Instructors
Shawn Green
Shawn is a California based Ashtanga teacher and owner of Om Shala Yoga studio. He is a long time student and current assistant to senior teacher David Garrigues and is honored to have worked with hundreds of students across three continents.
Peggy Profant
I first discovered yoga in 1979 at the tender age of 15. When my life veered off into low self esteem. It is my aim to clarify a deeper and compassionate connection to self, purpose, joy and inner sovereignty through the ancient practice of yoga combined with modern science.
Shemaia Skywater
Shemaia Skywater is a yogini with more Ethan 3 decade of yoga practice and teaching experience. She has been a student of Anusara Yoga since 2001. As well, she has spent 25 years exploring music as a healing force and regularly hosts sound healings here at the studio!
Skip Sumbera
After years of chasing healing and trying to fix myself, I discovered that true transformation comes from acceptance and meeting life directly, with presence, honesty, and courage. Now I guide others inward to integrate the deeper wisdom of their experience and discover the truth of who they are.
A Martens
Hi, I'm A (they/them)! My Hatha-based classes are appropriate for students healing from injuries, beginners, or long-time students looking to be re-inspired by the roots of their practice. I use use lots of props to modify poses and make them work for YOUR body.
Jillian Poree
It has taken years for me to realize yoga is a gift to be given and shared. I received my RYT 200 right here in Humboldt with the inspiring Jason Calsyn & amazing Yatri Sol by my side every step of the way with such compassionate, loving kindness.
Crystal Rose
I’ve been teaching yoga with the intention of creating a safe, inclusive space where students of all levels and ages can explore their truth and deepen their connection to mind, body, spirit, and community.
Jasmine Zenderland
Jasmine is a botanist, herbalist, and yoga instructor who teaches with a focus on breath, subtle energetic awareness, and the foundations of yogic philosophy. Her classes are accessible and supportive, integrating props and modifications to meet students where they are.
Emily Cooper-Hertel
Emily offers vinyasa classes that support alignment, build strength, and foster mental clarity. She teaches yoga with the intention of integrating breath and movement with greater seasonal, philosophical, and cultural connection.
Sasha Miksis
Sasha’s exuberant love for yoga shines through in every class she leads. With roots in Ashtanga and Baptiste Yoga, her classes are fiery yet grounding. She began her yoga journey in 2004 and in 2012 became an E-RYT certified Yoga Alliance instructor.
Tara Fulgenzi
Yoga and meditation has been an integral part of my life for as long as I can remember.
In 2014 I completed a 200hr YTT at Shambhava Yoga Konalani in Hawaii. Since then I have also completed a 300hr Advanced Teacher Training at Yandara Yoga Institute in Baja MX.
Laura Johnson
Laura is passionate about yoga as a radical, embodied practice of collective liberation, and she is delighted to reconnect with her Om Shala roots and offer a monthly community rest practice!
Serena Malkani
Serena Malkani, M.A., is a voice ritualist, world music recording artist, and Ayurvedic advisor whose work explores the voice as a pathway to vitality, connection and authentic expression.