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Kate Kingery

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Kate Kingery

Kate is an experienced Pilates instructor, personal trainer, sports coach, musical theater director and dance teacher. Kate was drawn to teaching Pilates in 2003 as a complement to studying dance and playing ultimate frisbee in Chicago, IL. After moving to Seattle in 2006, she completed the Metropolitan Authentic Training Pilates certification program with Dorothee Vandewalle and continued teaching Pilates around the region. She has also completed Power Pilates Mat, Balanced Body Reformer, Ring and Roller, Pilates Mat, and multiple personal training certifications.

Carey DeMartini

Carey DeMartini

Carey DeMartini, LMHC, ATR-BC, RYT500 is a licensed therapist, art therapist, and yoga teacher who has been integrating movement and mental health for over 25 years. Carey is particularly drawn to how yoga can serve as a bridge for emotional balance and overall well-being. She brings a light-hearted and warm presence to her classes, leaning into the benefits of the community aspect of doing yoga with others while offering modifications to meet your body where it's at and weaving together mindfulness, breath practices, and asana to help you feel integrated and at home in your body.

Ryan Walls

Ryan Walls

Ryan completed his 200-hour teacher-training at beloved Samadhi Yoga in 2011 and, since then, has taught in a variety of settings. He is continually inspired by the people who show up to class, and by the presence of mind and joy embodied in their practices. His classes focus on breath, alignment, and play; three things which are inalienably ours as humans. 

Lisa Watsa

Lisa Watsa

Yoga has been an integral part of Lisa's life for many years. Despite being born in India, the home of yoga, Lisa didn't develop an interest in yoga until she moved to Australia in 1985.  Since then it has become her passion. It is what grounds and centers her in this often crazy world! Lisa honed her customer service skills while serving as an international flight attendant in her 20's.  She genuinely enjoys people and has an uncanny ability to remember names and to make people feel comfortable and welcome. She loves the yoga community, and the Aditi community is particularly close to her heart.  

Briana Stein

Briana Stein

Briana is a bright star in the community teaching kids and family yoga. Her love of working with children is evident in all her roles in life. With a background as a primary school teacher, she is a multi-talented gem, always wearing a warm smile that makes the children she works with feel loved and supported. After receiving her 300 hr yoga certification with Modo Yoga in 2018 she continued to live and be inspired by their pillar: “Live to Learn” by diving deeper into her passion to work with children and families, completing her 95 hour kids’ yoga certification with Deven Sisler Yoga in Bend, Oregon.

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Liz Ryan

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Liz Ryan

Liz got certified to teach yoga in 2020, deep in the quiet of lockdown. As soon as it was safe to gather again, she started teaching in-person classes. She joined the Aditi community while pregnant with her first child. She teaches to build strength and community, to create space for breath and presence, and to support people in showing up for the rest of their lives with a little more ease. 

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Loriana Berman

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Loriana Berman

Loriana is a lifelong competitive athlete and is enthusiastic about all types of movement and exercise. She draws from her experience in sports, injury rehabilitation, and injury prevention training to make sessions fun, challenging, and functionally relevant. She strives to make each student feel welcome and supported by finding modifications that work for their bodies on any given day. Loriana has specialized training in coaching prenatal and postpartum people, and is an advocate for girls, women, and non-binary folks to help them feel strong, grounded, healthy, and capable throughout all the different phases of life. She is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, has a Prenatal Fitness Specialist Certification and a Postpartum Fitness Specialist Certification.

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Kim Didio

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Kim Didio

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 Hildebrandt

Andrea Hildebrandt

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.

Deirdre Wilcox

Deirdre Wilcox

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.

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Kathy Gorohoff

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Kathy Gorohoff

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.

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Darla Mosse

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Darla Mosse

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 Hammond

Frances Hammond

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.

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Joey Harris

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Joey Harris

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.

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Pauline Emerson-Hill

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Pauline Emerson-Hill

Pauline Emerson - Hill , Aditi’s Studio Director, is a passionate caregiver, wellness advocate, and community nurturer whose work is rooted in empathy, empowerment, and positivity. During her 12 years at Gene Juarez Spa, Pauline served as a manager, creating not only a warm and uplifting experience for clients, but also a supportive environment for employees. Pauline is deeply grateful to be part of the Aditi Yoga and Wellness community, where she continues to share her passion for healing, connection, and holistic well-being.

Karen Williams

Karen Williams

Karen has lived in Wallingford for 20 years.  In that time, she has been a committed volunteer with Seattle Public Schools and local non-profit, FamilyWorks.  She joined the Aditi family in August, 2024 as a front desk manager - and she's so glad she did! You can find Karen in the Studio, Monday, Wednesday and Friday where she strives to make each guest feel welcome and supported.

Kalika Robinson

Kalika Robinson

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