Hutch opened the Yoga Center of Los Gatos in 2001. A yogi, shaman and sage, he's been professionally involved with health, sports, consciousness and yoga for 38 years.  His authentic spirit, healing energy, wisdom, sense of humour and attention to individual needs make his classes unique. Trained in Sivananda style, Hutch is a fan of the Dynamic Yoga of Godfrey Devereux and honors the power of sitting in wisdom circles.  A Yale graduate, Hutch has lived transformation, excelling at several careers prior to opening the Yoga Center. For 20 years he was a television journalist in the Bay Area. He's run Community PR for the San Francisco Giants, produced Emmy award winning children's television programs and held numerous public service positions including serving as Mayor of Los Gatos. He is active in the ManKind Project (mkp.org) doing his own inner work and helping initiate men into their sacred masculinity.

Christina is registered with Yoga Alliance, receiving her instructor certification in 2008 from the Wilmington Yoga Center in North Carolina . Christina is a long-time devotee to yoga, actively practicing since the mid-1990s and continuing to expose herself to different styles, instructors and influences of yoga. She has practiced and absorbed tips with many yoga gurus across the globe, including Saul David Raye, Erich Shiffman, Scott Blossom, Kyra Ryder, “Hutch”, Tamal Dodge, Donna Gardner, and Kristin Cooper-Gulak … and considers her own style to include many nuggets from her teachers as well as what holds truest to her heart, vinyasa flow. Christina loves to provide the gift of yoga to others, including such specialty sessions as kids’ yoga, restorative yoga and laughing yoga, all in an effort to bring balance and authenticity to people living in our chaotic world.

Christina’s golden nugget of wisdom to yoga newbies is to embrace yoga for its ability to provide balance of mind, body & spirit; balance of love, compassion and strength.  These gifts will encompass and enrich your life! Namaste.

Daniella teaches Anusara-Inspired yoga. Her first teacher training was in the 8 Limbs Ashtanga tradition taught by Baba Hari Dass at the Mount Madonna Center in Northern California. She has now acheived the Inspired level in the Anusara yoga tradition.

Daniella leads yoga retreats each year internationally and in northern California.

Daniella's greatest teacher has been her own heart. It was her heart that lead her to the path of yoga. Since the first day she decided to step onto the mat, her strong dedication and passion has carried her to a place of renewal, healing, opening of the heart, expansion and gratitude. Now she continues to carry this passion and inspiration into her study of Anusara Yoga guiding her students into their own hearts, deepening their connection to their own healing, renewal, Spirit, innate goodness, beauty and authentic expression..

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Liz's class is filled with a loyal following of yogi's and yogini's who have gathered with her for years. If you would like to participate in this class, please know that space is limited. This class is for intermediate to advanced. If you are looking for a morning yoga class for a beginner, please check out our other awesome classes. We encourage you into your yoga practice in a way that meets you in this journey. Liz graduated from Mills College in 1996 with her Master of Fine Arts degree in Dance. Upon graduation, she performed with 2 local modern dance companies including Janlyn Dance Company and Margaret Wingrove Dance Company. She has been teaching Yoga, Dance and Movement classes throughout the Bay area for over 15 years. Her Yoga classes combine a unique flavor of Dance, Vinyasa (flow) and Power. Currently she is teaching at the Yoga Center of Los Gatos, as well as Santa Clara University and Evergreen Valley College. For additional information, please visit www.lizfalveydanceandyoga.com.

Theresa Stevens is an international Samba dance teacher and performer who has already helped tens of thousands of women and girls to love and appreciate their bodies and know their unique beauty. She is the creator of the Lose Weight By Dancing Program and the author of several health and beauty national programs for women and girls. Theresa loves Brazilian Samba Dance! She has studied Rio-style Samba and the spiritual dances of Brazil with master teachers in California, London, and Brazil! She plays the Brazilian bass drum called the surdo and loves to direct large-scale performances. You can catch Theresa dancing Samba with fire and on stilts! Her class is an open and welcome place to learn, get into BodyJoy, and celebrate the beauty of life, music, and dance! For more info....http://www.lovelightsamba.com/classes/

Sally studied with Ann Dyer and is a devoted student of Hatha and Nada (sound) yoga.  In April 2005 she completed her certification in "Yoga For The Special Child" with Sonia Sumars. This program opened her heart to helping kids with special needs find healing through yoga.  In June 09' she completed the Advanced Studies Program.

Yoga for the Special Child™ is a style of yoga that is gentle and therapeutic, safe for babies and children and teens with Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Microcephaly, Autism and other developmental disabilities. These methods also provide an effective

treatment for those diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder, ADHD and Learning Disabilities.

Helga started practicing yoga with her mother when she was just 3 years old. Now, after almost 30 years of practice, yoga has become an integral part of Helga'slife. Studying at UC Santa Cruz afforded Helga the opportunity to delve further into her yoga practice, surrounded by the majesty of the redwoods. After completing a Master's Degree from SFSU, Helga taught Foreign Languages for many years. After giving birth to her first child, Helga realized that she wanted to share the benefits of yoga with others, especially those aspects that facilitate labor. With extensive training in Integral Yoga, Helga is a certified Yoga Instructor. After the birth of her second child, Helga continued her training to become certified with Whole Birth Yoga Resources as well. Helga enjoys incorporating humor into her classes. Teaching children's and pre-natal yoga helps keep her youthful spirit vibrant. Helga's passion for teaching and yoga is evident in all of her classes.

Cain Carroll teaches yoga, meditation and self-healing worldwide. Since 1986, he has trained extensively under the guidance of known and hidden masters of yoga, Tantra, Taoism and Buddhism. His journeys have taken him to remote areas of India, China, Nepal, Tibet, Thailand and South America, where he received private instruction and initiation into many rare and powerful practices. Cain is author of  Partner Yoga: Making Contact for Physical, Emotional & Spiritual Growth (Rodale 2000), The Complete Book of Indian Mudras (Singing Dragon 2012), and three self-healing DVDs (Pain-Free Joints, Heal Neck & Shoulder Pain, and Digestive Power) . He served for two years as the Director of Yoga Teacher Training at Southwest Institute of Healing Arts (Tempe, AZ), and four years as Yoga Director and co-owner of Yoga Shala (Prescott, AZ). He is registered with the Yoga Alliance at the E-RYT 500 level. Visit: www.caincarroll.com

Dana Schwartz has been studying and teaching for 11 years. Her background includes Iyengar, Ashtanga in addition to other styles. Dana teaches a Vinyasa Flow class incorporating her years of study to create a safe environment for any practitioner to cultivate health and well being. Her grace and humor leads students through a challenging class while serving the individual needs of each practitioner. Dana teaches to adults and teens in the Los Gatos, Saratoga area where she lives w/her husband and 3 children. She volunteers at high schools, middle and elementary schools where she shares yoga with students, administrators and teachers. Her dream is to bring yoga to all primary and secondary schools.

ILorenzo's yoga practice has been a therapeutic response to heal chronic pains experienced since his teenage years.More recently, he was inspired to deepen his knowledge of yoga and participated in a yoga teacher training program at the White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara lead by Ganga White and Tracey Rich. Lorenzo tends to keep a pragmatic, fresh, holistic approach to his teaching, bringing into his flow yoga class functional techniques and ideas borrowed from other disciplines.