Tracy Brennan
Tracy discovered hatha yoga while volunteering at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, a retreat center in Rhinebeck, NY in 2000. She furthered her studies of yoga while traveling to the Big Island of Hawaii, Asia and India and eventually made it back to Southern California where she grew up. Tracy enjoys sharing the healthy benefits of yoga and yoga classes at Pomona College and Mt. San Antonio College. She is honored and thankful to be part of such a beautiful, inspiring yoga tradition.
Brenda was first drawn to yoga and bodywork in 2002 when she was training for her first marathon. She studied massage therapy to learn more about caring for her body. This blossomed into an avid interest in holistic health and a career focused on helping others achieve wellness.
Brenda went on to take workshops with teachers like Erich Schiffmann (author of Yoga, The Spirit & Practice of Moving into Stillness) and Ganga White (author of Yoga Beyond Belief). In 2007, She spent two months in Mysore, Southern India, where she explored traditional Ashtanga yoga intensively. Brenda then obtained her teacher’s certification at Kripalu, Center for Yoga & Health, located in western Massachusetts.
As a teacher, she has learned to draw from a wide range of experiences. Her style emphasizes a personalized approach to yogic practices. Brenda strives to provide a nurturing environment, for beginning to advanced students, that supports physical, mental, and spiritual harmony. Brenda's personal website
Laura Cline
Laura is a STOTT PILATES® trained instructor and a certified group fitness instructor. She began teaching Pilates in 2004 at various fitness centers throughout the Inland Empire. She is known for incorporating a lot of different Pilates styles to make each workout unique and effective. After a couple of months of consistent Pilates exercise, Laura noticed considerable changes in her body and mood. Pilates mat and reformer work particularly, helped her lose weight, increase flexibility and muscle tone, improve posture, and reduce stress. Over the years, Laura has developed a strong passion for Pilates and is a firm believer in the lifelong benefits Pilates offers. Her ongoing desire is to share her gift of teaching, motivating and educating others to achieve a healthier lifestyle and have fun in the process.
Danielle Flowers
Danielle completed her certification to teach kids yoga and is the founder of Peas be with you, a children's program that inspires healthy kids through nutritional education & yoga.
Amy Gonzalez
is a STOTT PILATES® certified instructor in mat, reformer, cadillac, chair and barrels level 1 and level 2 as well as injuries and special populations. Amy's training emphasizes balancing strength with flexibility which leads to an improvement in posture and body awareness while achieving optimal functional fitness.
Amy is originally from Syracuse, NY where she was a dancer for over 20 years and instructed students of all ages. She recieved her BFA in Communications Design from Syraucse University and moved to California in 2002 when she discovered her love for pilates. Amy teaches pilates to people of all ages and fitness levels including group mat and reformer classes as well as private and semi-private sessions.
Jason teaches a combination of yoga and meditation that creates space for individuals to explore their infinite potential. He blends 2 years of intensive meditation practice with teacher Gary Weber as well as years of diverse yoga practices and philosophy to break down the barriers between stillness (peace, love, etc.) and stress (anxieties, depressions, etc.) Join Jason at seeing the stillness within everything.
Marta Jasberg
Certified Iyengar instructor Marta Jasberg relocated to Southern California in fall, 2007, from Cleveland, Ohio, where she owned and operated her own yoga studio. She now teaches in Pasadena, Studio City, Los Angeles, as well as at Claremont YOGA.
Marta has studied extensively with Senior Iyengar teachers Laurie Blakeney and Manouso Manos and in June, 2008, made her first trip to Pune, India to study with Geeta & Prashant Iyengar at RIMYI.
Crissy Luna
Crissy completed her first yoga teacher training program at Green Tara Yoga in Upland in 2009 and continues her studies in Anusara® yoga with the extraordinary teacher, Noah Mazé. Her classes are alignment-focused, provide a physical challenge, and encourage the discovery of our innate goodness. The invitation is to work hard; yet, stay playful.
Crissy first discovered her yoga practice in 2005 when she initially began "doing" yoga just to compliment a regular routine of aerobics and light weight training. She soon discovered that yoga brought far more strength, stamina, and flexibility to her body. But also found the manifestation of inner strength, peace, and compassion that a yoga practice brought to the mind and heart.
Crissy's personal website LaLunaYoga.com.
Judith Lutz
is a Certified Iyengar Yoga teacher. She has been practicing Iyengar yoga since 1996 and is a graduate of the BKS Iyengar Yoga Institute of Los Angeles. Judith studies under Paul Cabanis, Marla Apt, Jim Benvenuto and Manuouso Manos. Judith is deeply grateful to BKS Iyengar and all her teachers, whose inspirational teaching nourishes her own practice and teaching.
Rachel Mefferd
Rachel is a certified Nia Instructor, a dynamic fitness class that leaves you feeling recharged and blissfully alive! Known as the "Love Your Body Workout" Nia blends dance, martial arts and healing arts to allow your inner child, athlete, warrior, dancer and guru to expressively emerge.
Brenda Scheibe
Is a certified yoga instructor since 2003. She earned her 200 hour certification from Devi Yoga in Claremont, CA. Along with raising four children, ages 13,14,17 and 19; Brenda also works as a nurse practitioner. She loves to encourage and inspire a healthy, active lifestyle for all levels of students. Her classes are classical Iyengar-inspired, emphasizing proper alignment and working with props. She also enjoys teaching classes that are therapeutic and restorative for certain conditions.
Nicole Schwander
Nicole tudied and practiced at Yoga One, a studio in downtown San Diego, where she was mentored by founder Amy Caldwell. She found that a regular yoga practice completely relieved her back pain, and developed a profound spiritual connection with yoga philosophy. In 2007 she completed an intensive teacher training program, studying Interdisciplinary Yoga with Caldwell and other teachers at Yoga One. Since then has been teaching all levels of classes and continue to refine her practice as both teacher and student. Most recently, she completed a 200 hour Vinyasa Flow teacher training with renowned Los Angeles-based teacher Diana Beardsley.