Teya
Teya started doing yoga in 2008 and has slowly grown her practice since. Teaching was something she never considered before her yogi friend told her she should give it a try in 2017. She quickly fell in love with teaching and has continued to do it ever since.
She has experience teaching over 140 hours of vinyasa yoga and power yoga in addition 100 hours of other group fitness classes such as cycling and strength training. Her mat practice went to the air when she attended her first aerial yoga class in 2019.
After returning to Arizona the following year, she decided to get her 200-hour yoga teacher training with Uplifted Yoga and shortly after she decided to do the 50-hour Aerial Yoga Teacher Training at Desert Sun Yoga. She is so excited to be a part of the Healing Space community, have fun and continue to learn and teach all that aerial yoga has to offer.
Heather
Heather is beyond blessed to LOVE, SERVE and INSPIRE her family and community as a Christ-centered Yoga Teacher, Retreat Leader, Holy Fire® III Karuna Reiki® Master, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and contributing author.
Her holistic yoga sessions are engaging and rejuvenating, leaving one feeling balanced and inspired. Heather’s busy life as a wife, mother, and guide encourages her to find the pause — embracing every moment of connection, presence, and peace.
A passionate, yet simple girl at heart, you can find Heather breathing in another radiant Arizona sunrise or sunset.
Paige
Paige began her yoga journey in 2017 as a student in downtown Phoenix. Immediately falling in love with this community, she knew she wanted to share her passion for yoga with others. She fully believes that yoga is for Anybody, and that this practice can be healing to both the mind and body. She is passionate about helping others explore their yoga practice and supporting her students in finding what they’re yearning for throughout their yoga journey.
Paige has a master’s degree in Counseling with a focus in Trauma counseling. Knowing how important movement is for the healing process, she completed her 50-hour Trauma Informed YTT, and 25-hour Trauma Sensitive Restorative YTT with Eleanor Bramwell, the founder of BodyWise Foundation. Finding a deeper love with the teaching side of yoga, Paige further completed her 25-hour Aerial YTT with Holly Dodsin, owner of Three Queens Circus, and her 200-hour YTT with Vanessa Running, owner of Twine Yoga School.
Falling in love with Reiki and its infinite power and wisdom that can heal the mental, emotional, and physical state, Paige recently completed her Level 1 and 2 Reiki practitioner training, believing that Reiki is an art both healing to oneself and of others.
Emily
I Practiced yoga sporadically for years until 2015 when a beautiful studio opened in my neighborhood. There I discovered I could feel deep peace, selflove and acceptance.
I struggled for years after a breast cancer diagnosis at 29 and a life-long battle with my weight. I decided I wanted to teach to help breast cancer patient/ survivors and represent bigger-bodied yogis. I completed my 500- hour teacher training in 2012 and a sound practitioner training in 2022. I love to combine sound with my yoga classes, which include gentle flow, restorative, chair, Yin, and Yoga Nidra.
Life is not perfect, and I’m not perfect. But I believe yoga can change your life for the better and bring joy and opiumism to every body.
Much love,
Emily
Mercy
I am a 24 year old Arizona born and raised Yoga instructor.
I began using the tools of Yoga in high school to help cope with my mental health challenges. Now I am grateful to be able to teach my love for yoga to all people of different walks of life.
I graduated with my YTT 200 hr program through Yoga Pura and also have a Certification in Restorative Yoga. Can't wait to see you in the studio and share my passion for yoga!
Alonso
Arizona native ,at a crucial turning point in my life, I made the decision to embark on a dedicated journey of yoga practice. This transformative choice has had a deep impact on every aspect of my life. With my focus primarily on vinyasa-based flow, I completed my training during the winter of 2022, and I conducted my inaugural class on Valentine's Day in 2023.
My teaching philosophy revolves around the essential elements of alignment, breath, and fostering a profound connection with one's own body. I firmly believe that human potential knows no bounds, as long as individuals possess unwavering self-trust. Consequently, I passionately encourage my students to safely explore their personal boundaries, embracing challenges as opportunities for growth, while simultaneously cultivating a positive inner dialogue that serves as a catalyst for overcoming self-imposed limitations.
In my classes, you can anticipate a nurturing environment that promotes encouragement and authenticity, allowing you to truly be yourself. By the conclusion of each session, you will experience a deep sense of contentment and inner peace that can only be described as blissful.
Jenn
Jenn Started her journey with yoga way back in 2007 taking her first in person class. Life has taken her on and off her mat over the last 17 years but she has reconnected to her practice on a deeper level over the past few years.
Jenn completed a 200 hr. YTT in San Diego in 2016 and went on to teach yoga on the beach at The Catamaran and taught private corporate classes during her time in San Diego. After returning to Arizona in 2021 she knew she wanted to reconnect to her personal practice and was eager to participate in the 200 hr. training with Yoga Pura.
Yoga has helped her navigate the hardest time of her life and kept her mind in a healthy place and she loves to share that tool with others. Jenn understands how profound a yoga practice can be not just to feel good in the body but to liberate the mind from struggles and to find inner peace.
She has a wide variety of offerings from different types of asana practices such as vinyasa, yin and restorative practices, as well as Yoga Nidra meditation, facilitating Cacao ceremonies, and sound baths.
Magda
Magda discovered her love for movement in 2010 with her first pole fitness class, a transformative experience that showed her how movement could be both fun and empowering. This passion eventually led her to become a personal trainer and aerial instructor, teaching at a circus studio for six years, where her love for the movement arts deepened.
In addition to her love of gravity defying hobbies, Magda now works as a Licensed Associate Counselor, specializing in trauma, anxiety and ADHD. She has a deep passion for Internal Family Systems (IFS) and integrative healing practices. She is also an avid musician and certified sound healer.
Magda is constantly exploring the intersection of creativity, humanity and personal growth. She brings a holistic and friendly approach to her classes, blending strength, flexibility, and self-expression to create a nurturing and down to earth environment for all levels.
Joy
Joy has over 30 years of experience in dance and movement. She believe that Belly dancing connects women to their body, mind and spirit. When a woman feels beautiful and one with her body she is able to gain confidence and control of her body.
There are fluid movements in belly dancing that loosens up the hips, pelvis and over body, and there are also rigid movements that tighten. She is really looking forward to a beautiful journey with you all!