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YogaWorks teachers lead skillful and compassionate classes to help you feel good in your body and mind.

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  • Tracy Bauer

    4 seasons

    Tracy Bauer's 30-year career is rooted in her passion for athletics and her Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science and Biomechanics. She holds certifications in Personal Training, Performance Exercise Specialist, Pilates, Functional Movement, and Integrative Nutrition. Her students love h...

  • Vytas Baskauskas

    4 seasons

    Vytas Baskauskas, with 25 years of experience, has established himself as a leading figure in bringing modern yoga to the mainstream. He takes a functional and technical approach to a classic methodology, which has helped numerous students around the world achieve tangible results. His expertise ...

  • Mia Togo
    2 seasons

    Mia Togo

    2 seasons

    Mia Togo is a senior teacher, teacher trainer, and mentor at Yoga Works, where she teaches both in-person and online. Her background in psychology and life coaching has helped her students understand their fears and follow their callings. She creates a safe and supportive space for her students t...

  • Ashley Lorenzo

    6 seasons

    Ashley Lorenzo is a dedicated yoga teacher based in Georgia who focuses on both the physical and spiritual aspects of the practice. Her classes incorporate a blend of physical postures, meditation, and breathing techniques aimed at helping students develop a deeper understanding of their minds an...

  • Maya Magennis

    3 seasons

    Maya Magennis is a yoga educator and mindful movement teacher who brings clarity, attention to detail, and compassion to her teaching. Her background in classical ballet and daily movement practice informs her teaching style, and she is passionate about anatomy and biomechanics. Her experience in...

  • Hakim Tafari

    10 items

    Hakim Tafari is a multifaceted creator and teacher, seamlessly blending art, movement, and mindfulness in everything he does. He’s all about helping people handle challenges with confidence and compassion by providing them with the tools to feel good, inside and out, and live with more awareness ...

  • Jivana Heyman

    22 items

    Jivana Heyman (he/him), C-IAYT, E-RYT500, is the founder and director of Accessible Yoga, an organization dedicated to increasing access to the yoga teachings and supporting yoga teachers. He’s the author of Accessible Yoga: Poses and Practices for Every Body; Yoga Revolution: Building a Practice...

  • Alexandria Crow

    2 seasons

    Alexandria is an internationally respected teachers’ teacher who leads teacher trainings and workshops around the world. As a former competitive gymnast, the physical challenges of a rigorous and highly technical yoga practice initially provided Alex with a natural familiarity, but it was yoga’s ...

  • Ashley Rideaux

    17 items

    Ashley Rideaux is a Los Angeles based, 500 E-RYT YogaWorks Certified Teacher Trainer. Her classes are challenging and playful, ranging from therapeutic work to advanced vinyasa flow.

  • Becky Nickerson

    3 seasons

    Becky Nickerson, a part-time yoga teacher, exudes tranquility and peace, but don’t be fooled! Once you take one of her vinyasa flow classes, you’ll witness her energetic and powerful practice firsthand. Becky’s continued study is rooted in the living tradition of yoga and current scientific resea...

  • Birgitte Kristen

    2 seasons

    Birgitte Kristen took her Training at YogaWorks in 1992 and started teaching full time in 1993. Since 2004, she has been teaching 200 & 500 Hour Teacher Trainings and led retreats both nationally and internationally. Birgitte has studied with many great teachers including, Erich Schiffman, Lisa W...

  • Brandon Anthony

    15 items

    Midwest transplant, Brandon Anthony, grew up on the stage in Indiana, performing professionally and choreographing musical theater before receiving his BFA in Acting from The Theater School Conservatory of DePaul University in Chicago. It was in his first year studying at The Theater School, that...

  • Caley Alyssa

    14 items

    Caley Alyssa is a Los Angeles-based yoga teacher. She credits yoga with helping her define and accomplish her dreams, and she's passionate about helping others manifest their own dreams as well—both through the classes she teaches and the relationships she forms off the mat.

  • Calvin Corzine

    1 season

    Born and raised in LA, Calvin grew up surrounded by a community submerged in yoga. His love for sports and the physical world led him to surfing and Jiu Jitsu and in his 20s he began practicing yoga. He felt an immediate connection to the practice, launching him into his current path as a teacher...

  • Dani Ibarra

    1 season

    Dani's carefully crafted sequences come from a fusion of traditional asana, yoga therapy, somatics, myofascial release, mobility work, breathwork, and meditation. Dani pays attention to detail and has a keen eye for sound alignment, but her teaching style is always lighthearted and fun. She is kn...

  • David Kim
    3 seasons

    David Kim

    3 seasons

    David Kim is a Senior YogaWorks and Yin Yoga Teacher Trainer, who leads trainings, workshops, and yoga events all over the world. David’s thoughtful, challenging classes employ creative sequencing, precise instruction, and a philosophical attitude informed by his Mindfulness meditation practice.

  • Elena Cheung

    3 seasons

    Elena is a Seattle-based movement specialist, certified Yoga Medicine Therapeutic Specialist, and yoga teacher whose mission is to empower individuals in their movement practice. She's studied anatomy and the biomechanics of yoga under internationally acclaimed teachers such as Tiffany Cruikshank...

  • Georgia Weibel

    36 items

    Georgia Weibel is a mat-based Pilates instructor from Sussex, UK, and has been teaching Pilates for the past four years. She offers a blend of classical and contemporary Pilates teaching methods designed to provide lasting results. Georgia is dedicated to guiding her clients on a journey to impro...

  • Gustavo Padron

    2 seasons

    Gustavo is a yoga and meditation teacher, a personal trainer, and an author living in Austin, Texas. While preparing for a career in the field of medicine, Gustavo suffered a hamstring injury while running. In his quest to heal his body and manage stress, he discovered yoga. Over the last ten yea...

  • Jesse Schein

    3 seasons

    Jesse Schein is an experienced yoga practitioner and teacher dedicated to helping her students achieve inner peace, focus, and self-love. For 23 years she has offered her teachings rooted in the YogaWorks method coupled with the vinyasa flow style of Ashtanga. Expect precise instructions delivere...

  • Jillian Pransky

    1 season

    Jillian Pransky infuses her yoga classes with mindfulness practices, compassion, and ease. Her seamless style of working simultaneously with the body, mind, and spirit, while attuning with nature and the environment, creates inspiring classes and an integrative healing experience. Her technique ...

  • Maeve McCaffrey

    11 items

    Maeve is a senior yoga and fitness trainer based in Los Angeles, CA with over 25 years of experience. She uses that insight to create effective and safe classes with unique sequencing.

  • Melanie Lora Meltzer

    1 season

    Melanie began her practice of yoga 29 years ago as a fluke when it was offered as part of her theatre training. Upon graduating from college, Melanie started working behind the desk at Yoga Works so she could practice every day. 2 years after that Maty Ezraty invited her to take the Teacher Train...

  • Olivia Barry

    14 items

    Olivia is a Licensed Physical Therapist, Certified Yoga Therapist (International Association of Yoga Therapists), and Certified YogaWorks Teacher. She is interested in helping people thrive physically and spiritually through the teachings of yoga.