Flying Yoga, Groove Yoga, Yoga Tree, Square One Yoga Collective
Andrea is super stoked on her yoga bod, but she is exponentially more grateful for her yoga mind. Her classes are about the bhava – or the feeling. She invites students on a sacred adventure through a heartfelt mélange of her favorite teachings. From the sweet song she learned while chanting with Jai Uttal to the cosmic dance of her Laughing Lotus teachers, from the sumptuous flow she fell for with Janet Stone to the intelligent alignment of Jason Crandell, Andrea connects an ever-growing well of experience with impressive music and book libraries to inspire bodies to move and minds to still… Expect to always have an opportunity to fall on your face with just a little bit of grace. And, oh yeah, as a writer and an editor for MindBodyGreen, she keeps herself inspired with all of your... Read the profile >>
Athletic Palyground, Groove Yoga, Yoga Tree
Daniel Scott is yogi provocateur offering a fresh alternative to the traditional “yoga voice”. His classes are a lively mix of balance and improv, strength and flexibility, breath and body. With a light heart and open mind, expect to be guided into postures, not through them. A globally renowned ashtanga-vinyasa teacher and certified AcroYoga instructor living in bay area, Daniel enjoys barefoot running, street art, good coffee, large quantities, and great qualities. Forever striving towards community by inspiring exploration and trust, Daniel Scott is a Wellness Expert for MindBodyGreen, inspirational columnist for the Huffington Post, and champions tasty deliciousness with Fearless Chocolate. With every breath, Daniel Scott strives to answer the ever-present question: Are you... Read the profile >>
Flying Yoga, Namaste Rockridge, Namaste Grand Lake
Lily has been practicing yoga since 1999 and teaching since 2005. Her teachings are inspired from her studies with Don and Amba Stapleton, David Moreno, Shiva Rhea, Ana Forrest, and Elise Browning Miller. Before Lily was a yoga instructor, she was a dancer. Lily was born with a loving fascination towards the body-mind-spirit and started formal dance training at age six, continuing to study dance at UC Berkeley and performing and touring nationally and internationally for ten years as a professional modern dancer. Her passion for movement is contagious and her background as a dancer is apparent in her creative, soulful and artful approach to sequencing. Lily strives to keep her practice fresh and inspired, and teaches from her belief, instilled from the yoga of self inquiry taught at... Read the profile >>
Meghan studied Shakespeare and musical theatre at the University of Washington before moving to California. She discovered The Dailey Method while rehearsing for the musical "Cabaret" and was impressed with her immediate increase in strength and flexibility. Meghan started teaching The Dailey Method in 2008 and has since begun assisting the Piedmont and Berkeley studio owners in training new instructors. As the manager of the Berkeley and Piedmont studios Meghan has a deep investment in the success of each client and has been absolutely inspired watching them progress in their Dailey Method practice. Read the profile >>
"Yoga is my passion and sharing it is my bliss" Monika has been teaching and practicing yoga for over a decade. Unlike a lot of yogi's, yoga was not love at first sight for Monika. She was a reluctant convert to say the least. Having been an active person, personal trainer and fitness instructor with everything from aerobics and step, to body pump and spinning…yoga seemed foreign, wimpy and mystical. But who knew…… curiosity and further investigation into yoga thru her western mind and body kept validating it's benefits so she kept trying it. Luckily, a powerful flowing yoga practice appeared and finally she was hooked. Today she feels her background in sports, degree in Health and Wellness, and her original healthy skepticism- help her to relate to students from many different... Read the profile >>
Robyn is humbled and grateful every day to be a part of a community that supports, encourages, teaches and affects change. Several years ago she left the corporate world behind to manage and coach classes at CrossFit Oakland. Finding the CrossFit program and community was literally life-changing and now Robyn has the privilege to continue this life-changing work. She appreciates that hard work, commitment and discipline, as well as a supportive community, is rewarded in the gym - and in life. It is Robyn's goal to continue to spread the word about fitness, nutrition and lifestyle to as much of the population as humanly possible, while pursuing excellence in all aspects of her work - from running a small business to pursuing more advanced education, while empowering herself and... Read the profile >>
Shane has been teaching fitness for 20 years but has been bouncing around her entire life! Her fitness evolution started at a young age with dance and gymnastics followed by horseback riding and softball. She returned to dance at the age of 17 and danced her way through college studying ballet, pilates, jazz, modern and hip hop and danced with the Briggs Contemporary Dance Company. She was honored when selected to train at the Alvin Ailey Dance Center in NYC and expanded her dance knowledge studying Dunham and Horton techniques. Upon her return to the west coast she danced with the New Style Motherlode Dance Company and started teaching kickboxing, body toning and conditioning classes at the University of California at Berkeley. In 2007 she started her own fitness boot camp,... Read the profile >>
