Maria has been passionate about yoga since her early 20’s and has been teaching now for 18 years (what!?!?). At this point, Maria is a self described “lover of humans” who is committed to supporting people in their journey of self acceptance. Maria works with body, mind, and breath in her classes to aid students in building a solid and steady inner world and a warm relationship with their bodies.  All of Maria’s classes weave together yoga philosophy and practices as well as psychotherapy tools and wisdom from her work as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Maria teaches all-levels Hatha Yoga Mon.-Fri., both in studio and livestream with recording. 

Baby is a barefoot yogini whose teaching blends mindfulness, movement, and a deep connection to nature and Indigenous wisdom. A certified mindful meditation teacher and Hatha yoga instructor, her classes integrate slow-flow, restorative practices, mantra, and pranayama. Expect a deep, creative, and thoughtful experience in Baby’s classes and Baby has the super power of being able to modify anything to make truly everyone comfortable in class. Baby teaches Gentle Flow & Restorative yoga Wednesdays and select weekends. 

Renée, a Clinical Social Worker and 200-hour certified yoga instructor, discovered yoga in 2007 while training for the Philadelphia Marathon.  Renée combines her clinical background with yoga teachings to help others cultivate mindfulness through body, mind, and community connection. Renèe is one of the kindest and most compassionate humans you will meet. She makes everyone feel comfortable and cared for and her classes are so very special! Renée teaches slow flow on Wednesdays and Family Yoga on select weekends.

Mindy credits her 28-year yoga practice (including 300, 200, and 50 hour certifications) for sustaining a dual career as a professional dancer/LMT. Her studies and influences include B.K.S Iyengar, Ana Forrest, and Sri Dharma Mittra. Mindy leads classes with attention to alignment, breath and a sprinkle of Vedic Astrology. Along with her massage practice,  she is honored to be sharing the healing art of yoga within this beautiful Sangha at Prema Yoga. Mindy teaches all-levels Hatha on Mondays and some Sunday evening classes.

Ida Cavewoman is an American born Trollkvinna who practices the Scandinavian system of folk magic & medicine known as Trolldom. She’s a massage therapist of 20+ years, breathwork facilitator, and shamanic practitioner. Ida offers somatic movement and self-care classes, guided journeys, sound healing, breathwork, custom rituals, Scandinavian-style sauna sessions, and magickal mentoring to groups as well as individuals. She holds sessions out of her home studio in Gladstone and is a co-owner of The Way Home Studio in Southeast Portland, where you can find many of her community classes. Her ongoing offerings include Shamanic Stretch, Sacred Rage, Shamanic Sound Journey, and Wyrd Witch 101. Ida’s calling is to help modern homo sapiens remember their roots as they find their way back home. If you’d like to learn more about Ida’s work, you can visit her website. Ida teaches Soma Stretch on Fridays. 

Amanda Gilchrist is a 200-hour certified yoga instructor with a certification in Usui Reiki levels I and II. Her teaching style infuses grounding, strength, fluidity, and alignment, weaving together classical elements with a modern twist. Her classes move through an arc of breathwork, settling, grounding, connection, flow, lengthening, release, and integration. Amanda began her yoga journey in the early 2000’s, taking community classes at a studio in Venice Beach, CA. She quickly fell in love with the physical challenge, coupled with the attention to breath. Over time, and a move to Oregon, she continued her love of yoga, deepening her meditation practice and eventually completing an MBSR certification during her yoga teacher training. Her Reiki studies provide a useful tool for energy healing and deep nervous system resetting. She is deeply honored to share these tools with the Portland community, and hold space for all.

Laura is an Alignment Based Hatha Yoga and Qi Gong teacher with the heart of an Acupuncturist (she practices acupuncture by day at Pinnacle Wellness Center in Tigard).  Between Laura’s expertise in sports medicine and her additional studies with yoga anatomy expert Julie Gudmestad, Laura takes extra care to make sure that yoga is safe and accessible for all students. Laura also tends to the emotional and spiritual body in her teaching where she incorporates lessons learned and tools from studying yoga, Traditional East Asian Medicine philosophies and qi gong to support students in attaining balance and connection to their whole being. This multi-disciplined approach sparks curiosity and creates many “aha” moments within her classes.

Monicka (she/they) has been practicing yoga and somatic movement for more than twenty-five years, and teaching regularly since 2007. With a BA in Dance and Movement Studies, and 14+ years of experience as a licensed massage therapist, they bring a depth of knowledge, experiential awareness, and grounded understanding of the physical body that creates a safe container to be, feel, and explore. Monicka is known for their kind and welcoming presence, clear and easy-to-follow instruction, and creative trouble-shooting which helps to personalize your practice so that it suits your unique body and the history that it holds. Monicka’s movement classes tend to focus on strength, stability, and the sustainability of the body, as well as a deepening of awareness in the subtleties of felt-sense and inner body explorations. Their primary influences in yoga asana have been Lisa Mae Osborn, Todd Jackson, and Doug Keller, and they have studied yoga philosophy, particularly in the Bhakti yoga tradition of Gaudiya Vaisnavisam, under the guidance of Swami B.V. Tripuari. Monicka completed their yoga teacher training in the flagship yoga school program of the The Bhakti Yoga Movement Center (formerly The Bhaktishop) in 2008. Monicka practices Biodynamic Craniosacral and Massage Therapy from their lovely home office in Milwaukie, OR. You can learn more about their practice here. Monicka teaches Slow Flow on Fridays both in studio and livestream.

Cathy is a certified yoga teacher and yoga therapist. She completed a 200-hour Yogaworks training with Rosie Acosta in Portland, OR. She has taught with Living Yoga, a non-profit organization, working with individuals in recovery, since 2017. In 2019, she completed a 300-hour Professional Yoga Teacher training with a focus on Yoga Therapy, taught by Sarahjoy Marsh. In June 2021, Cathy completed an 800-hour Yoga Therapy training, accredited by the International Association of Yoga Therapists, led by Sarahjoy Marsh. “I fell in love with yoga in a seated twist when I felt my breath move through my body. Almost as if a valve released in my heart space. I have been falling in love with yoga ever since and want to share this practice with anyone who is willing to explore it. I hadn’t realized how disembodied I was until I began yoga. I love teaching pranayama and offering philosophy into practice as tools to balance on and off the mat. When I am not practicing yoga, I may be found in nature with my dog Harper, writing, or hanging out with other yogis. I have two children, a daughter residing in California and a son attending University of Oregon. They are the joy of my life.” Cathy teaches All-Levels Hatha Yoga on Fridays.