Amanda Chase
Amanda Chase is a certified vinyasa and kids' yoga teacher and Freelance Creative Consultant for wellness brands. Her passion for children's yoga stems from her childhood where she spent many days at daycare unable to find an outlet to express her emotions and creative mind. As an adult, she discovered yoga's healing nature and realized that these same techniques can foster positive growth and development in children. Say hello at [email protected]
Alan Siegel
Alan has been strolling ever so slowly down the Yogic road for nearly 57 years.
In the 70s he studied the Practice of Bashti Yoga in India with Sri Sri Baba Aha Marjan Jairun. His classes have a subtle yet strong emphasis on emphasis.
In the 70s he studied the Practice of Bashti Yoga in India with Sri Sri Baba Aha Marjan Jairun. His classes have a subtle yet strong emphasis on emphasis.
Brittany Filips
Feel your body connect on a deeper level of subtle body awareness with Brittany's Hatha Vinyassa flow class. Her goal is for her students to become more mindful in their body. She does this by guiding with breath , using it as a powerful tool to bridge the gap between mind and body. For Brittany yoga is much more then the physical asana practice. She hopes to inspire others to take yoga off of the mat and into their every day lives.
Colin Schour
Forever a student and a teacher, Colin's classes are equally inspired by his studies and his students. His experience working with everyone from elite athletes to senior citizens allows for a dexterous and effective approach to his students’ needs. His supportive teaching style links the Iyengar, Ashtanga, Yin and Nidra methods so as to encourage comfort and stability, while still challenging students to progress in their practice. With an eye towards alignment and the breath, Colin’s classes aim to advance concentration, body awareness and acceptance. Ultimately, Colin hopes to inspire understanding of the self and the occasional good laugh.
Gilbert & Ashely
Ashley’s love for yoga & holistic arts started in 2009 with a desire to start meditating. Ashley feels yoga has given her the tools for self-discovery, personal growth, acceptance, & mostly a connection to a more conscious way of living. Ashley strives for a more therapeutic approach when teaching yoga; she designs her classes with alignment techniques to help enhance poses. She uses props to make the seemingly undoable completely accessible for all. Ashley specializes in Intro to yoga courses and works well with modifications and hands on adjustments for those who may have physical limitations. She loves to share yogic philosophy and reminds her students to stay connected with their breath, tune into their bodies, and reconnect with their heart; ultimately to find our true self. Ashley believes we reveal our truest selves in our practice, which gives us the ability to self-reflect and ask those deeper underlining questions about who we are and who we want to be in the world. With this she has discovered a more conscious way of living by noticing how we impact the world around us and invites her students to step into their greatness. Ashley is the co-founder of Kaya Yoga Remedy in Huntington Beach where she continuously runs 200 hour yoga
Gilbert has combined his knowledge of anatomy and an extensive love of music with his passion for yoga to create a more modern, unique, and ever changing approach to yoga. In an world were change is the only constant, Gilbert chooses to study both Iyengar principles and pair them with dynamic strengthening techniques to keep the practice evolving. His classes focus on alignment, strong yet basic postures and he adds some classical advanced postures as well. Gilbert’s kind and humbling spirit make classes light hearted, fun, and challenging to both the mind and spirit. Gilbert found yoga to be energizing both mentally and physically and he has made yoga an essential part of his life. Gilbert believes true awareness starts with internal, the more you can be aware of our bodies and how they move, the more we can be aware of how effects ourselves and others, we can only change what you are completely aware of.
Gilbert has combined his knowledge of anatomy and an extensive love of music with his passion for yoga to create a more modern, unique, and ever changing approach to yoga. In an world were change is the only constant, Gilbert chooses to study both Iyengar principles and pair them with dynamic strengthening techniques to keep the practice evolving. His classes focus on alignment, strong yet basic postures and he adds some classical advanced postures as well. Gilbert’s kind and humbling spirit make classes light hearted, fun, and challenging to both the mind and spirit. Gilbert found yoga to be energizing both mentally and physically and he has made yoga an essential part of his life. Gilbert believes true awareness starts with internal, the more you can be aware of our bodies and how they move, the more we can be aware of how effects ourselves and others, we can only change what you are completely aware of.
Georgina Meister
Georgina Jane is a yoga teacher and paddleboard instructor who dwells in Morongo Valley. After transplanting from the beach cities, she found teaching yoga to be her channel of creativity and community out in the desert. Georgina is classically trained in Sivananda Hatha yoga and got her 200hr CYT in 2013 after ten years of practice. She currently teaches locally in Joshua Tree at Instant Karma Yoga studio. Her classes are taught in a variety of levels infusing a traditional movement with fun, playfulness and enthusiasm. She will be teaching Sunset Groove, the last class of the day at JTMF. Join in the sunset magic of groovy yoga and essential oils, the best way to end your day and start your night! Connect with Georgina @theyogimeister.
Corey Clark
Corey Clark is a creative force, whether in his art studio where he weaves together an infusion of Geometry, Color, Language, Nature and Mysticism, or in the space he holds as a guide in movement and meditation. His Ashtanga, Hatha, and Restorative classes a reflection of his personality: Playful, Knowing, and Soulful. Allowing those present to connect to their own Creative and Intuitive selves, therefore deepening their connection to all nature reveals.
Karen Abbott & Mark Boyko
Come play with Karen and Mark in a high vibration of fun and love. Partner Yoga increases joy, playfulness, and deep releases with the help of others. You don’t need to bring a partner, just show up and there will be folks to connect with. In community, learn to lightheartedly explore your abilities to open, communicate and trust. Karen has been teaching heart-centered yoga for 23 years in San Diego and rural Arizona with certifications in Hatha, Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, and AcroYoga along with years of practice with Ashtanga, Anusara, Yin, Restorative, and Bikram. When she partnered with her yogi husband Mark (also certified), a childlike playfulness emerged.
Laura Adona
After practicing yoga for over 10 years Laura found herself looking for a spiritual connection and ways to educate herself in order to deepen her practice. Laura obtained her 200-hour RYT certificate at 8 Deep Yoga, a training program which emphasized that yoga is "deeper than asana". Becoming a yoga instructor has only made her a more voracious student of the world of "yogic" knowledge, but focusing on the breath and honoring one's body, she believes, is fundamental to any practice and something she hopes to impart on all her students. Her mantra is that anyone can practice yoga, all you have to do is breathe. Laura will guide you during a morning flow with poses that warm and awaken the body while greeting the morning sun.
Saige Byun
Saige was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California and in her teenage years moved to North County San Diego where she currently resides with her husband and two children. She was first introduced to yoga through a high school health class and fell in love with the practice instantly. After the birth of her first child, she came to understand and truly appreciate the healing and transformative power of yoga. Saige received her 200-hour training under Lynda Light 500 E-RYT of Light and Love Yoga in Encinitas, CA in 2011. She was certified during her second pregnancy, developing a passion for teaching prenatal and women’s yoga. Saige believes in the power of ceremony in her vinyasa teachings and always offers an intention. She enjoys guiding everything from a slow gentle opener to a vigorous vinyasa with classic rock setting the pace. Her classes are oriented around the feeling of her music, bringing a dancey, flowey and creative feeling to her sequences. Saige truly wishes to share the tremendous power of yoga with as many people as possible and has an intention for all her students to leave feeling better than when they arrived.
Simon Ballard
As well as being a Pirate, Gypsy, Artist, and Multi Dimensional Paradigm Juggler,
Simon Ballard is a guide in Movement, Meditation, Sound, and Ceremony, as well as a leader and Co Facilitator in Teacher Trainings, Workshops, Retreats, and Festivals across the globe. His studies and influences include that of Tantrika, Shamanism, Paganism, Ayurveda, Vibrational Sound, Indigenous Tribal Custom and Ritual, World Religion and Belief, Cultural Philosophy, The Power of Myth and Folklore, and The Dao. His Yoga studies have brought him through the paths of Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin, Prasana, Restoratives, Kundalini,Nidra, and Carnie Consciousness.
Simon Ballard is a guide in Movement, Meditation, Sound, and Ceremony, as well as a leader and Co Facilitator in Teacher Trainings, Workshops, Retreats, and Festivals across the globe. His studies and influences include that of Tantrika, Shamanism, Paganism, Ayurveda, Vibrational Sound, Indigenous Tribal Custom and Ritual, World Religion and Belief, Cultural Philosophy, The Power of Myth and Folklore, and The Dao. His Yoga studies have brought him through the paths of Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin, Prasana, Restoratives, Kundalini,Nidra, and Carnie Consciousness.
Tedde La Rue Fetherolf
Tedde is an old soul hailing from San Diego where she brought with her the love of all dance, music and fitness. Studying ballet from the age of two she has always been a mover and a shaker, leading her to study with multiple companies over the country and Ensenada, Mexico. Tedde went on further to study dance at UC Irvine where she achieved her BA and met Master Teacher and mentor, Diane Diefenderfer (Pilates > Fletcher > Diefenderfer). Suffering a low abdominal injury in college Tedde found the Pilates method to properly rehabilitate her body and immediately fell in love with the work which led her to train with Diane to become an instructor. Apart from Pilates Tedde has certifications in barre and pre-post natal Pilates both. She loves to teach ballet to kids/adults of all ages and loves to dance the night away herself! Classically trained in piano, percussion and voice, Tedde maintains music as her secondary love and joined 88.9FM in Irvine as a deejay hosting a reggae music show on air for six years.
Stephanie Glassen
She teaches classes that are gentle and bring the body, mind, and spirit to a restful state as she guides students to discover his or her intuition, breath, and energy chakras. Stephanie also has the passion to help people recognize the nurturing effect and power that whole foods have on the body. Stephanie is a Registered Dietitian and currently works with the military and their families at the Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital. She is also a proud board member and nutrition advisor for the Sean O’Shea Foundation, a non-profit foundation whose intention is empowering youth through yoga, nutrition, and optimistic teachings. Through yoga and nutrition, Stephanie’s objective is to bring light and wellness to those around her.
Patricia Thompson
Patricia Thompson is in love with yoga. She has been teaching yoga for six years, and finds that with every class she learns more and becomes more excited about the yoga tradition. She encourages students to approach their practice with self-love, curiosity and patience as they encounter themselves on the mat. Students can expect to be challenged in Patricia's classes as they explore the deeper and more subtle aspects of who they are, by creating a relationship with the breath and paying attention to how it feels to be connected with their body. Patricia received her first 200 hour teacher certification from the Sivananda Ashram in Grass Valley, CA. This experience inspired her to complete a second 200 hour certification from Yoga Yoga, in Austin, TX.
