Meet our Instructors
William (he/him)
William discovered Yoga in 1995 on the simple path to becoming a better rock climber while looking for ways to address an injury he suffered in a near-death motorcycle accident. He soon learned Yoga was…a lot more than building core strength & flexibility… Yoga teaches us where we hold stress & anxiety, how to decompress,…
Potouli (he/him)
Potouli (PK) started a dedicated yoga practice over 15 years ago following a series of snowboarding, longboarding, and climbing injuries. His initial relationship with yoga was focused on healing and expanding range of motion. Yoga allowed him to keep riding and climbing more freely but also challenged him to be more present. PK’s personal practice…
Sadie (she/her)
Sadie took her first Yoga class as a first-year college student some 12 years ago. She was quickly drawn to the breath & movement practice because of her childhood dance background. As she learned about the world and dove into rock climbing, the Yoga practice seamlessly grew and supported her alongside that journey. Now a…
Pat (she/her)
Climbers have repeatedly said that one month of the Deep Core Class has greatly improved their climbing. The Deep Core class is greatly influenced by Pat’s renowned yoga teachers, among whom are Janet Stone, Les Leventhal, Tim Floreen, and Mark Morford. Pat currently has undergone the 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training with Janet Stone, and has…
Rebecca (she/her)
Rebecca is an integrative health practitioner and mind-body educator facilitating inner exploration through sound, movement, and meditation. Through a synthesis of modalities, she crafts unique experiences of embodiment practice at the intersection of science and spirituality. Each experience is creatively designed to support a reconnection to essence nature. Over the past 20 years, Rebecca has…
Marsha (she/her)
I have been teaching yoga since 2013 as a practice of listening and connection. I completed my 200 hour training with Yoga to the People in Berkeley, and have completed supplemental trainings with Niroga Institute, Prison Yoga Project, and Namaste Yoga + Wellness. My trauma-informed approach to teaching is heavily influenced by my vipassana meditation…
Kelly (she/her)
Kelly started her yoga practice as a high-schooler in New York City where she attended donation-based yoga and fell in love. During her undergrad at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, she began teaching yoga on campus and at the local climbing gym, Central Rock Gym (Hadley). In 2021, Kelly moved to Berkeley to continue her…
Sarah (she/her)
As an E-RYT® 500, YACEP® yoga teacher with over 1,000 hours of training in yoga and yoga therapy, I offer therapeutic movement and meditation practices that cultivate spacious awareness for the hectic, modern life. My public classes and one-on-one sessions aim to help you find balance and reduce stress by strengthening the body and mind,…
Kaushik (he/him)
Kaushik discovered yoga at a very unhappy time in his life, being very unhealthy and immobile, he struggled through his very first yoga class. However, between the heated room, challenging postures linked with breath; he found a higher sense of purpose – something clicked and he found himself taking class every single day. He discovered…
Lisa (she/her)
Lisa discovered yoga and rock climbing almost a decade ago in Berkeley. After her first yoga class, she immediately fell in love with the transformative aspects of yoga through breathwork, meditation, and strength building. Her teaching philosophy revolves around discovery and exploration of the mind and body. Lisa’s classes incorporate power vinyasa flow, ashtanga principles…
Alex (he/him)
As a physical culturist, Alex finds joy and peace in moving the body. As a student of strength, he is passionate, constantly seeking to learn and share his passion and knowledge with others. His group HIIT classes are fun, engaging, and well-rounded, giving you the best of strength and conditioning. When he is not coaching…