SARA ISAAC RYT – 500 | Teacher Sara Isaac, RYT 500, started practicing yoga after trying a myriad of treatments to mitigate her anxiety. She tried and found yoga to be the most effective way to make her more grounded and present. She graduated from the University of Michigan in … Read More
Alyssa Byrd
ALYSSA BYRD E-RYT | Teacher Alyssa Byrd (E-RYT) has been an avid student of yoga for more than sixteen years and has been sharing yoga widely across the Bay Area since 2005. Her fascination with yoga philosophy began in high school, but it was not until a deep immersion in hot yoga that she … Read More
Rachael Freedman
RACHAEL FREEDMAN RYT 500 | Teacher Rachael Freedman began her journey as a yoga teacher in order to heal herself. She graduated from architecture school with debilitating pain and found Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda helped heal her injuries. She completed her 200-hr, 500-hr, and Prenatal Yoga training with an emphasis … Read More
Erin Carney
Erin is devoted to illumination. What is it that sparks us awake? How do we expand both our boundaries and our interior edges? Her work revolves around cultivating a deeper intimacy within ourselves that reverberates back out into our connection with nature, with our families, our partners, and our communities. Steadfast with the human heart, Erin calls on your truth, and listens for your answer. Using movement, breath, space, sound and silence, Erin delivers you home. Her pre-professional training in ballet and her curiosity of the human cosmos blend discipline and whimsy in the pursuit of awakening and living our fullest life.
VaZa (Vanessa Racinet)
VaZa has a dynamic approach that guides students through a physically and spiritually expansive journey. Her teaching is unique in that her sometimes vigorous style is coupled with a strong focus on proper alignment and total body awareness.
Meredith Holt
Meredith has been a part of the Yoga Garden team since 2014, cultivating community and teaching yoga and meditation. She has a passion for being awake in the world and yoga has been a profound practice of aligning thoughts, words, and actions with a deep soul intention, orienting her to more kindness, compassion, and love.
DANIEL KUJA
DANIEL KUJA RYT 200 | Teacher Daniel began martial arts training at 8 years old and connected immediately with “the way” of the mental and physical discipline and was teaching full time by twelve years old. A lifelong martial artist and musician, Daniel found yoga in 2009 as a way … Read More
CHRISTIE RAFANAN
CHRISTIE RAFANAN RYT 500 | Teacher | Lead Teacher Trainer Through yoga, Christie found a deep understanding and relationship with her body, mind and inner self. This awesome self-realization is what inspired her to teach yoga. Christie teaches yoga by linking breath and movement with a strong focus on … Read More
CHRISTIE PITKO
CHRISTIE PITKO RYT 500 | Teacher Christie Pitko began practicing yoga in 2001, and since then, it has healed her spirit and ignited creativity. She teaches an alignment-based flow, and enjoys helping students stay curious about the inner landscape of their bodies and minds. Christie received her 200-hour teaching … Read More
Alexandra Rossi
Alexandra Rossi, a Paris native, shares the practice of yoga with everyone, from children to adults, in an honest and playful way. Her personal practice has taken her from therapeutic based Anusara Yoga to a more restorative practice, influenced by Judith Lasater, Yin yoga and Yoga Nidra.