Hutch is the founder and owner of the Yoga Center of Los Gatos. He has been professionally involved with health, consciousness and yoga for more than 35 years.  His uplifting spirit, healing energy, shaman-elder wisdom, sense of humour and attention to individual needs make his classes a unique experience. His practice is based on Shamanism, Raja Yoga in the Sivananda lineage, the Dynamic Yoga of Godfrey Devereux and sitting in wisdom circles.  A Yale graduate, Hutch has lived transformation, excelling at several careers prior to opening the Yoga Center in April of 2001. 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.

(ON SABBATICAL) 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 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 fitness, yoga and movement classes throughout the Bay area in both the Corporate and Private Studio setting. Currently, she teaches at Cisco Systems, IBM, Evergreen Community College, Los Gatos Yoga Center, and Gold's Gym. Her Yoga classes combine a unique flavor of dance, vinyasa (flow) and power.

Michelle is certified as a personal trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine and the American Council on Exercise, and completed her 200 RYT yoga teacher training in at Samasati, Costa Rica, with Marianne Wells.

She is a knowledgeable and intuitive fitness professional with 13 years training and coaching experience, and an experienced lifestyle coach; drawing from practical experience with many different health and fitness related issues.

Michelle currently has a successful personal training business and uses the properties of alignment, balance and core strength to teach a safe yoga practice.

Taking our yoga practice “off the mat” is one of the big themes in Michelle’s class.

Restorative yoga: reward, nurture & appreciate yourself!

Miranda is a Ph.D. traditional Chinese medicine.  She co-owns Six Harmonies Traditional Medicine offering Traditional Chinese Medicine, CranioSacral Therapy and Thai massage.  www.6harmonies.com

Pelin has been practicing yoga since 2000, when she turned to yoga as an alternative means of healing a back injury. Since then she has developed a passion for yoga and sharing her practice as a teacher. Pelin draws on 15 years of classical ballet and dance experience to create a dynamic class with a focus on strength, flexibility, and restoration of spirit. Pelin is trained in Vinyasa Flow and Power Yoga and has completed her 200 Hour Flow Teacher Training, accredited by the Yoga Alliance. Pelin complements her yogic spirit by also teaching Spinning at several local health clubs and is creator of "ZenCycle", a class which combines indoor cycling and yoga.

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.

Ellen Sande is a certified yoga and meditation instructor, who received her training from the American Yoga Academy and Kripalu. She is also a licensed psychotherapist specializing in women's health, trauma, couple's counseling, family therapy, and group work.

Joe Sarti, kinesiologist & exercise physiologist, is currently working/studying towards his doctoral in traditional chinese medicine. Joe is a health & wellness practitioner/consultant who works as a yoga teacher, life coach, strength & conditioning specialist, & nutritionist. Joe offers a way to live your life without limits through his guidance, support, inspiration & motivation. To learn more about Joe and his unique ability to help you transform, come to class.  The experience is far more valuable than words can describe.        www.fitnessjoe.com