Andrea Spacek

Since becoming certified as a yoga teacher in 2008, I’ve taken countless workshops, and have been exposed to and influenced by a diversity of teachers and styles.  Among my influences are: Baptiste, Ashtanga, Yin, Prana Flow, Anusara, Kripalu, and Sri Vidya Tantra.   My experience and understanding of Thai Massage (more than a decade of practice), Ayurveda, Reiki and Life Coaching Read more

Heather Harmon

Heather is the Strategic Partner and Co-Owner of East Wind Yoga Studios with Andrea Spacek. Although Heather has been a student of yoga since 1999, she will tell you she is just beginning and that the journey is ever new and unfolding. To deepen her practice she recently completed a 200 hour Yoga Alliance training here at East Wind, and fell even deeper in love with how vast the unknown remains. Here at East Wind, Heather remains forever a student, as well Read More

Scott Emerich

Scott is a self-taught yoga teacher that began his journey in the Bikram practice in 2002. It wasnt long before he was teaching that discipline and over the years has created his own styles of static and vinyasa flow yoga. His primarily focused is on posture and he's known for detailed instruction to the individual. His practices are challenging and yet he creates an environment in which every individual is free to go at their own pace, rest when they need to work when they're ready to.

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Elliot Telford

Elliot is a 26 year old student of yoga and has six years of experience practicing his own adapted style of yoga modeled after ashtanga, bikram, yin, and the western "vinyasa" adaptations of ashtanga: power yoga, and vinyasa/bhakti flow yoga. Elliot enjoys practicing with a diverse range of teachers including Rusty Wells, Bryan Kest, and most recently spent nearly 3 months practicing Ashtanga with Saraswathi Jois in Mysore, India. Elliot enjoys making electronic music in his free time Read more

Bobby Uppal

Bobby fell in love with yoga when trying it as an addition to his weight lifting and cardio routine. The benefits he received clearly took him to a new depth of physical and mental endurance, as well as a deeper connection with his spirit. He took his original yoga training from the Forrest Style of yoga, and continued on with well-known instructors in the Bhakti, Bikram, Thai, and Vinyasa influences. His passion has also inspired him to study beyond his trainings Read more...

Karina Almanza

Karina found her practice at a time in her life when she thought she knew herself well. She fell in love with the self discovery component because it allowed her to find her true self and she reflected the following: “I invested significant time into learning the stories of the people around me. Through yoga, I realized that I neglected to learn my own. I believe yoga is a vessel to teach us the truth about who we are, Read more...

Matt Uldricks

Yoga has been a part of my life for over a decade. My practice has helped me grow stronger, more flexible and fearless both on and off the mat. Yoga inspires me to live each moment more mindfully. I completed my TT from OneFlow in Northern California I will always be a student of this practice and I am deeply grateful for the loving wisdom my teachers have shared with me. Read more...

Tayler Lee

I am grateful to have discovered the practice of yoga fourteen years ago, while I was in high school. This practice has been there for me during so many different periods of my life. It has been one of the greatest tools I have ever found to support my emotional, physical, mental & spiritual health. This is why I am so passionate in sharing it with others. Read More...

Rose West

Rose West is a certified yoga instructor who received her training through the Omni Flow Life Alchemy Program!  She is also a certified Buti Yoga instructor!  She has been in the Health and Wellness industry for 15+ years where she owned a fitness franchise for 4-1/2 years, she competed as a body builder, and has 13 years of nutrition coaching as well as personal training experience!

Melissa Scharlach

Melissa received her teaching certification from a unique certification program offering Kundalini Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Yoga of Astrology and Ayurvedic Yoga. She continued on taking two Yin trainings: one with local instructor James Kapicka, and an international instructor from Thailand. She has taken advanced teacher training from Marilyn Castilow, Destiny Eurkus, and Cori Martinez, as well as assisting training from Leap Yoga in Folsom and Ryan Bailey. Read more...

Raquel

My yoga journey started with Hot Yoga. Although it was challenging, I fell in love with the heat and the asana. There is a special bond between the heat and the body in hot yoga that allows you to learn how to better control the breath and mind while the body is being challenged. It can be very empowering to discover various layers of the self while working through heated asana. Whether it is a familiar posture or something new and challenging, the heat will help train your breath to find ease.

Julie Winkleman

I began as a student at East Wind in 2007 and spent the next several years drifting in and out of practice. In 2013 I fully committed to my practice, and in 2018 completed a RYT 200 hour certification at East Wind Yoga. Initially I was drawn to yoga for the physical aspect, but instead fell in love with my deeper breath, quieting my busy mind, and the contentment I felt throughout the day. This practice is humbling and it is magical. It challenges us to take risks. We are capable of so much!

Michael Bosby

Michael has been practicing yoga for 10 years and has completed three 200 Yoga teacher trainings. With roots in vinyasa and ashtanga yoga, he combines inspiration from many areas. He enjoys hiking, traveling, seeing live music and taking landscape photography in his free time. His classes will be challenging but also suitable for all levels with modifications being offered. He will focus on emphasizing correct posture and alignment throughout the class. Read More....

Hannah Davidson

Embarking on the journey of yoga, Hannah is a compassionate guide and advocate for healing at East Wind. As a trauma survivor, she understands the impact of life’s challenges and believes yoga is a safe haven for healing and rediscovery. This practice is not just a physical respite but a refuge for the mind and soul. In 2017, she proudly became a certified yoga instructor, driven by the desire to share the effect that yoga can have on personal growth and resilience.

Elise Knox

Elise started her yoga journey in a very hot Bikram studio in San Francisco 20 years ago, and started practicing regularly when she discovered Vinyasa Flow a few years later. Yoga has played an important role in her life ever since, supporting her both physically and mentally through life’s many ups and downs. She completed her 200 hour Vinyasa certification and Buti Yoga certification in 2017, and loves sharing her practice with others. Her classes are creative, dynamic, challenging!

Jacob Somers

Yoga is a gift. It is a gift to learn, a gift to practice and a gift to teach. I am a registered yoga teacher (200 RYT) with training in both hatha and kundalini yoga. I have long studied eastern philosophy and various forms of meditation. Additionally, I am an experienced team builder and have created multiple successful businesses. My goal as a yoga teacher (and in life) is to help people be healthy and happy and live their life to the fullest. At East Wind, Read More...

Katie Light

When Katie Light fell in love with Yoga, she allowed it to revolutionize her life. Katie views Yoga as an inside-out experience of awareness that can transform your inner well-being as much as your physical wellness. "Many think of Yoga as an exercise for physical flexibility and strength, but the magic of Yoga is it is designed to naturally regulate the nervous system bringing strength, flexibility, and balance to both the body and mind. Teaching at East Wind is (read more)

Courtney Berti

Courtney Berti I have been practicing yoga for nearly 20 years with plenty of breaks in between. Through every joy, trauma, and ego death, yoga calls me back to practice, align, and ground the spiritual, into the physical, or transmute the physical into the spiritual. I have a 200-hour certification from MVP Yoga and am currently completing a 500-ytt and applied polyvagal theory in yoga therapy cert. My goal is to help people heal from trauma through yoga, great food, loving community, and culti

Scott Bishop

Scott brings over seven years of teaching experience, having taught at LifeTime and Zuda Yoga in Roseville. His dedication to sharing yoga extends beyond the studio—he has volunteered to teach weekly yoga class Read More...

Natalie Furtado

"My biggest passion is Yoga and sharing it with others. Through Yoga, I have learned to better tap into the infinite source of love and abundance within myself. Through teaching Yoga I can help others connect with what is already inside of them waiting to be utilized. When not on the mat, I love to be in my garden taking care of my plants, art, doing anything outdoors involving hiking, running or swimming, spending time in solitude, or out socializing connecting with others! Working in the Envir