Meet our Instructors
Aditi (she/her)
Aditi has been teaching classes for over 20 years in settings as varied as MIT, youth camps, SF Parks & Rec, Bay Area tech companies, and local studios. She was exposed to yoga philosophy and elements of the Asana practice, Pranayama, and Naada Yoga from a very young age at ashrams and schools in Rishikesh,…
Alicia (she/her)
Alicia has been teaching yoga in San Francisco since 2014—and at Touchstone gyms since 2016! Her intention is to create a space where everyone feels welcomed and can experience the physical and mental benefits of yoga – both on and off their mats. She incorporates strength training, mobility exercises, breathwork, uplifting tunes, and essential oils…
Bryant (he/him)
“Share your passions within your community and you will breathe life & love into the hearts of others.” Bryant fills his heart and soul full of rock climbing and yoga whenever he has the chance. He was first introduced to yoga in the early ’00s after falling prey to athletic injuries, as there are many…
Hannah (she/her)
Hannah (200HR) is a dedicated student and teacher of Hatha, Vinyasa, and Yin yoga styles. She aims to provide her community with accessible and trauma-informed holistic care through her current platform Activate, Home for the Political Yogi. Hannah enjoys the mental endurance and empowerment encouraged by all forms of movement, and the inclusive communities they…
Julie (she/her)
Julie has been practicing yoga since 1998 and completed her first teacher training in Hatha Vinyasa yoga at Laughing Lotus College of Yoga in San Francisco in 2008. She has also completed a 60-hour training in Inner (yin) Yoga with Dina Amsterdam at Yoga Tree in 2010 and a year and a half teaching apprenticeship…
Laura (they/she)
Laura Cohen is an all around artist with over 25 years of dance training and performance experience. A proclivity for studying anatomy led them to pursue a 200 RYT certification with Yoga Mayu in 2014, and a 500 RYT in 2018 with Jason Crandell at Love Story Yoga (both in San Francisco). From teaching mindfulness…
Nadine (she/her)
Patience and inward focus are key elements in Nadine’s teaching and practice of over 20 years, which is grounded in Ashtanga yoga as taught by the late Sri K. Pattabhi Jois in India. Nadine came to yoga while working in a competitive corporate environment. The practice made both her work and personal life more creative…
Sarah (she/her)
Sarah has been practicing yoga for over twenty years but didn’t consider teaching until she became a student of Sam’s, who was an instructor here at Mission Cliffs. Once the lightbulb went off she decided to dive in deep and now loves teaching and sharing her love of movement and self inquiry with her students.…
Victor (he/him)
Victor Damian is your boxing instructor. He has been teaching boxing for over 15 years and has a background in Filipino Martial Arts (FMA), Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), and is USA Boxing Coach-certified. He is certified in Positive Psychology in addition to all that, so if you join his class with a growth mindset, you…