🐚North Shore, Oahu Aug. 18-23 🐚 The last time I was in the north shore of Oahu, was the first time I had ever booked a one way ticket. My friend @ursuchabeach saw the state I was in and told me to get on a plane and get out of venice. Another fr
NorCal hometown appreciation post Some of my favorite moments from the last 6 months When these are your roots, it’s easy to have wings 🪶
Our 8th retreat in Jose Ignacio, Uruguay and this place is the gift that keeps on giving. Always reminding me that synchronicity still exists, simplicity still fulfills, open arms and wide smiles are still there to greet, untouched nature is still

about Heather

 

Originally from Bolinas, California, Heather has been teaching yoga since 2003.

In 2019, she began pursuing her PhD in Clinical Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute. She completed coursework in 2022, and is currently working towards licensure as a clinical trainee at the Wright Institute of Los Angeles. Heather is also part of the team at Thrive SLO as a psychological associate (PSB 94027314) under the supervision of Dr. Hannah Roberts (PSY27352), and can be contacted there for telehealth therapy sessions.

In 2012, she co-founded Yoga For Bad People with Katelin Sisson, a company focused on leading retreats worldwide.

Heather lived in NYC from 2000  - 2015, and now resides in Venice Beach, California.

She began teaching yoga after completing the Jivamukti Teacher Training with Sharon Gannon and David Life while finishing her bachelors at Tisch School of the Arts, at New York University. In 2008, she completed the 800-hour Advanced Certification with Jivamukti. In 2009, she has added a more Iyengar based approach to yoga based on her studies with Colleen Saidman and Rodney Yee at the Yoga Shanti 300-hour teacher training in 2010, which she later assisted as a mentor, and taught as a lead teacher.

Heather has trained numerous teachers at Pure Yoga, The Shala, Yoga Vida and Yoga Shanti as a mentor and has been a contributing member of their respective teacher training programs. From 2012-2015, she revised the 200 hour Yoga Vida Teacher Training and Mentorship Curriculum, as well as developed the 300 hour Advanced Teacher Training Program for Yoga Vida while acting as Yoga Director. She continues to advise and contribute to curriculum in various studios.

She is registered with Yoga Alliance as a 500 hour E-RYT.

She was recognized by Yoga Journal as one of the 50 innovators changing the game of the wellness industry, and held their cover for the January/February 2017 issue.

Her classes integrate alignment based vinyasa sequences with meditation, chanting, good music and spiritual philosophy. She is known for her sincerity, sweetness, humor, enthusiasm and ability to have fun.

She is also a senior teacher of The Class developed by Taryn Toomey.