Stella Samuel, Founder
Sessions with Stella will lead you to a well-deserved savasana! Her vinyasa/flow style creates a balanced routine with muscle toning, strength training, balancing, breath work, and meditation. Through the consistent practice of various postures and breath work, she hopes to lead you toward a place where the mind can be still and reconnect with breath with spirit. Learn more about Stella.
Alicia Johnson, Lead Instructor
It’s hard to say exactly how we end up in any one particular place in our lives. Looking back, it often seems a strange convergence of coincidences led us to exactly where we were always meant to be.
Alicia was first introduced to yoga in 1992 in Atlanta Georgia. It was a small class in the living room with no mats or music. At that time Alicia had no idea where the journey would take her. After many years of traveling & studying she met her first teacher Tim Thompson a classical Ashtanga teacher. The deeper Alicia delved into yoga, the more she realized that it transcended the mere physicality that had drawn her to it in the first place. Yoga opened a door to something greater.
Long story short, in 2002 she ditched all of her belongings and took off for Southeast Asia. In Hue, Northern Vietnam, she had the honor of being introduced to the Buddhist teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh. She was deeply moved by his simple, loving explanations of living and breathing mindfully. He opened her eyes to a whole new approach to not just yoga, but to life. On returning she continued her study of classical yoga, the eight-limbed practice and the yoga sutras. She is currently studying mysore with Noah and Kimberley Williams. She has also studied with Dharma Mittra, Dominic Corigliano, David Swenson, Melissa Margolin Shiva Rea, Rusty Wells, and many more wonderful teachers. Recently she completed a pre-natal training with Juliette Kurth at Silver Lake Yoga. She is also the founder of FarmAsana. a non-profit event raising money to save farm animals.
She teaches a challenging, strength building, vinyasa-style class that incorporates classical Ashtanga yoga principles. All levels are welcome, and there are modifications for the beginning student and variations for the advanced student. Most importantly, everyone is encouraged to have fun! Learn more about Alicia.
