Kim completed her 200hr Power Vinyasa training in May 2018. Since then, she has taught prenatal yoga, Mommy & Me yoga, yoga sculpt, and outdoor classes. Kim completed her training as a birth doula in March 2022. Kim’s classes focus on strength, balance, connecting the breath to movement, visualization and relaxation techniques. She loves incorporating aromatherapy whenever she can.
Andrea started practicing yoga over 20 years ago, but still considers herself a student of yoga as well as a teacher. Her life’s journey has always included childhood education. Recently, she earned a certification for teaching kids and family yoga through Seattle Kids Yoga, allowing her to share the benefits of yoga with young people and the community. She is excited to continue acquiring yoga certifications as she learns from her peers, students and community.
Michelle has been teaching prenatal yoga since 2003. She holds certifications from multiple teachers across many disciplines including therapeutic yoga, bodywork, and lymphatic drainage. Michelle views yoga and massage therapy as an invitation to experience sensation, and her emphasis on the breath as well as poses that gently strengthen the body are an opportunity for her students to experience significant changes in their nervous system and beyond.
Deirdre has been working in the field of health and wellness since 1990 and teaching yoga and therapeutic movement since 2003. She brings this depth and breadth of experience to her classes. She supports students in “coming back home” to their best selves through breath, movement, a safe environment and irreverent humor. All are welcome.
Kathy has been practicing yoga since 2003 after the birth of her first daughter. In 2017, she received her 200 hour RYT through Synergy Yoga School with a focus on Vinyasa flow yoga, yoga philosophy and Ayurveda, the sister science to yoga. This training has prepared her to follow her path to teaching gentle and energetic Vinyasa classes around the Seattle area and online.
Janiece is excited to bring her knowledge of birth into her yoga teaching. So many of the techniques she has learned through yoga are highly applicable in aiding labor and the postpartum period. Though birth is a large focus of hers, she believes yoga can benefit everyone in any stage of life and enjoys teaching all ages. Her classes are light-hearted, and encourage an environment of self-love, kindness and respect.
Darla completed her 200 hour teacher training at 8 Limbs Yoga in 2013 and her 500 RYT in 2019. She is also trained in iRest Level 1, Insight Yoga, Restorative Yoga and Prenatal Yoga. She teaches restorative, yin, iRest Yoga Nidra, gentle, slow flow, Hatha, Vinyasa, prenatal, postnatal, and Baby & Me Yoga. Her teaching focuses on calming the mind and connecting the breath with movement so that the practice becomes a moving meditation. She believes yoga should be fun and laughter is always welcome.
Frances is a Seattle-based yoga teacher and Barre instructor. She has been teaching since 2009. She emphasizes comfort and ease of movement while exploring the balance of breath, effort and stillness. In June 2019, Frances completed her additional 300 hours of advanced yoga training in the Art of Adaptation.
Joey has been a student of yoga since 2016. She completed her Pre/Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training in the fall of 2019 and winter of 2020. Throughout the pandemic, Joey taught virtual and outdoor prenatal yoga. You can expect a more nontraditional approach in Joey's class and a yoga flow that mimics a birth experience. A slow, intentional flow of stretches that builds (early labor) to core engagement, goddess squats (active labor) to build your stamina and strength to prepare for your baby's (or babies’!) birth, followed by savasana (post labor). Joey closes her practice with a celebration for the mamas in class who are in their final weeks of pregnancy.
Maggie has been passionate about working with kids ever since she was old enough to be a ‘mother’s helper’ and has 8+ years of experience from her work as a nanny, camp counselor, lifeguard, and early intervention intern. She completed her Kids Yoga certification through SKY in Spring 2023 and received her 200-hour Yoga Alliance Teacher Training certification shortly thereafter.
Autumn has been practicing massage since 2013 and has deeply enjoyed her career helping people build connection to their body and to live a more pain-free life. Using intuitive touch, active listening and an arsenal of massage techniques, she works with each person to create the most effective and comfortable session to achieve their wellness goals.
Kalika believes that it is a privilege to witness each client’s amazing ability and willingness to engage in the healing process, whether for injuries, everyday stress or increasing wellness. Kalika graduated from Port Townsend School of Massage in 2008 and is trained in Swedish, deep tissue, craniosacral, Berry Work Corrective Massage, Reiki and Intuitive Energy healing techniques and has extensive experience working with trauma
Christy discovered the practice of yoga in 2009 and has used it ever since as an important emotional and physical release. As a teacher, she strives to hold the space for others to discover this as well. Christy brings her background as a dietitian into the yoga room, with an emphasis on body kindness and empowerment.
As a graduate of Discoverypoint School of Massage in Seattle, Sarah has superb training in anatomy and physiology. She provides services that integrate Swedish, Deep Tissue, Neuromuscular Treatment, Myofascial Release, Sports Massage, and Lymphatic Facilitation. She strives to hold space so that her clients can discover their own healing abilities by bringing awareness to their body and creating an experience unique to their needs.
Julie was the founder, owner, and the heart and soul of Aditi Yoga and Wellness. She passed away in March of 2023. Her presence can still be felt in the studio through this empowering and healing space she created. She is deeply missed by all who knew her and worked with her. To learn more about Julie, and the founding of Aditi, navigate to the page “Ode to Julie.”
Lara took her first yoga class in 1991 and completed her RYT200 through Yoga Renew more than 30 years later in 2022. In the intervening years she practiced a wide variety of styles of yoga including Hatha, Iyengar, Hot Yoga, Vinyasa, and Kundalini. Lara is also a dedicated meditation practitioner and has completed two 10-day silent meditation retreats through the NW Vipassana Center in Onalaksa, WA. She loves sharing the ups and downs of life, and the tools she has learned to manage this reality through her yoga and meditation practice, with her students.
Sally has been teaching yoga since 2002, and is proud to have been among the very first teachers at Aditi. She received certification from both 8 Limbs Yoga and The Samarya Center, where she also trained in Integrated Movement Therapy. These, plus hundreds of hours of training with many nationally known teachers, combine to support Sally’s style of teaching.
