Katie discovered the healing power of yoga when she was in high school, and has been a devoted practitioner ever since. She did her first teacher training with Maty Ezraty and Lisa Walford at Yogaworks in 2004. Other primary teachers of Katie’s include Seane Corn, Annie Carpenter, and Stephanie Snyder. The bulk of her yoga background is in Vinyasa flow and Ashtanga yoga, although she continues to explore many styles of yoga, all of which influence her teaching. These include Anusara and Shadow yoga. Katie’s classes also draw on her passions for yoga philosophy, music, social justice, and Humanistic and Jungian psychology. Katie’s classes are open to students of all experience levels, and are challenging but playful, as she encourages students to listen to their bodies and find their own unique expressions of the practice. Katie is an active member of the Off the Mat, Into the World community and facilitates leadership programs about yoga and activism. In addition to teaching yoga she is a musician, and has also recently begun studying Kirtan. Katie strives to empower people to find and manifest purpose and meaning in their lives in the ways best for them.
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Sara stepped onto the mat when she was fifteen years old and was allured by its ability to bring her sustained feelings of peace and joy. Following more than a decade of personal practice in various yogic traditions she received her 200-hour level teacher training certification in the Spring of 2009 with Kathleen Hunt of Samadhi Yoga in Seattle.  The 6-month long training gave her a solid foundation in Hatha, Vinyasa, Restorative, and Pre-Natal class instruction. Sara teaches Hatha flow classes that focus on breath and alignment, and encourage grace and playfulness. She also believes yoga should be accessible to all people, and co-founded a donation-based yoga collective in Oakland, East Bay Community Yoga. Sara loves to keep her teaching skills fresh by participating in workshops, such as a one completed in the Art of Physical Yoga Assists with Jill Abelson at Yoga Tree. Recently her interest in mind-body-spirit health carried her to receive an M.A. in Integrative Health from California Institute of Integral Studies. She is now a certified Wellness Coach and Herbalist with interest in working with individuals and groups. Visit her websites, www.sarahaston.weebly.com  Email her at sarahaston@gmail.com. 

Crystal Haviland has always had a deep desire to learn about the human condition and an attraction to holistic approaches to health and transformation.  She is a student of psychology with several years of counseling experience and a student of yoga with a sincere interest in helping to facilitate healthier people, healthier communities and a healthier world. After several years of serious practice Crystal took part in and completed the 200-hour certification through Barefoot Movement’s Flow Yoga Teacher Training studying under Leah Gillman, Carrie Adams, Ambika Selvan and Robert Brooke. Crystal’s classes are even-paced dynamic Hatha  classes with an emphasis on breath and posure. Learn to inhabit your body and calm your mind. Explore yourself in a safe and compassionate environment and build strength as your mind and body transform those old patterns into infinite possibilities.