Creating community on the path.

Founder & Instructor 

I am a newly single mother, artist, community member, and a natural born teacher (coming from an ancestral lineage of teachers). Through my personal experience, I’ve discovered how yoga can be a sacred self-healing practice and I encourage everyone to claim this power for themselves. These transformative practices can be accessible and comprehensive for all, and I strive to share it that way. My yogic offering is a dance between mindful movement and deep introspection. The most important aspect of my classes is integration- understanding how yoga relates to life OFF of the mat. Currently, my purpose is supporting whole families on the path and reaching people who are seeking a spiritual home. Students can expect to feel embraced by our Freedom Yoga community. 

Conscious Parenting and Dharma Teacher

Leah Mercado is a spiritual teacher and a practitioner of the healing arts for over 20 years. Her commitment as a teacher is to provide a safe and nurturing environment that facilitates communication and acceptance. Participants in her dharma and Conscious Parenting offerings will be invited to discuss, practice, and integrate this “dharma” in their everyday lives. 

Instructor

In yoga, Matt has found a place for health, friends, and community for 8 years. He enjoys that yoga is so multifaceted and provides so many things to an equally diverse population of practitioners. For him, yoga is a toolbox- it provides ways to deal with all types of stresses and situations both on and off the mat. 

It has become a great way to be authentically involved with his family. As many of his family members adopt ways to get and stay healthy, he gets to be a resource and uses yoga as a means for them to achieve their goals.

Instructor

I have been an enthusiastic yoga student for over 12 years and have transitioned from student to teacher when I completed the 500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program. Because of my desire to make yoga accessible to everyone, I enjoy teaching gentle and beginner level classes, emphasizing that everyone can benefit from the gift of yoga. 

In my classes, I love to combine Iyengar style sequencing, compassion-centered philosophy, and my playful spirit to help students deepen their practice. My hope is that you leave your mat feeling centered, rejuvenated, and fulfilled."

Yoga has inspired me to continue my inquisition in myself and others, cultivating a deep connection internally and externally. My yoga practice has transferred off the mat, resulting in healing my relationships with family members and myself.

Instructor

At first yoga was a means of getting a good work out, but it quickly evolved into so much more. My body not only craved the movement, but my mind needed the release from everyday life. I decided to deepen my practice by becoming a RYT 200 in 2018. Yoga helps me balance out my life and provides a place for me to breathe, move, and let go. My yoga practice helps clear my mind, refocus my energy, and helps me balance out my priorities in order to be a better wife and mom to my 5 kids. 

Instructor

My yoga practice has evolved over the two decades since I first stepped onto the mat.  After many starts, stops and restarts, yoga has played an important part in my own growth and transformation as a person, and a member of our community.  What began as rudimentary exercise, yoga, for me, has become more than simply the set of movements – yoga has become a place of contemplation and purpose, a place to discover wholeness and confidence that has helped me become a better parent and partner.  My aim is to offer you a class that is fun, builds physical and mental agility, inspires confidence, and is a place for contemplation and growth. I am excited to share my experiences and support you on your own journey on the mat and off.

Instructor

Aryn is a RYT-200 certified yoga instructor born and trained in the Bay Area with a background in dance and creative movement. She hopes to cultivate diverse dreamlands for folx to access a sense of play, reimagine freedom, and feel their aliveness through expansive breath and movement. She is passionate about discovering authenticity, exploring intuitive relationships, and feeling embodied to share our stories with the community. In class, she will offer her best to suggest props and safe variations for all bodies.

Instructor

It took a great deal of courage for me to come to the United States from Brazil in 2003. 

I discovered Yoga here and I fell in love with it. Yoga has changed my life in so many ways. I am more mindful of my body and mind. I have been healing my soul and aligning with my purpose every step on this journey.  

I feel blessed to be a part of the yoga community and I deeply believe the yoga journey is a self-transformational path toward healing.  

In my daily practices of yoga, meditation and mindfulness, I honor the profound truth and transformation I have experienced along with my journey.

I am offering you the same transformational gift of yoga that has filled my life with joy. I am dedicated to supporting your life's journey. Looking forward to the privilege of connecting with you.

Instructor

Yoga found me at a very low point in life, where I felt lost, disconnected, and emotionally overwhelmed. My commitment to my yoga practice was a catalyst for my personal growth and healing. It was my path back home to myself. I have a deep admiration for yoga’s ability to aid in transformation and am grateful to have found it when I needed it most. It is an honor to share this practice with others. My aim as a teacher is to offer a safe space for you to become present and tune in; to become stronger - both physically and mentally, and to deepen your connection with yourself - ultimately leading to greater self-awareness and confidence.

Instructor

I have been a certified yoga instructor since 2012, though I will always consider myself to be a lifelong student of yoga. 
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Yoga has provided me with a way to transcend the boundaries I've created for my own potential. To surrender to the present moment. To connect me back to my infinite, timeless, and divine Self. The yoga practice not only connects me to my place in the universe, but to all living beings. 

My classes incorporate pranayama, chanting, exploratory and anatomy focused asana, and encourage a moving and mindful meditation. With the breath as the anchor, you are able to move through the waves of the mind to get below the surface to the deep ocean of the Self. 

In practicing together, I hope to facilitate an experience to help you connect with YOUR divine heart and spirit.