Brooke

Yoga Instructor

Home State: Boulder, Colorado

Adopted Habitat: Venice

Proudest Accomplishment: Creating safe spaces for students to learn and reach their potential as an elementary Special Education teacher

Strangest Accomplishment: Becoming fluent in Indonesian to teach English

Favorite Food: The Godmother sub from Bay Cities (with extra hot peppers, obvs)

Favorite Music: house, house and more house!

Manta/Favorite Quotes: “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate” - Carl Jung

Other Fun Facts: I love mayonnaise and will find an excuse to put it on nearly everything

Training & Certifications: Power Yoga 200HR, Yoga Sculpt 50HR, Meditation and Breathwork

Buster

General Manager - Tampa

Home State:  Louisiana - the Waterboy was WRONG! I did not take a boat to school, we road alligators to school. 

Adopted Habitat: Besides beach volleyball courts, my boo thang’s arms, CAMP, Starbucks, my Jeep, the 101 and 405, alcohol lane at Ralph’s, my therapist office, weekly gay game night, walking the streets with my pup, this can go on.. I try to stay home……

Proudest Accomplishment: Rearranging my DNA while I was being built in my mom’s tummy so I can be gay. Now that is something amazing! 

Strangest Accomplishment: Learning the entire soundtrack to Happy Feet. 

Favorite Food: Wings….every flavor expect Buffalo… why not Buffalo you ask? I thought I was cool in high and school and tried to chew tobacco. No one told me you aren’t supposed to swallow. The buffalos wings I had earlier paid me a revisit. 

Favorite Music: Anything that lets my inner striper free. I love a good hand-to-leg slap and head twirl. 

Manta/Favorite Quotes: “2 Legit 2 Quit” 

Other Fun Facts: I can teach you how to operate a shrimp boat. 

Training & Certifications: If I list them all, we would be here forever.

Calvin

General Programs Manager - Los Angeles + Yoga Head of Program

Home State: California

Adopted Habitat: on my couch

Proudest Accomplishment: Jiujitsu black belt

Favorite Food: sushi

Favorite Music: not classical or country

Manta/Favorite Quotes: “nobody cares, work harder”

Training & Certifications: eRYT a lot, FRC

Caitlin

General Manager - Los Angeles

Home State:  Washington State 

Adopted Habitat: Socal / find me at the beach 

Proudest Accomplishment: Building a life I love brick by brick. Being afraid and doing it anyway (this applies to most things I’ve done) 

Strangest Accomplishment: Swimming in the Hudson during my first triathlon was an – experience (and not one I plan to repeat!) 

Favorite Food: Pizza is so important 

Favorite Music: Hip hop is also so important 

Manta/Favorite Quotes: Life goes on 

Other Fun Facts:  I’m a mom (both human and dog), a marathon runner, and love to read – usually two books at once. I’ve seen every episode of SVU. Dorinda and Erika are the best housewives.

Cailyn

Yoga Instructor

Home State: Florida

Adopted Habitat: South Bay 

Proudest Accomplishment: Moved to a foreign country without knowing anyone or speaking the language but figured life out

Strangest Accomplishment: Sourdough bread maker 

Favorite Food: Chocolate chip cookies 

Favorite Music: A lot of everything but it depends on my mood! 

Manta/Favorite Quotes: "Do one thing every day that scares you" 

Other Fun Facts: I was a professional ballet dancer with the Zurich Ballet in Switzerland

Training & Certifications: RYT-500 hrs, mat pilates, barre & sculpt, NASM CPT 

Chrissy

Yoga Instructor

Home State: New York 

Adopted Habitat: The Mountains 

Proudest Accomplishment: Raising my wild, stubborn, sweet, and loving husky, Meeko Leloo.

Strangest Accomplishment: I’m a certified Skydiver. I jump out of airplanes multiple times a month.

Favorite Food: I’m addicted to Justin’s peanut butter cups 

Favorite Music: Bob Dylan, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Little Richard, Santana, Fleetwood Mac, Jimi Hendrix, Canned Heat, Jackson 5, Buffalo Springfield, pretty much anything from 1950 - 1975

Manta/Favorite Quotes: "Well, that’s yoga."I like to think this is a Chrissy original—but let’s be real, I’m sure plenty of others have said it too. So, no credit claimed—just a simple truth that seems to fit just about everything

Other Fun Facts: I love getting lost in the mountains with my huskies—sometimes a little too much! I’ve had Search and Rescue called on me once after getting lost for 26 miles. Another time, an icy slip on Mount Islip (ironically) left me needing a helicopter rescue. My adventures may not always go as planned, but they’re never boring!

Training & Certifications: 200hr Love Yoga, Katonah Yoga, 100Hr Advanced Training, Oxygen Advantage: Breath and Lung Training, 50hr Advanced training, Restorative Yoga, and many more!

Chris

Yoga Instructor

Home State:  Northern Ireland
Adopted Habitat: LA
Proudest Accomplishment: living authentically 
Strangest Accomplishment: can do a bunch of different accents
Favorite Food: good steak
Favorite Music:  old school hip hop
Mantra/Favorite Quotes: Worry less, Appreciate more.
Other Fun Facts: was a Shakespearean Actor once upon a time  
Training & Certifications: 2000+ hours yoga training, FRCms, former NASM PT

Chelsea

Yoga + Sculpt Instructor

Home State: New York

Adopted Habitat: Los Angeles

Proudest Accomplishment: Being a bomb big sister and dog mama

Strangest Accomplishment: I’ve performed as a flying trapeze artist

Favorite Food: all of it…maybe sushi or ice cream or french fries

Favorite Music: everything but country music (sorry, butttt I can’t). If I had to choose…I love Drake, Elderbrook, RL Grime, Migos, Bon Iver, Ben Howard...

Manta/Favorite Quotes: Work hard in silence. Let success be your noise (thank you Frank Ocean)

Other Fun Facts: I’ve traveled all over the world, and have taught yoga in multiple countries. I’m a huge foodie and love to cook. If I could have any super power it would be to teleport so that I could eat food in multiple countries in one day (croissant in France, sushi in Japan, pasta in Italy…). New York is my forever home — even though I’ve been in LA for 4 years I will always identify as a New Yorker.

Training & Certifications: Pilates (Mat/Lagree Fitness), Spin, Boxing, 800 HR E-RYT Yoga Alliance

Chandler

Sculpt Instructor

Home State: Pittsburgh, PA ('ERE we go Steelers!)

Adopted Habitat: Previous Brooklyn girl gone West Coaster.

Proudest Accomplishment: Taking the chance to leave my home city and embark on adult life in NYC for 8 years and now the biggest move yet - West Coast baby!

Strangest Accomplishment: ???? This is a hard one!

Favorite Food: If I am out - Take me out to a seafood dinner please ;) At home - LUSH and heavy greens.

Favorite Music: Truly dig it all, but I sure do love me some Donna Summer.

Manta/Favorite Quotes: Breathing in I calm my body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in this present moment I know this is the only moment. - Thich Nhat Hanh

Other Fun Facts: I was a professional dancer in New York City before pursuing my career in the wellness industry!

Training & Certifications: Xtend Barre signature Barre and CIRCUIT 7 training. 600+ Training hours of Hatha, Vinyasa and Yin Yoga with Modo Yoga International and Pure Yoga (NYC). Anatomy and Kinesiology through Point Park University. BA in Dance with a concentration in Jazz. Certified CPR/AED.

Dice

Yoga Instructor

Home State: California

Adopted Habitat: Santa Monica

Proudest Accomplishment: Learning to love myself

Strangest Accomplishment: Learning to love myself

Favorite Food: Sushi (really anything Mom makes)

Favorite Music: All of it. Something to appreciate in all sounds

Manta/Favorite Quotes: “you can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf”

“Because one believes in oneself, one doesn't try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn't need others' approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her”

Other Fun Facts: Professional Shower Singer

Training & Certifications: E-RYT500, FRCms

Dana

Yoga Instructor

Home State: California

Adopted Habitat: Unplugged outside in nature

Proudest Accomplishment: Setting out a goal after university and manifesting it into reality. Or.. backpacking through central america on only $25/day with two buddies and surviving to tell the tale

Strangest Accomplishment: Breaking a brick with my hand for my first degree black belt in TaeKwonDo

Favorite Food: Vietnamese "Bun" Noodle Bowls

Favorite Music: Anything chill, beach vibes

Manta/Favorite Quotes: May all beings everywhere be happy and free

Other Fun Facts: I also work in corporate sustainability and social impact to build conscious businesses that are a force for good!

Training & Certifications: BS Environmental Science (Go Bruins!), Power Yoga 200hr, Yogaworks 300hr, Sculpt Yoga 50hr, and loads of other yoga trainings and workshops!

Élan

Circuit & Stations Coach

Home State: Cali

Adopted Habitat: Keeping it real, so-real.

Proudest Accomplishment: Graduating from UC Berkeley with a BA in Architecture, Sustainable Design Minor. :)

Strangest Accomplishment: Bronze medalist in TaeKwonDo from the Junior Olympics.

Favorite Food: Chia seeds just hit differently.

Favorite Music: EDM, Rap/Hip Hop (bangerz only.)

Manta/Favorite Quotes: "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." -Marianne Williamson

Other Fun Facts: I act, I make music, and I really like hard kombucha.

Training & Certifications: NASM CPT