Lisa Yi was born and raised in California and moved to New York to study at Columbia University, where she earned an MFA in 1987. Lisa has been practicing and studying yoga for seven years. In 2002 she started teaching and apprenticed under Kristin Leigh, one of the co-directors of the Shala Yoga Studio. Her classes incorporate and emphasize the steadiness of breath, the joy of song, and the release of mind and body. She recently traveled to Mysore where she studied and practiced with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and Sharath Rangaswamy. Lisa studies voice, both Hindustani style with Sanjukta Sen in New York and Carnatic style with Pandit Bhatavayappa in Mysore.

Michelle hails from Alabama. The need to find more balance between her New York City lifestyle and her southern roots led her to her yoga practice. An avid yoga practitioner for over seven years, Michelle is influenced by the Hatha, Anusara and OM traditions. She loves the clarity of mind yoga gives her and the willingness to live more fully in each moment. Michelle is certified through the Yoga Alliance.

A student of hatha yoga since 1995, Narween completed her Anusara teacher training at City Yoga in 2002 and began teaching immediately upon graduating. She was part time faculty in the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition at The California State University, Los Angeles.In 2004 she deepened her practice and studies by traveling to South Asia. She spent four months living at Gurudev Siddha Peeth, the Indian ashram of her Guru, Swami Chidvilasananda.
In late 2004 Narween returned to the US and relocated to New York City.Narween teaches meditation, vinyasa, hatha yoga, restorative yoga and pilates for private clients and at various Manhattan locations. She leads workshops and retreats within the US and internationally. Narween travels to India whenever possible to continue her studies and to visit the ashram of her beloved Guru, Swami Chidvilasananda.

Johan Montijano, French native, moved to New York City after extensively traveling through Europe, Asia, South America and the United States.
After his first Yoga class Johan finally found what he was looking for, understanding that everything he needed was within.
The purpose of Yoga for Johan is to be present every single moment, accept and embrace life as a learning experience.
His classes focus on linking movement and breath to create more space in the body and mind. Johan strives to teach what he has learned to others while actively learning from those he teaches.

Lya started practicing Hatha yoga on her own in Mexico. When she moved to the U.S. in 2002 she began studying other styles of yoga under several different teachers. Lya received her teacher’s certification with Dharma Mittra. Her class combines everything she has learned from Ashtanga Vinyasa, Hatha/Raja and Anusara. It also incorporates techniques Lya has learned from other physical practices such as modern dance and aerial acrobatics only to support the process of body awareness which, combined with an incessant breath practice, can open the gate to a dialogue between the mind and the body in preparation for the spiritual practice of yoga.