Instructors

Amalia

RYT200

Inspired by the invitation yoga offers to practice and grow in community, Amalia’s classes explore self awareness alongside awareness of the larger ecosystem, with humor, creativity, and heart. In practice with Amalia, you can expect a balance of fluid movements and strength building sequences, alongside traditional asana, yogic philosophy, chanting, pranayama, and deep relaxation.

Amalia studied with Sarahjoy Marsh at the DAYA foundation in Portland OR and completed her 200 hour teacher training with a focus on mindfulness, neuroscience, and Ayurveda. A personal interest in the intersections of yoga and social justice led her to study accessible, inclusive, and contextualized yoga practices. Some of her ongoing teachers include Dianne Bondy and Amber Karnes of “Yoga For All”, Michelle C. Johnson of “Skill in Action”, and “Finding Refuge”, and Susanna Barkataki, creator of the “Honor, Don’t Appropriate Yoga Summit”, and “Honor Yoga’s Roots” teacher trainings and workshops.

Amalia keeps her knowledge of the complex and wondrous human body growing, studying anatomy, biomechanics, functional movement, and yoga therapy. A native Oregonian, musician, mom of twins, movement nerd, and lover of cookbooks, Amalia offers a nurturing space for students to tune in to their own deep reservoir of strength and stillness.

Anders

RYT200

With a working definition of yoga as “moving meditation” and a mindfulness practice, Anders emphasizes the mind-body connection, present moment awareness and curiosity in his teaching. He went through yoga teacher training in Scott Anderson’s Alignment Yoga in 2018 and has been teaching part time since then. After nearly 20 years working in the healthcare field in quality improvement roles, he now works as leadership coach and facilitator with an emphasis on wellbeing, burnout and compassion fatigue. Usually, he’s in the middle of a book on yoga, neuroscience, meditation or burnout, with a growing appreciation for the deep history and wisdom of yoga, and noting with delight the increasing scientific evidence in support of yoga, mindfulness and meditation practices.

Andrea

RYT200

Learn the fundamentals of yoga as inspired by the lineage and teachings of B.K.S. Iyengar, the father of modern yoga. Build a foundation of stability to improve physical strength and balance, as well as develop subtle awareness, focus and steadiness of mind. This class is appropriate for beginners as well as intermediate students. Progressive sequencing and modifications will be used the ensure the safety and accessibility of all practitioners.

Anne

RYT200

Anne has practiced yoga for almost 40 years. She believes the greatest teacher is the one students find in themselves, when they creatively explore and viscerally understand their body’s own unique patterns and experiences. Yoga has been central to Anne’s ability to engage in vigorous physical activities, while creating harmony with past injuries and chronic pain.

Anne has two 200-hour RYT certifications, including a 100-hour Anusara Immersion, with Sandy Adler and Michele Bulgatz, as well as teacher training with Sarahjoy Marsh. Anne also trained in Yoga Nidra with Lisa Namyet and obtained her certificate as a Bo Yoga Instructor with Nate Guadagni. As a teacher, Anne leads her classes in slow and deliberate rhythms that allow for self-awareness and deep experiences of integration and alignment. Anne has a BA in South Asian Languages and Indian Epic Literature (Mahabharata and Ramayana), studied Hindi, Urdu, and Sanskrit and lived in South Asia. Anne has an MA in Third World Development, is an attorney, a Certified Presence-Based® Coach and is also a certified mediator who works with Eugene’s Center for Dialogue and Resolution.

Arielle

RYT200

Throughout my years of practicing and teaching yoga my relationship to the teachings have grown. What started as a physical practice has become a skill set for me that I practice on my mat to bring out into my daily life. It is a mirror where I can reflect honestly and compassionately.

I completed my original 200hr YTT in 2011 at White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara, CA with Ganga White and Tracy Rich. The training inspired me to continue learning with many teachers including SarahJoy Marsh and Scott Anderson.

I draw from yoga philosophy, movement studies, anatomy, ten years of teaching experience and my own practice to weave together classes that are grounding, exploratory and fun. My intention is to use movement and physical expression as a tool for deeper self inquiry and meditation.

Brie

RYT500

Brie is passionate about teaching yoga because she loves humans! “It’s an honor to support people in their self-discovery, in finding a gentle pathway into themselves. Holding a safe space, one that gives permission to explore what it feels like to be fully embodied is one of the best parts about being a yoga teacher. To submerge in the joy of community while supporting a practice of radical self-acceptance, carried by the collective breath is awesome! (and important, scary, and beautiful!). I love that my “job” is to offer that point of reflection back to people’s own strength and capacity, especially in the aging body.”

Brie is a certified 500hr RYT in yoga therapy and several other specialized certificates. She has been teaching yoga for fifteen years. Brie practices asana almost every day and LOVES attending regular studio classes around town! She is a life-long learner and has a passion for continuing education. Much of what she offers her students comes from the explorations in a personal practice. She loves it when something she’s been practicing or teaching is cracked wide open to reveal a completely new route or language. This is where the magic lies! Brie seeks out adventures around the world to train and to practice with humans from different cultures and backgrounds. Brie sings, “The power of the collective breath is a universal love language! And… I HAVE SO MUCH MORE TO LEARN!”

Carolyn

RYT200

Carolyn began practicing yoga in 2004 and quickly found it a way to become present in body and mind. She feels called to support others on their path towards self acceptance and non-judgment. She holds a 200-hour yoga teaching certification from Ananda Yoga. Carolyn has a 20 year history of working in the mental health field and brings a gentle sense of compassion and love to her teaching.

Christian “Sheri” Sheridan

RYT200

Hi! My friends call me Sheri! I’m a fun loving, free spirited nomadic human. I completed my 200hr Yoga training in the hills of Northern India in a town called Rishikesh. Upon returning to America, I made it my goal to spread knowledge of traditional Yoga principles and philosophy with an emphasis on blending Yoga practices into our daily life. Working as a Travel Nurse the last couple of years, I was fortunate enough to move around the country teaching both online and in person Yoga classes. I promote a disciplined practice that focuses on the stability and strength of our body, mind, and souls. I am passionate about exploring consciousness through finding what it truly means to be a spiritual being having a human experience. 

Donna

ERYT500, Yoga Therapist, YACEP

Donna O’Neil’s journey with yoga is that of a healing and spiritual path, begun back in 1986. It has helped her through life challenges such as scoliosis, breast cancer, knee replacements, and even teaching middle school! Having taught yoga since 1995, her classes guide students into a deeper experience of the body and into the heart of our highest Self. Certified at the E500 level through Ananda Yoga, her experienced teaching specializes in helping to guide people through a safe and enjoyable practice. All her classes include gentle movement, core awareness, alignment, therapeutic strengthening, meditation, and deep relaxation techniques. In addition to her regular classes, she leads retreats and teaches special workshops such as Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra.

Jean

David Swenson Ashtanga TT, MA Dance

Jean is, in no particular order: a yogini, dog lover, mother of Gus, mother of rescue pup Hugo, Gyrotonic trainer, gardener, bike rider, sun worshipper, mystery novel reader, tap dancer/hoofer, chipaholic, Netflix binger, modern dancer with a love of spacious three-dimensional movement, 30+ year Eugenian transplanted from Chicago, cancer survivor, lover of detail, avocado fanatic, cineaste, a Duck fan and a diehard Cubs fan, teetotaler, Leo sun and Leo moon, Justin Peck groupie, movement educator.

Jennifer

RYT500, Yoga Therapist

Jennifer is a yoga educator who brings wisdom, kindness, and inquiry to the mat. She blends heartfelt yoga philosophy, and asana, with the intelligence of the biomechanics of the body. She skillfully teaches to a diversity of students, enabling each to find ease and confidence on the mat. Her ability to take her life experiences as a single mother of two brings community and connection to the yoga experience. She is grateful to her teachers, Sarahjoy Marsh and Scott Anderson, with whom she participated in 500-hour RYT trainings.

Jordan

RYT500

Jordan Lindstrom-Demant loves Yoga for its mental, emotional,physical healing power and powerful effective practices. In 2013 she undertook an immersive month of Kundalini teacher training in Espanola, New Mexico, and has currently completed 500 hours of kundalini yoga training and been accepted into the Aquarian Teacher Academy.   Jordan has participated in numerous other teacher trainings, studying Yin yoga, Meditation and Pranayama, Clarity Breathwork, Clearlight Healing, Sacred Art and Yoga therapy. Her mission is to use the practice of Yoga to bring more peace and joy to those in the community.

Kim

DPT, ERYT200, YACEP

I am a physical therapist and yoga instructor with over 30 years of teaching yoga and group fitness. I am interested teaching 6- to 8-week yoga courses for beginners and for people with arthritis and joint replacements. My background as a physical therapist and knowledge of anatomy greatly influences how I teach yoga, which is Alignment Yoga, partially rooted in Hatha yoga. I believe our bodies were designed for movement. My goal is for students to learn to safely lengthen and strengthen within their own limitations, and connect body, mind, and spirit for optimal health.

Laura

ERYT200

Laura Black is a dancer, yogi, and professional astrologer. She integrates western astrology and the cycles and seasons of life into her own yoga practice, class offerings, and personal philosophy. Her favorite things include live music, drum circles, dance parties, long hikes, sunshiney days, star-spangled nights, and rabbit-hole conversations with deeply curious minds. Laura holds an MFA in Dance from the University of Oregon and is a Registered 200hr E-RYT with the Yoga Alliance.

Roxanne

RYT200

Roxanne Butler is an integrative embodiment practitioner with a focus on the relationships between self, other, & environment. Her work is intended to facilitate awareness of how these relationships are habitually expressed within the human nervous system and experienced as dissonance between how we feel and how we behave. She’s found that through this awareness, alignment between intention and action may be restored, a sense of home in the body may be remembered, and healing becomes possible. This work may support sleep, stress, pain and overall sense of aliveness.

Valerie

MS Health Education, E-RYT, YACEP

My interest in yoga began in 1994 while studying the emerging field of mind-body medicine in graduate school. Over the years I’ve studied several yoga, meditation, and relaxation techniques in pursuit of a better understanding of how mind-body connections affect and enhance health. In 2008 a surfing accident resulted in a severe nerve injury that set me on the journey to my current daily practice. I aspire to inspire my students by offering guided practices that challenges them to grow at their own pace, without judgment. Always a friend of the outdoors, I love water sports, rock climbing, hiking and camping. When I’m not in the studio you can find me gardening, stand up paddling, or heading out for a date with nature.