Meet Our Instructors

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Hi, I’m Áine (pronounced awe-nya) — a Studio City native and lifelong lover of movement. I’ve been teaching yoga and fitness since 2013, and over the years I’ve come to believe one thing deeply: movement is medicine. It’s a tool we can turn to in every chapter of life — for energy, grounding, strength, stillness, or simply space to feel. My classes are about meeting you where you are. Whether you’re here to sweat, stretch, breathe, or reset, I offer a supportive space to explore what movement means for you. Expect thoughtful sequences, fun energy, and a lot of heart. I’m a 200hr E-RYT certified in Vinyasa/Power, Sculpt, Restorative, Yin, and Yoga Nidra. I’m also an ACE Certified Personal Trainer, RRCA Run Coach, and trained in Myofascial Release and Women’s Physiology. I’m always learning — because our practice should grow with us. Come move with me, and let’s find the magic in movement together.

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For over 20 years, I’ve explored what it means to live in my body - first through significant weight loss, then endurance sports, yoga, and lifting, and now through rest, presence, and deep listening. Yoga started as a workout, then stayed as a way of life: breath as medicine, community as anchor, and the healing that comes through movement, stillness and other practices that unite body, mind, and spirit. Its incredible profound impact is why I moved from Toronto to LA to co-found and open Modo Yoga LA Echo Park and Venice in 2015.

My practice and teachings are rooted in Buddhist principles, trauma-informed care, and the understanding that healing isn’t linear. It moves through sweat and fire as much as it does through quiet and surrender. In classes, I aim to weave mindful sequencing and intuitive movement with simplicity and space, breathwork, Reiki and usually a couple of terrible jokes — all in hopes of helping students reconnect to their strength, their softness, and everything in between.

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Anita Vasan understood the transformative power of breath through yoga while healing from deep-seated stress and anxiety. She found peace and found deep meaning from the simple practice of being “present” and started spending more time in silent meditation retreats. Anita invested in the exploration of breath through the yogic practices as the wisdom of these practices have changed her life. Growing up in a family of doctors, healing the mind and body was an innate part of her upbringing, and after traveling back to India to study and train as a teacher, she eventually started to share her practice with the world. One of Anita’s favorite practices is Yoga Nidra as it is where she has found deep levels of peace and freedom. Anita grew up as singer and integrates her voice and powerful chants when she guides practices.

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April’s path to yoga started purely in a physical sense. As a professional dancer, she was feeling the wear and tear of pushing her body daily so she added yoga as a new modality to maintain good health. In February 2012, she completed her 500hr Modo training with Ted Grand and Jess Robertson in Brazil.

Since then, April has immersed herself in studies and developed a deep reverence for the ancient Indian lineage of yoga and ayurveda. She believes that teachers are students, first and foremost. She has studied Vinyasa Yoga with Dina Tsouluhas, Ryan Leier, Nicki Doane, Eddie Modestini, and David Kyle; functional movement with Matt Phippen; Yin with Alan Mileham; Yoga Philosophy with Anita Vasan and Dr. Shyam Ranganthan; and Gentle Yoga for People with Brain Injuries with LoveYourBrain Foundation.

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Beate, born and raised in the Netherlands, took a vacation to sunny California in her early twenties and never left. She founded her own clothing business, raised two kids as a single mom, and discovered Yoga as a way to cope with daily stress.

Beate is a passionate yoga teacher whose teachings are steeped in the profound connection between breath and spirituality. In her classes you'll discover a harmonious blend of energy and joy, complemented by precise alignment cues that empower you to safely deepen your practice.

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Beth Imai grew up in a small ski-resort town nestled in the mountains of Southern Idaho. Her love of music and sunny weather brought her back to her birthplace of Los Angeles in 2006, where she’s lived a colorful life in the arts of both entertainment and healing.

At a young age, dubbed a “busy child” by her parents, Beth’s reputation holds up. She considers herself to be a multi-media artist; she’s a singer / guitarist, a writer and is pretty handy with a pencil. In 2011, her drive to never stop moving led her to a yoga practice, where she quickly thrived in the physicality, but was surprised by the profound mental and emotional impact her asanas had on her life. Movement was the only thing she found to keep anxiety at bay. After years of consistent practice she decided to learn how share her experience with students.

In 2019, Beth’s live-to-learn spirit guided her down the path of the healing arts; she completed her certification to become a bodyworker, specializing in deep tissue massage therapy and myofascial release. She has a dedicated client base of whom she is proud to empower in self-healing techniques. Devouring anatomy books is more than a pastime for her; she’s now training to teach students at her beloved bodywork institute, IPSB in Santa Monica.

When she’s not teaching, you can find her sitting on a sunny patio somewhere sipping a kombucha, studying Japanese or making cardboard hotels for her cats.

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Yoga Instructor since 2017. Yin Yoga is my passion.

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Cameron Forbes (he/him, 250-CYT) is a Los Angeles based yoga teacher with a passion for the intersection between music & mindfulness, and how yoga enhances artistic expression.

Born just outside of Chicago, Cameron received his BBA in marketing at the University of Michigan. He worked previously as a brand manager at General Mills before following his bliss to Los Angeles in 2010 to pursue a career as an actor and recording artist, garnering notable success as a multi-platinum songwriter. It was in LA that Cameron took his first yoga class — a discovery that would shape his path in profound ways.

Noticing the many positive effects it had on his physical health & nervous system he quickly began to incorporate yoga practice and philosophy into his life. More than a decade of practice later, Cameron received his 200HR yoga certification from Modo Yoga International in Toronto. Additionally, he holds a 50HR Yoga Nidra certification, studying under Jeremy Wolf in Cusco, Peru.

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Movement has always been a part of Carly’s life. In childhood she couldn’t sit still so her parents put her dance classes at the age of 4 years old. After years of dance she found yoga to be a practice that fulfilled a yearning she had to move in a sustainable way. Little did she know it would cure her insomnia and teach her more than she ever expected. Like many, she was destined to follow the dancer to instructor pipeline and started teaching in 2018 to share not only the benefits of the movement but the benefits of the stillness. Being the daughter of a drummer, a singer, (and many years of tap dance) led Carly to embrace the rhythm that is found in yoga. The inhale and exhale create the downbeat of the music and the movement creates the dance. Carly leads classes that are rhythmic and challenging but balance both effort and ease, discomfort and presence, and strength and release. When not teaching you can find her at a national park, on a dance floor, or dreaming about a beach.

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Caroline found yoga when she moved out to LA, right when she needed it most. Caroline started as an Energy Exchanger, then began working at the desk, and now gets to share this incredible practice that changed her life, with her students. In the hot room, she creates an emphasis on breath, while challenging her students but also providing modifications so that every beginner feels like they have succeeded when they leave their mat. Having had two feet injuries on separate feet, and having to rehab and relearn how to use her muscles, she believes that yoga is for EVERY BODY not just everybody. When she’s not teaching Caroline can be found eating yummy vegan food, spending time with her family and friends, or probably dancing in her kitchen/at a music festival.

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Chance is a musician and voice actor who found the NRY community after sustaining a running injury. What initially started as the only way to stay physically active became an addictive practice that has kept Chance on his mat ever since. He started as an Energy Exchanger and soon started working at the desk. After about a year, much encouragement and serendipity led him to complete his first Modo teacher training in 2017. Since then, Chance has continuously worked to infuse his passion for music with his teaching and practice, and has honed a confidence in his voice that led to him to take on voice acting. You may even catch him playing a live music class every now and then…

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Chandler is a seasoned movement educator with over a decade of experience spanning the disciplines of fitness, yoga, and Pilates in both Los Angeles and New York City. Their teaching is grounded in a deep understanding of anatomy, alignment, and safety, with a distinctive emphasis on fluidity and the enhancement of overall movement quality. Drawing from a background in dance and theater performance, Chandler brings creativity, clarity, and accessible tools to their sessions, empowering individuals of all levels to move with confidence, strength, and ease.

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My yoga journey began in an unexpected place, a small juice store attached to the studio where I made smoothies and sold juice to the students. After some months, I made my way through the attached door to Modo Yoga on La Brea, where I started volunteering with a simple desire to find my practice. Little did I know, I would quickly find my safe haven. From there, I became a front desk staff, connecting with students daily and learning about the studio’s inner workings. I also took on the role of merchandiser, gaining insight into how yoga integrates with lifestyle. These experiences paved the way for my transition to becoming a yoga teacher. Today, I’m passionate about sharing yoga’s power of transformation, focusing on inclusivity, mindful movement, and creating a supportive space for all. I’m deeply committed to guiding students on their wellness journeys and remain actively involved in the studio’s community. Thank you for being part of this journey with me.

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Christine blends thoughtful sequencing with mindfulness to create a calm yet empowering experience. Her teaching encourages balance, presence, and a deeper awareness of self.

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In 2008 I started practicing Nichiren Buddhism and received Gohonzon the same year. I think Buddhism, particularly the school of Zen, is an unequaled complement to yoga. Bringing presence to the moment and presence to the body. Around this same time I began practicing yoga pretty regularly. In 2012, I completed my first 500 hour teacher training with Modo Yoga in Montreal and a few months later I completed the Modo Flow Training in Kelowna, BC. I then went on to devour workshops whenever I could. I’ve had the privilege to train with some really great ones – Noah Mazé, Joe Barnett, Ray Long, Jules Mitchell, Jay Fields and Ted Grand, to name a few. In my classes you’ll find the incorporation of presence to the moment, meticulous anatomical cuing and rad music to connect you more fully to mind, body and your experience in the moment.

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Diana is all about this yoga stuff. She's had the privilege of teaching yoga since 2016, and has been practicing since 2012. She used to navigate the world from the chin up, until the practice of yoga brought her back home into her body. There's something ancient and magical about sharing communal space and moving our bodies through shapes that have been practiced for over 5,000 years. Once you repeat and revisit the same shapes again and again...once you learn how to breathe down into your diaphragm...once you soften into your tension and choose to release it...something transformative happens. Diana designs yoga classes that encourage students to breathe deeply, cultivate inner awareness, and clear stuck energy. Outside of yoga, she is a relational psychotherapist-in-training and clinical hypnosis practitioner. She loves making playlists, watching Miyazaki films, and retreating into nature.

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Diane is well into her second decade of teaching yoga professionally – her niche has been working with professional athletes, NHL and NFL inclusive, to prevent injury and promote longevity. Diane’s impressive resume is littered with consistent study under some of the world’s greatest teachers: Judith Lasater, Seane Corn, Ted Grand, Jessica Robertson, John Friend, Sianna Sherman, Bernie Clarke and Michael Stone. 

A lifelong athlete, Diane was brought to her first hot yoga class in order to rehabilitate a knee injury. It only took one class for her to realize the multiplicity of benefits to the mind, body and spirit provided by the practice of Asana. As a certified personal trainer, Diane advocates the complimentary effects of a regular yoga practice to athletes from all disciplines.

Diane’s ‘yogic path’ was not quite a straight one… she holds degrees in International politics, Business, philosophy & religious studies.

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Emily, a Toronto native, was first introduced to yoga in 2000 in New York City where she was studying theater and the art of becoming an anxiety-ridden insomniac! At the time, the thought of yoga meant “slowing down”, which was terrifying and seemed better suited for “hippies” and “tea people”, not she! But after accidentally stumbling into her first class, she was shocked to discover that this “slowing down” was not only the most challenging sweaty workout she’d ever had, but for the first time in ages, she felt a deep sense of peace. Excited and inspired to learn more, she began her study and practice of yoga. Emily has been teaching yoga for 10 years and has completed over 2000 hours of trainings, yet will always consider herself a student. In addition to teaching group classes, Emily has also taught many one on one yoga session to students ranging from 3 to 83 years old! She is the creator of Yoga Theater for Kids (which she taught in schools, & foster youth programs throughout LA).

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Emily is an artist and professor with over 20 years of yoga practice. She joined the community in 2013 as a student, later became part of the EE program, and began teaching in 2017 with 800+hrs of yoga training. After several years in the high desert—where she owned a yoga studio, gallery, and recording studio—she’s happy to be back in Los Angeles and at NRY.

Emily’s classes are inclusive, challenging, and rooted in curiosity and play. She sees yoga as a lifelong practice—a space of ongoing discovery, not perfection, where we return again and again to connect more deeply with ourselves.

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Faith is an LA native. She’s done public health research for years, enjoying service work and community engagement. Dance and movement have always been a passion for her, from jazz, to salsa & merengue, to hip hop.  She is glad to bring her experience together, coordinating community outreach/events and managing projects for GROOV3, her dance studio. Faith is also an AFAA-certified group fitness instructor.

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I started my yoga journey over 20 years ago in my hometown of Birmingham, Alabama. I’m a self described yoga nerd and I love to study different yoga lineages with a variety of teachers. You will find me in a yoga class almost every day of the week unless my body is telling me I need to rest.

In my classes you can expect a welcoming atmosphere of supportive challenge, mindful sequences, affirmation, and chill beats.

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From 15 years of studying movement, Hannah has developed a refined eye for observing patterns and a skill for developing practices to help students feel strong, spacious and supported. Her classes are woven with intelligent alignment cues and mindfulness techniques to help you navigate life with a little more grounding, balance and ease. 

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Ivorie has dedicated herself to the practice, study and teaching of Yoga since it revealed its healing benefits during her professional dance career. After receiving a B.A. in Communication Studies from Northwestern University, Ivorie embarked on a 15 year performance career. She toured nationally and internationally, danced roles in film, television and commercial ad campaigns and 1,500 shows with Cirque du Soleil.

There is a soul and a depth that Ivorie brings to her classes. Her attention to alignment and thoughtful sequencing will guide you safely while still challenging you to move beyond your perceived boundaries. What she loves most about teaching is reminding students of their wholeness, their innate perfection and inner wisdom so they might become comfortable with befriending who they already are.

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Jodi found Modo Yoga on La Brea in 2016 and from day one it felt like home. Practicing nearly daily since then, the La Brea studio walls have held for her joy, tears, love, loss, deep friendships, chosen family, growth, expansion, and the peaceful feeling of simply being. Jodi never thought she would be a yoga teacher but cut to 2023 and she found herself in Nicaragua completing her 200 hour teacher training. Her own teachers have gifted her a foundation and a framework to quiet her mind, live deliberately and to be her authentic self. They did then and continue to now, inspire her enough-ness, and a slow and steady, playful way of living. Always a student first, Jodi hopes to give back to the community and to hold space for a landing, where others can be curious about stillness in movement and the power of breath… a nestling into oneself. 

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Joi stepped off a plane at LAX with a dream and her Texas boots, ready to pursue a graduate program in Film at Loyola Marymount University. Through a friend's invitation, she found sanctuary at NRY as an Energy Exchanger. Yoga has always been her foundation for grounding herself and supporting her wellness journey.

What she didn't expect was for the studio to become her second home, where she would grow her roots by working at the front desk and eventually becoming a teacher. Joi believes yoga is more than just a personal practice—it's a form of social justice that brings people together to breathe as one community.

With her inclusive approach, Joi creates a welcoming space for yogis of all body types and backgrounds. She brings her authentic self to each class, combining her upbeat positive southern charm with mindful movement to create an experience that nurtures body, soul, and spirit.

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As a queer person who grew up in the 1980s, Jonathan’s early experiences of anything athletic were profoundly negative. The school gym was, at best unwelcoming and, at worst, dangerous. When Jonathan discovered yoga in their early twenties, it was a life changing experience. Here was a physical practice that truly felt accessible, and was instrumental in reconnecting Jonathan with their body. Thirty-some odd years later, Jonathan is truly humbled to find themself in the position of teacher, and their only desire is to make certain that everyone knows they are welcome in this class. Come take up the space you’re entitled to! 

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Khala Brannigan has been teaching yoga for over a decade and holds more than 500 hours of yoga training and certifications earned in Rishikesh, India, San Francisco, CA, and New York City. She also holds an Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Certification from Embody Lab. Khala’s journey in movement began at the age of 7 when she started dancing, and she has since built a diverse career as a multidisciplinary artist in San Francisco, New York City, and Los Angeles. Khala's path as a healer began at 18 when she earned her first GYROTONIC® certification, which sparked her deep passion for yoga, particularly due to its spiritual and healing dimensions. Throughout the highs and lows of her career as a dancer and choreographer, yoga has provided Khala with a grounding and centering force. Her mission to help others connect with the innate wisdom of their bodies is reflected not only in her yoga teachings but also in her artistic practice. She is thrilled to be part of NRY, where she deeply values the studio's commitment to alignment and intentional sequencing.

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Madisyn Maniff, born in Boston MA, came to NRY as a Pilates instructor. Soon thereafter, she completed her 200 hour Modo Yoga Certification January of 2023, and has fallen in love with sharing her yoga practice and guiding students. Madisyn continues to teach Pilates, HIIT, dance cardio, trampoline cardio along side her yoga teaching career. She also continues as a professional dancer in Los Angeles.

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Mari is originally from the Netherlands and came to Los Angeles by way of New York. She took her first Modo Yoga class in 2013, completed her Modo Teacher training in Montréal in 2015, and has taught at the Echo Park studio since it opened in 2017. Yoga has been an integral part of Mari's life since she first started practicing in college and she aims to teach in a way that lets students tune into their own body's needs and possibilities. When she's not teaching or practicing yoga, she works as a journalist and US correspondent for Dutch news media.

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Marla combines grounding practices with mindful flow. Her classes highlight the balance of strength and release, leaving students centered and refreshed.

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Mish, originally from Mongolia and raised in Los Angeles, has always viewed movement as a vital form of self-expression and a way to connect deeply with herself. After exploring many studios across the city, she found her home at Modo Yoga La Brea in 2023 through the Energy Exchange Program. Inspired by the warmth of the community and the mindful approach of Modo teachers, Mish pursued her teacher training and earned her 200HR certification with Modo in December 2024.

Beyond the mat, Mish is an actor, singer, poet, and devoted foodie. She is grateful to share her practice and creativity within Modo’s diverse and welcoming community.

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A passion for movement, creativity, and finding a sense of home in the body inspires Mollie’s challenging yet nurturing approach to teaching. Blending traditional practices with a modern approach, Mollie’s classes honor the practice’s history with integrity, while incorporating metaphors to make conceptual ideas accessible to students with diverse life experiences and interests. With more than 500 hours of training and 2,000 hours of teaching, Mollie continues to learn and develop as a practitioner and instructor. Her teaching philosophy is described best in the book, All Sickness is Homesickness, “‘Teacher: one who carries on her education in public.’ ...she cannot teach without publicly wondering and wandering in her own beginner’s mind.” (Connelly, 1993).

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Morgan has been a member of the community since 2012. She completed her Modo Yoga training in 2015 and began teaching in 2016. In addition to her teacher training with Modo Yoga, she is also trained in Ashtanga, Yin, and senior yoga. In 2019 she obtained her Certified Personal Training certification through NASM as well as becoming certified in Functional Range Conditioning. When Morgan is not in the hot room or gym you can find her surfing, snowboarding, riding her bike or playing volleyball. She especially enjoys long distance hiking and completed Scotland’s 96 mile West Highland Way in 2023!

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Artist, teacher, student. With a background in performing arts, I love to create an authentically vulnerable experience in a group setting.

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I teach yoga as a celebration of life! In the spirit of connection, intimacy, and empowerment I am in service to this incredible tradition. In the 20+ years I’ve known yoga, the nature of my practice has shifted from a focus exclusively on the physical to that of a deep study into the nature of Self. My yoga has overflowed from the mat into a lens in which I inhabit the world; one of curiosity, presence, and service. In the stillness of the asanas I unite with the intelligence of my body, the peace within my heart, and the smile of my soul.

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Raisa has been teaching yoga and fitness since 2005 but has been practicing movement her entire life, including ballet, hiking, running, bodybuilding, Tae Kwon Do and boxing. She first experienced yoga in 1992 through the Jivamukti Yoga Center in NYC when she was looking to balance out boxing and weight training…the boxing stopped but her fitness and yoga journeys have continued. She initially signed up for a YogaWorks teacher training and apprenticeship program in 2005 with Annie Carpenter and Lisa Wolford to deepen her own practice but discovered a new love of sharing yoga and movement with others. A NASM-CPT, she works with private clients in addition to her primary focus teaching Vinyasa Flow, Yoga Foundations and Yoga Sculpt classes. You can find her on the NRY schedule, encouraging students to follow their breath, find healthy alignment to ensure long term mobility and health, and to have fun exploring new ways to move!

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Movement became an integral part of Remi's life when she was introduced to gymnastics at only 2 years old. Although she chose not to continue on professionally, she had incorporated finding different ways to move throughout her teens and adult years. From that, a natural curiosity and passion for holistic health and wellness was born, and how a combination of the two have significant benefits towards her mental and physical health.

Throughout years of hustling within the corporate structure in New York City and masking the fear of feeling lost, Remi found her love for Yoga. Yoga embodied the familiar movement she was comforted by growing up, except providing healing components instead of competition. She then decided to take major leaps towards her grown curiosity and passion. In 2022 she moved to Los Angeles and shortly after began to pursue her love for teaching, hoping to inspire others to form a deep understanding of their bodies and minds to follow their dreams.

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Expression, community, and connection have always steered Roberto forward, informing his passions and aspirations. It's no surprise then that these pillars coupled with a "yes, and" attitude led him to a transformative heated yoga sculpt training. The joy of creating spaces dedicated to breath, movement, and an awareness of one's mind and body turned into fuel that would eventually encourage Roberto to add reformer and mat Pilates to his teaching repertoire. Today: Roberto is a writer, ASL interpreter, Sarah McLachlan enthusiast, and group fitness instructor.

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Yoga is an act of love. Beyond the physical poses it’s an opportunity to heal, to build a deeper relationship with yourself, to understand how your mind works, to breathe more and ultimately notice your choices and what kind of person you want to be in the world.

Sabina’s classes are grounded in a strong Vinyasa practice, delivered with detailed alignment instructions, intelligent sequencing that incorporates deep breath work with subtle body awareness.  But most importantly encouraging everyone to enjoy the process and modify the practice based on the needs of their own unique body. 

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Sara first found Modo Yoga (at the time known as Moksha) in 2011 in her hometown in Canada. What started as an awesome physical activity quickly turned into so much more! Community, and a safe place to discover herself is what led her to this relationship with yoga. Sara strives to show up with presence every time she teaches, and to ultimately create a space where students can truly create their own experience in the hot room. Her goal as a teacher is for students to find amazement in the endless capabilities of their mind and bodies!

Fun fact: Sara loves all things 90’s, & excessive concert-going!

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Born in Brasil & raised in Miami by a Brazilian mom & Irish dad. I rep the 305 'till I die! #DALÈ. Having a background in the performing arts, I found fitness early as it always aided in keeping my mind and body strong to support my craft & self! Catch me "woo-ing" whether I'm taking or teaching -- and I encourage you to do the same! At the end of the day, class should be a fun & safe environment where you can reap the rewards of endorphins plus mental & physical strengthening. In my free time, catch me in these streets at fab FREE events around town!

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Shundreya has lived many places due to a Mother in the Air Force and her own wanderlust but considers 3 places home: Alabama, Twin Cities, and LA. She has loved movement her whole life having studied Movement Theatre at the University of Minnesota, Dance at Zenon Dance School, Muy Thai Kickboxing and Yoga around the world. She has competed over 400 hrs of yoga teacher training with the most recent being with Modo in Vancouver. It's ironic that she became a yoga teacher because the first 5 times she tried Yoga she didn't like it. Only on the 6th try did she realize the importance of a good teacher.

She thinks of yoga as noun, a state anyone can achieve, with movement, breath, or a myriad of other ways. After being tricked into taking a hot yoga class in 2012 she has been hooked on the hot room ever since and is excited to be on the other side of the mat guiding practices.

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Simonee is a seasoned yoga teacher with over 13 years of experience. Her journey began in the warmth of a Bikram Yoga studio, evolving into a deep connection with the Moksha Yoga community. She's trained in various programs including Modo, Yin, and Vinyasa Sequencing. Simonee is a passionate animal lover and a talented writer and director in film and television. When not in the hot room, she can likely be found on set or cooking something up. Guided by intuition and creativity, she effortlessly leads from a storytelling place while inspiring others with her clear vision and unwavering determination. Simonee is a no-nonsense, open-hearted, and fiercely protective leader of the experience in the hot room.

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Siobhan took her first Vinyasa flow and Pilates teacher trainings in 2009 in Toronto and then later that year began teaching at Tula Yoga along with Modo Yoga Uptown, Modo Yoga West and Iam Yoga. She fell in love with teaching Yoga and Pilates and in 2011, she stepped into the Director of Teaching role at Iam Yoga in Toronto leading a Yoga and Pilates program. In 2014 Siobhan followed love to New York City and soon after Siobhan was offered a full time teaching position at Modo NYC and then later took up the co-teacher development role where she had the privilege of being part of the growth and development of so many incredible teachers. After working for Modo NYC for six years Siobhan, decided it was time to chase the sun all the way to California. Now teaching Yoga and Pilates full time in LA, Siobhan prides herself in teaching classes that incorporate methodical sequencing that is intricate and intentional, connected and fluid and always rooted in heart.

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Dr. Tara Zinnamon is a neuroscientist and yoga, meditation and breath-work teacher committed to moving her community towards wellness and expansion. She first found yoga as an alternative training method during her time as a dancer and choreographer. Over the past 15 years the practice has subtly transformed her inner and outer world. Through studies straddling eastern and western traditions, she has found through her research, clinical and lived experiences that the human mind and body are capable of self-healing and immeasurable feats. Guiding the body, breath and mind, her intention is to encourage self awareness, connection and resilience in practice and in life. Tara believes wellness is a method for liberation and that the freedom we find in our own bodies and minds directly contributes to the freedom we find in the collective and society at large.

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TPost her career as a dancer, Tee was called toward deeper self-healing. She became dedicated to practicing Bikram and Vinyasa styles of Yoga. Furthering her studies became certified in Yoga Sculpt, Hot Power Fusion, Power, Yin, Meditation, and 26/2. Studying at Tantris Center for Yogic Science, Hot 8 Yoga, and Yoga Renew. As a 500hr CYT, she continues to elevate her understanding of this practice and serves many on their wellness journeys. Having also assisted the opening of 2 yoga studios as an AD with Hot 8 Yoga, Tee is grateful for the lessons and knowledge gained from her experiences which has led her to help guide, build and thrive with the Yoga community. For Tee, the space of Yoga and Wellness has proven to be life-changing physically, mentally, emotionally She looks forward to sharing the joy's, the growth, the healing and fun through this journey of wellness.

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Ayres (Thalia Ayres Randolph) is a spiritual teacher, multidimensional healer, and interfaith minister devoted to helping others remember that the pursuit of enlightenment is their birthright. Through sound, meditation, movement, and energy medicine, she creates sacred spaces for transformation and self-discovery. With over a decade of teaching experience, she has guided thousands worldwide—each encounter rooted in her mission to ignite a seed of light within the heart of every being. A certified Reiki Master, E-RYT Yoga Teacher, End-of-Life Doula, and Ordained Minister, she serves clients from all walks of life, including public figures, leading brands, and seekers on their path to wholeness. She has been featured on CNN, ABC, FOX, NBC’s TODAY Show, On Air with Ryan Seacrest, and Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and has performed at the Hollywood Bowl and music festivals like Lightning in a Bottle. Her message: the medicine lives within.

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Yvonne was born and raised in sunny San Diego. After receiving her B.A. in Art History and interning at the Getty Museum in 2010, she relocated to the city of Angels. In 2015, Yvonne's life took an unexpected turn when she sustained an ACL injury during a Krav Maga self-defense class. What initially began as a physical therapy solution soon evolved into a profound and transformative yoga practice. Yoga became her sanctuary, offering not just physical recovery but a profound sense of emotional and mental clarity. It was this newfound peace that inspired Yvonne to share the magic of yoga with others. In 2021, during the peak of the pandemic, she took the plunge and deepened her practice by completing Modo Yoga International’s online 200-hour teacher training. In the hot room, Yvonne will guide you through a practice that’s both soothing and invigorating, pushing your limits while grounding your mind. 

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Zoë’s yoga journey began with resistance—her early practices often unsettled by restlessness and a busy mind. Everything shifted when she discovered Modo Yoga, first in New York City and later Los Angeles, where the warmth, supportive teachers, and sacred space helped her truly arrive. Following a curiosity planted by a teacher’s soft suggestion, she completed Modo’s teacher training in Nicaragua through the Be Accessible scholarship in 2023, and began her practice as a teacher.

Zoë is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Psychology at Meridian University, where her studies live at the intersection of psyche and soma, presence and repair, and the in-between thresholds where healing and transformation take root. Her teaching is an invitation to return—to breath, to movement, to stillness, and to the sacred within and around us. She hopes her classes offer a space where the body can speak, the heart can soften, unfolding the path home to the Self.

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Zuleika’s teaching is rooted in community and mindfulness. She guides students with patience, helping them build strength, awareness, and resilience.

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A member of the community since 2014, Zuri Adele is most recently known for her portrayal of series regular ‘Malika’ on the multi award-nominated Freeform series Good Trouble. With Yoga at the foundation of her approach to performance, teaching, abolition, and activism, Zuri’s lens and offerings are underscored by spirituality, intersectionality, and her commitments to inclusion and wellness. In 2017, she co-created and pioneered the Be Accessible Scholarship with Modo Yoga International and became a certified Yoga instructor, with the intention of making wellness more accessible to BIPOC communities. Zuri is prospering and persevering in Los Angeles, where she continues to lead and curate abolitionist experiences within her communities, expand her career, and love on her people, plants, and poodle.