Amanda has been an avid practitioner of yoga for 28 years. She started with hot yoga at 18 years old to bounce back from an accident that crushed a lower vertebrae, and has been hooked on its healing powers ever since. Over the years she has enjoyed discovering even more depth in her practice through a variety of styles as well as breathwork and meditation. She was initiated into the tradition of Transcendental Meditation in 2019 and completed a 200 hour teacher training at Twist in Edmonds in 2025. She now guides private and small group Breathwork journeys and has taught vinyasa, yin and hatha at various studios in the Seattle area.

Stephanie is a former corporate bee turned yoga teacher and fitness professional. She completed her first yoga teacher training at Be Luminous in 2022 and hasn’t looked back. She is certified in Baptiste Power Yoga, Rocket Vinyasa, Yin, and Prenatal/Postpartum yoga. These days, she mostly practices Ashtanga, which she values for its rigor, discipline, and emphasis on breath and alignment. Stephanie is also a NASM-certified personal trainer.

Audra is an LMP, Certified Hypnotherapist, yoga instructor, Hypnobirth Instructor, & doula. She offers clients a holistic approach, designed to nurture your whole being: body, mind and spirit; connecting as one, working for your higher good with purpose.  

Lexie has 10 years experience teaching in Early Childhood Education! She works with children and families experiencing different forms of trauma. She is new to teaching kids yoga, but is experienced showing up for children and the community. She completed her 200hr YTT in 2025 along with her Kids Yoga Training & Prenatal Yoga Training in 2026!

Liz has been practicing yoga for over ten years and teaching since 2020. She is a 500-hour certified yoga teacher who is passionate about creating inclusive and empowering spaces in her classes. Students can expect welcoming sessions that range from high-energy to restorative, but with the goal to cultivate a sense of grounding in all her classes.

Niaja is a yin yoga instructor passionate about creating nurturing spaces for her students through mindful movement, breathwork, and restorative care. Her approach to yin yoga emphasizes nervous system regulation, deep rest, fascia release, grounding, and embodiment throughout pregnancy, postpartum, and in daily life, through gentle movement, guided rest, hip-opening postures, breath awareness, and nervous system support.

Rachel recently completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training through Grinning Yogi, with a focus on vinyasa yoga. As a mom of three young children, she spent many of her pregnancy and postpartum years at Aditi, where yoga helped her prepare for birth, navigate the physical challenges of motherhood, and find moments of calm in busy seasons of life. She is grateful to now teach in the community that supported her through those years and to carry forward the legacy of Julie, whose warmth and impact continue to be felt throughout Aditi.

I completed my 200 hour Hatha and Vinyasa yoga teacher training at House of Om in Ubud, Bali. After moving from Australia to Seattle, I began babysitting for family members and quickly saw how much kids benefit from having fun with intentional movement. That inspired me to complete a 25 hour Kids Yoga Teacher Training with SKY. Now, I combine my love of movement and play to create yoga classes that give kids an outlet for energy, imagination, and self-expression, outside the structure of traditional sports

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, 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.

Danielle is a Ballard mom of two and certified children’s yoga instructor. She has been been practicing yoga for over a decade, teaching kids yoga for two years, and utilizing yoga and mindfulness in her parenting for five years. She is passionate about sharing yoga as a joyful movement and mindfulness practice which promotes children’s joy, strength, and resilience.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

Clarissa has over two decades of experience in the yoga world. She has completed two 200-hour teacher training programs one in 1999 and the other in 2011. With this wealth of experience, she is able to infuse her classes with her intuitive knowledge about the body and its relationship to the poses.

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.

Sally teaches mindful, fluid, alignment based yoga linking breath with movement. Teaching with compassion, acceptance, and humor, she encourages students to honor their own body and own experience, while cultivating inner awareness. Sally is a certified RYT 500 level teacher.

Suzette has been a yoga practitioner in Seattle for over 20 years. Shaped by her initial training in the Viniyoga tradition, Suzette’s Hatha teaching style takes a more gentle and therapeutic approach. Although she enjoys teaching all levels, her primary love is working with prenatal and postnatal women. Suzette is registered with Yoga Alliance at E-RYT 200, RYT 500 and RPYT 500 level.

Valerie is interested in helping students find body-mind connection through a fun, holistic practice. She has 18 years of teaching experience in various styles of yoga including pre & postnatal. She loves sharing yogic wisdom to support the challenges of the perinatal cycle and early parenthood. Her instruction is culturally competent, trauma-informed and inclusive.

Tara achieved her barre certification through Barre Above in 2017, and her 200 hour yoga teacher certification through The Samarya Center for Integrated Movement Therapy and Ashtanga in 2011. In addition to barre, Tara also teaches Aditi Strong, for students who want strength training without the gym membership. She approaches her classes with a playful energy, challenging her students, while celebrating their effort.

Monique (Moni) McFadden is a mother, yogi, teacher, and artist. She was introduced to yoga by her husband David in 1992. She found herself on the mat more seriously after dealing with lower back issues during and after pregnancy. After teaching English to adults for 20 years, Moni decided to combine her passions for teaching and yoga and completed her 200-Hour Teacher Training at Whole Life Yoga. She is registered with Yoga Alliance, and she completed the Pre/Postnatal Teacher Training with 8 Limbs Yoga in Seattle.