Category Archives: Teacher Bio

The Owner & Director of Yoga Loft, Justin stepped onto the mat for the first time 17 years ago and immediately felt that he had found his way home. Years of anxiety, depression, and feeling uncomfortable in his body he quickly experienced the transformation that the practice of yoga is capable of bringing to our...

Rian grew up on the Big Island of Hawaii in a small town called Waikoloa and currently resides in Manhattan Beach, CA. From a very young age, he found a passion for art and performance. His parents strongly cultivated that passion as they encouraged him to explore new ways of self-expression and creativity continually. Whether...

A lifelong athlete, dancer, and lover of the outdoors, Lindsey found a strong attraction to Yoga. After graduating from the SDSU Hospitality program class of 2007, Lindsey moved to New York City to pursue a career with W Hotels. It was in those high-intensity New York years that the yoga practice served as her equalizer...

Hannah grew up in Chicago, moved out west to San Francisco six years ago, and has now spent the last two years in the Los Angeles/South Bay area. Hannah found yoga initially to ‘work out’ and balance her busy graduate school schedule, but it quickly became a much deeper practice. She became so convinced of...

Matt grew up in the South and Midwest playing whatever sport was in season. Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Football, and Hockey. He ran Track and played golf while at Wheaton College in Chicago and graduated with a BA in Business and Economics. After a successful climb up the corporate ladder in the Minneapolis/Chicago area he gave...