enjoys teaching Level 1 (beginners) Vinyasa Flow and is enthusiastic about creating a safe environment for her students to get in touch with their body, mind, and soul. In her classes, you'll experience breathwork, simple poses and stretches, as well as strong encouragement to both honor your body but also push past any and all mental limitations. Stephanie lives by the mantra: “There is enough sunshine for everyone.” So she shares her’s with everyone she meets. Come take class with Stephanie. 

Andrew has been practicing yoga and incorporating its philosophy into his life since 2000. During the past 20 years, he has studied Iyengar, Hatha, Raja, Vinyasa, and Yin yoga. He earned his 200hr yoga teacher certification through Sundara Yoga Shala in Los Alamitos and completed a 50hr Yin Yoga certification with Bernie Clark and Diana Batts.

While Andrew’s Vinyasa classes involve a mix of flows, he brings his experiences together - incorporating alignment principles, present moment awareness and humor. His methodical way of teaching is well suited to leading students of all levels. He focuses on deepening body awareness as he guides you through your yoga practice.

Andrew strives to create a safe, healthy atmosphere to explore the body, be mindful, and calm the mind, making the practice approachable for everyone, of every level and of every walk of life. He enjoys leading workshops for anyone who is interested in learning about the deeper aspects of yoga including philosophy, pranayama, and Sanskrit.

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!

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. 

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.

Richelle grew up in southern Oregon and found Yoga in Portland in 2013. She went on to study Yoga in Uvita, Costa Rica and has been teaching Yoga for 3+ years in studios, virtually and outdoors. Her favorite styles of Yoga are Aerial, Ashtanga, Nidra, Vinyasa and Yin. She loves working with students of all ages and especially loves teaching Kids Yoga. Recently, she's been deepening her personal practice by exploring new types of meditation and studying with a private teacher. Richelle embodies the teachings of Yoga by being non-judgmental, joyful, and not taking life too seriously. Outside of Yoga, she enjoys music, art, gardening, comedy, being outside with her animals, and spending time with her friends and family. 

Carrie is a mama, a 200hr RYT, Yoga Nidra certified, a Reiki Master Teacher, and NAACP Theatre Award nominated choreographer. Carrie earned her 200 hour Yoga Certification at Yogaworks Larchmont Center for Yoga with Carolina Goldberg and Patti Lewis. As someone who has overcome chronic illness herself, she understands that people of all abilities and energy levels deserve to receive the benefits of Yoga. Carrie’s classes focus on safety, creating a strong foundation and getting in touch deeply with the body’s own wisdom.

“Connection to self greatly enhances our lives. We only have one body in this lifetime, it will guide us if we let it.” -Carrie 

Rachael started practicing yoga in 2011 in her hometown of Cape Cod, Massachusetts where she completed her 200-Hour RYT in 2022 through Sojourn Yoga School. Growing up as a competitive cheerleader, long-distance runner, and lover of all things active, she was intuitively drawn to yoga as a teenager. It’s something she seeks wherever she goes, considering herself a life-long student. 

For her Yoga has evoked connection, community, creativity, healing and an opportunity to be well-informed about the body. She believes that through practicing with mindfulness and consistency, we can learn more about our true self and take yoga beyond the mat. 

Rachael’s aims for her classes to be accessible for everyone, offering versatile variations, creative transitions and wiggle room to explore your personal practice. She hopes to guide you through an inner experience of a conscious movement practice where you’ll find an element of playfulness and great command for anatomy, alignment, strengthening and philosophy.