our yoga and movement instructors
cheri is certified by The White Lotus Foundation in Teacher and Advanced Teacher Training and has been a student of yoga for over 18 years. She has over 350 hours of Yoga Teacher Training and has been teaching Hatha Yoga in the High Desert for eleven years. Teaching a fusion of styles and emphasizing traditional Hatha yoga basics, lines of energy and alignment, she guides students in a way that allows them to challenge themselves and make modifications when necessary. From Beginners', Kids' and Seniors' classes to her Power-level classes, she leads with positive motivation, providing students an opportunity to experience yoga in mind, body and soul. Cheri studied with Ganga White and Tracey Rich, whom she feels were her most inspiring teachers. She also studied with Baron Baptiste, Rodney Yee and Gurmukh Kaur Khasla. Cheri also has been a certified American Council of Exercise (ACE) Personal Trainer since 1994. Her unique personal fitness training sessions combine strength training, Pilates and yoga.
cheryl has been a certified yoga instructor for five years with special training in prenatal and postpartum yoga. Passionate about wellness of body, mind, and spirit, she believes consistent yoga practice promotes healing. Cheryl is committed to making yoga accessible to people of all ages and fitness levels. Her teaching combines a variety of yoga styles with special emphasis on evolving the mind-body connection through use of breathing techniques and breath-synchronized movement (vinyasa). Her classes strive for a balance of strength and grace, using props and offering modifications as needed to make her students' yoga experience a truly joyous one.
Debbie was introduced to yoga while in college and immediately fell in love with the practice. She is passionate about health and wellness and, during her studies, discovered the many benefits of a regular yoga practice. Debbie has been a Certified Yoga Instructor for three years and teaches Hatha Yoga with an emphasis on asanas (postures) and pranayama (breathing techniques). She truly enjoys teaching all levels of yoga. Debbie has a thorough understanding of anatomy, physiology and exercise science, as she earned her college BA with a concentration in Kinesiology.
Jenni was certified with 200 hours of Teacher Training and especially loves teaching Healing Hot Yoga. She's been practicing Hatha Yoga for seven years, and teaching it now for two years. Having suffered scoliosis and many injuries due to her active and extreme-sports lifestyle, she got into yoga to live pain-free at last. Jenni doesn't just believe yoga offers healing from the inside out. She's living proof of this fact!
Jennifer is of Romani (Gypsy) descent, so you could say bellydancing is in her blood. Her dance career began as a four-year-old when she invaded her mother’s costume jewelry chest for anything sparkly, shiny and jingly with which to attend family get-togethers. It would be 20 years before she took her first proper bellydance class, but she immediately became hooked. A performer and avid student for 11 years, and teacher for the past six, Jennifer continues to study with the most renown instructors on the planet including Farida Fahmi, Mona el Said, Suhaila Salimpour, Rachel Brice, Sharon Kihara, Jill Parker of Ultra Gypsy, Judeen, Alexandra King, Ansuya and others. Jennifer’s teaching style is easy and relaxed, yet classes are challenging, fast-paced and rewarding. She assists students in creating muscle memory by strengthening the mind-body connection needed in these modern times.
Kathy is a Certified Yoga Instructor with over 14 years experience in the fitness industry. She has taught yoga and Pilates in group settings for five years and is dedicated to encouraging students of all levels. Her Hatha Yoga classes place special emphasis on asanas (postures) and pranayama (breathing techniques). Kathy also is certified through AFFA as a Group Fitness Instructor and YogaFit as a Yoga Instructor. She believes that everyone can benefit from the practice of yoga, regardless of age or fitness level.
tamika is certified in Thai Yoga and Traditional Chinese Modalities and has over 900 hours of therapeutic training. She believes the body's posture and alignment play a significant role in wellness and has worked with athletes, using Sports Yoga to enhance their training. She also uses Assisted Yoga as an innovative way to help students enhance their regular yoga practice, or to introduce beginners to the relief of calm breathing and gentle stretching.
