Bindu Yoga Studio in Del Mar

Bethany Orheim

Bethany is a devout student and teacher of Prana Flow Yoga and the owner of Bindu Yoga Studio. Bethany’s teaching style is inspired by her life’s experience of living near the ocean and studying yoga for the past ten years. Bethany offers a liberated, dynamic approach to yoga and intuitively guides her students to surrender to pure consciousness while allowing the ecstatic wave of breath and movement to harmonize within the physical body.

Bethany is deeply honored to assist her teacher, Prana Flow Goddess, Shiva Rea in workshops, retreats, and teacher trainings around the world. She has deepened her understanding of the lineage of yoga by completing certifications in Prana Flow, Vinyasa Flow, Pre-Post Natal, Yoga Trance Dance, and Ayurveda.

Bethany embodies the teachings of flow and brings incredible love, passion, and healing into each sadhana. She gracefully invites her students to treat each asana as a mudra, and to find balance between intense strength and complete surrender while remaining open to the limitless possibilities of Prana. Connect with Bethany in the flow www.bethany-yoga.com.

Alice Kong

Alice moved to San Diego ten years ago with a deep appreciation and love for life. She came to Yoga after a challenging pregnancy that left her with extreme back pain. Her experience was transformative, both physically and spiritually. Not only did the pain vanish almost immediately, but with each class she came to appreciate the other emotional benefits of Yoga in her life. She has since vowed to share the practice of Yoga with others. Alice started teaching Yoga in the spring of 2010, working with students of all ages, backgrounds, and levels of fitness. She completed a 200-hour teacher training in Vinyasa Yoga; her own teacher, Katie Brauer, described Alice as “an authentic Yoga teacher who teaches from the heart.” As part of her practice, Alice aspires to make spiritual connections with her students. With love and compassion, she will guide you in a heartfelt Vinyasa flow through the asanas. Namaste.

Aubrey Hackman

Aubrey Hackman is a certified Jivamukti instructor and founder of the Telluride Yoga Festival. Aubrey has made it her life’s work to find excellent teachers and to bring that quality of instruction to others whether through her teaching or yoga festivals. Her classes range from rigorous, alignment based vinyasa, to therapeutic restoratives created for special needs.

Cindy Lee

Cindy is foremost and always a student of yoga and secondly an instructor. Cindy received her 800-hour Hatha Yoga Teacher certification from Moksha Yoga Canada (member of the Yoga Alliance); pioneers of environmentally conscious hot yoga studios. Cindy is honoured to be one of the instructors in the Natural Healing Institute’s (Encinitas, California) Yoga Instructor Certification program as well as assistant instructor in their Massage Technician program. She continues her yoga education through studies in the ancient yoga texts, participating in trainings and workshops and a daily personal practice. Cindy combines her yoga instruction with other healing modalities including Reiki, Zen Touch Shiatsu, aromatherapy, energy work, massage and Thai yoga therapy. Cindy believes that through the synergy of nutrition, movement and positive intention we all have the power to heal ourselves. Her approach in a yoga class is one of “ahimsa” or compassion, first for yourself and then for others. With a smile in her heart, she touches all that cross her path. For more information about Cindy please visit her website http://www.sitaralee.com.

Danny Arguetty

Danny Arguetty, M.A., E-RYT 500, has studied and practiced extensively in the Kripalu and Anusara approach to yoga. He blends a mix of skillful alignment cues, playful postures, and creative vinyasa flows to facilitate a heart-opening journey of conscious inquiry. Danny links the potency of asana practice and nature to the possibility of living in the world with mindfulness, skillfulness, and heartfelt intent. He is a faculty member at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, a student of Rajanaka Shakta Tantra and has been involved yoga teacher trainings over the last 6 years. Arguetty is the author of Nourishing the Teacher: inquiries, contemplations & insights on the path of yoga, and is passionate about supporting yoga students in expanding their teaching practice on and off the mat.

Emily Potter

Heidi Schubert

Heidi Schubert Heidi is an energetic and positive young woman who continues to transform her life daily through yoga. She discovered her passion for yoga in her first year at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in 2005, searching for new ways to grow physically and mentally. She soon realized that her asana practice was not only a way to live a healthier lifestyle, but was bringing her closer to her true self.

After finishing her Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture in early 2010, Heidi decided to follow her heart and embark on a new path to Bali, Indonesia. Here she completed the 6-week, 230-hour teacher training that ignited her spiritual agni (fire) for yoga in a deeper way than she had expected. Heidi now teaches in the Vinyasa Flow, Ashtanga, and Hatha styles of yoga. She studies in the Krishnamacharya lineage as well as the eastern science of Ayurveda, working towards her 500-hour RYT.

Heidi hopes that by teaching yoga she can help others in their unique personal growth. She will guide you through your practice with the Ashtanga principle of linking movement with the breath, the movement as beads and the breath as the string that ties them together. It is with this principle that yoga becomes not just a fitness program, but a beautiful dance that shares energy with all those around us.

Katie Brauer

Katie Brauer is a teacher of Kripalu/Vinyasa Flow Yoga and a practitioner of Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy. Her introduction to Yoga came during her career as a Professional Snowboarder and her explorations continue to quench her thirst for knowledge and quest for Truth. As an ambassador for Lulu Lemon and owner of Bindu Yoga Studio , Katie ‘s committment is to inspiring people on and off their Yoga mats, and to live a life that is full of love and laughter.

Katie’s studies in the Kripalu and Krishnamacharya linage, Ayurveda, Bhakti, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy and somatic movement infuse her progressive approach to the embodiment of Yoga on and off the mat.

Known for her inspirational teaching style and ability to create a safe and sacred space, her classes are a blend dynamic movement infused with yoga philosophy, technical alignment and her heart felt humor she draws on her own life experiences, her many teachers and her numerous adventures around the globe to bring you a truly multi-dimensional practice and experience.

Originally from Sydney Australia, Katie is Certified as a Teacher of Kripalu Yoga, Vinyasa/Prana Flow, Pre/Post Natal Yoga, Journey Dance, and Yoga Trance Dance. A Certified practitioner of Thai Yoga Bodywork, Massage Therapy and Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy. She has also studied Reiki Level 1 & 2, Reflexology, Chi Nei Tsang, Qi Gong, Tai Chi and Shaolin Long Fist Kung Fu in China. She is Certified in Classical Pilates and studied Anatomy, Physiology and Functional Movement at University in Sydney, Australia. (A.C.P.E.) Katie teaches and leads workshops Internationally and throughout the USA. www.OpentoSource.com

Kenna Crouch

Kenna Crouch is a yogini and performing artist. She grew up dancing, primarily classical ballet, jazz and tap. In college, she expanded into contemporary dance and found yoga along the way. She now happily dedicates herself to these creative and complimentary fields of moving art. In addition to a Bachelor’s degree in Dance & Sociology from UC San Diego (‘08), Kenna has completed 200-hour teacher training with Sherry Schreck in the Anusara style. Kenna has taught yoga since the summer of 2008, gaining experience working with students from a range of ages and abilities in a number of environments. Kenna is also a professional modern dancer and teacher with the Patricia Rincon Dance Collective, with whom she performs through out San Diego. Nature, healing arts, music and meditation inspire Kenna’s yoga practice as well as her teaching… she blends many of these elements into her classes to deepen the connection between mind, body and spirit.

Kim Joy

Kim has a deep desire to give back to others what yoga has given to her.  She was introduced to yoga after receiving her Master’s degree in physical therapy in 1997.  Her evolution in yoga included several styles; beginning with Bikram and moving into Anusara, Anahata and Prana Vinyasa flow.  After seeking a more restful practice to balance her active classes and busy lifestyle, she began her study of Anjali Restorative yoga in 2005.  Through this nurturing, mindful restorative practice, her knowledge and love of yoga and meditation expanded, calling her to teach.  She was certified as a teacher of Anjali Restorative Yoga in 2007.  In 2009 she began assisting her teacher, the founder of Anjali, with teacher trainings.

Kim’s classes provide a space for profound rest, rejuvenation, healing and transformation.  By supporting the body with bolsters and blankets and supporting the mind with a gentle, uplifting guided meditation there is the creation of intentional rest, allowing students to tap into their own innate healing wisdom and evolve into the fullness of themselves.

Kristi Petersen

Kristi teaches a blend of Hatha Yoga, integrating Ashtanga, Iyengar, Kripalu and Kundalini into her practice. Her classes embody these principals and are then incorporated into a Vinyasa flow which is tailored towards her students needs. She believes in the invigorating power that yoga offers the mind, body and spirit.

Kristi Petersen is a San Diego native. She has spent most of her time near the ocean and has found a deep spiritual connection with it. After studying dance since the age of three, she found yoga as a deeper way of going inside and connecting with her one true self. After her first class she was hooked. When a car accident left her with fractured vertebrae she drew upon her knowledge of yoga to help heal and relieve the intense pain caused by her injuries.

She began her practice of yoga seven years ago and completed her Yoga Alliance certification through the Nosara Yoga Institute located in Nosara, Costa Rica. Her practice is inspired by the teachings of her instructors which include but are not limited to: Tim Miller, Shiva Rea, Don and Amba Stapleton, Stephen Cope, Jon Friend, Dharma Mittra and Ana Forrest. Kristi finds her journey as a student of yoga and life to be never ending. She is currently completing her B.A. in Psychology and is continuing her education in ayurveda, massage therapy, and nutrition.

Laura Munkholm

After 3 years of teaching Hatha and Vinyasa Flow Yoga, Laura felt drawn to explore the prenatal and postpartum yoga world. She trained with Yoga Well and Jolie Cash at Nature’s Whisper School of Yoga to obtain her prenatal certifications. The time preparing for childbirth is a beautiful and unique time in a woman’s life. She hopes to guide women through this exciting time by nurturing the body, mind and soul. It is an opportunity for women to retreat into a place of peace as they prepare to welcome a new life into the world. As the body changes through pregnancy, yoga can help alleviate the discomforts in the body and can be an outlet to connect more deeply to the soul within you. Laura wishes to offer women a space to connect with each other and learn about the prenatal experience. She would like to empower women by offering knowledge, body awareness and confidence that they can have to birthing experience they desire. Laura recently gave birth to a daughter, Hanna Sage, and is excited to be back in the birthing community! During her pregnancy she saw that she was able to incorporate Vinyasa Flow yoga with her growing belly. Her classes will offer gentle yoga options as well as an opportunity for women to flow and move in their bodies to create the strength they need for their birthing day.

Lauren Duke

Lauren began her training in San Francisco through the Yoga of devotion or Bhakti Yoga with Rusty Wells. She later lived within the community of the Nosara Yoga Institute in Nosara, Costa Rica where she studied and trained in interdisciplinary Yoga, Lauren says that, “Yoga is everywhere, we just need to wake up and see all of the beauty around us even in the most difficult shift or movements.” She has studied with Donn and Amba Stapleton of the Kripalu Institute and teaches a free flow class, full of energy, creativity and music that makes you want to move. “Movement is life. That is one thing that we can never deny ourselves.” She adheres that if the practitioner can just be open to whatever may be coming, then the practice of Yoga as life can be simple yet profoundly satisfying. Lauren’s classes provide a platform for growth. Guided by the energy of the group her classes can be rigorous or slow and deep. She encourages that students listen to where their bodies and minds are at in any given moment. This inquiry is the foundation of Yoga. Knowing that yoga can help people to break down the boundaries that they have created around themselves and reignite their own fire and love within. It is not until we separate from everything else, that we can then find union.

Marni Sclaroff

Marni Sclaroff teaches Anusara Inspired Yoga, Vinyasa, and she is certified to teach Jivamukti Yoga. With over 16 years of study and practice, and 11 years of teaching, Marni has devoted her life to cultivating a diverse and deep well of wisdom to share with her students.  In 2000, she received a Masters in Art Education, which helped shape her unique perspective on the art of teaching yoga. As an artist, she is inspired by the way that yoga attunes us to the creative pulse of the Universe, and how it gives us the tools to awaken to each precious moment of our lives.  Her teaching is also influenced by her love of nature and music, her many years of performing as a professional bellydancer, and her own process of healing and awakening. Marni has appeared on the cover of Yoga Journal Magazine and she was featured in the DVD, “Yoga for Total Back Care”. She now resides in Encinitas, and travels all over the world teaching workshops, teacher trainings, leading retreats, and sharing yoga with the global community.

Mitch Gerber

Mitch Gerber teaches Falun Dafa, also know as Falun Gong. Mitch believes that everything happens for a reason and we are all searching for unconditional peace and happiness within our hearts. Mitch practices and shares this amazing Chinese meditation and spiritual discipline as a way to connect to the Divine and uplift the soul.

Sarah Nelson

Shortly after the birth of her daughter, Sarah completed her first yoga training with Rainbow Kids Yoga and immediately began introducing asana, meditation and breathing techniques to her two children Austin(10) and Olivia(2). Sarah has completed a 200-Hour Teacher Training with Yogaworks and Next Generation Yoga’s 8-13 year old training. It is Sarah’s life goal to work with children all the way from their mamas belly up to their teen years. With a true passion in children’s health and a positive outlook for our planet’s future, Sarah teaches kids in a fun and upbeat style that will keep your kids coming back for more.

Summer Bates

Summer’s first experience in a Hatha Yoga class illuminated the path she would then embark on. Realizing her Dharma was to teach Yoga she relocated to Encinitas from Virginia Beach, VA and began to deepen her yoga practice.

Recently having completed her formal 200hr anusara based training with the beautiful Sherry Schreck, in March 2010. Summer has also studied various styles of hot yoga, vinyasa flows, jivamukti, and anusara.

Relatively new to teaching (in this lifetime) Summer offers a vibrant and open hearted approach to your Yoga practice. Through movement and music (didgeridoos and various instruments) you will experience asanas incorporating pranayama, meditation, and chanting deeply rooted in compassion and a pure love for yoga.

Tim Flood

Tim Flood brings to Bindu his gift of music. He plays at different events including Yoga Flow with Live Music on Sundays. Tim plays music from and for the soul. A talented multi-instrumentalist with a special love for the guitar, Tim has been making music for more than 20 years. Influenced by his love for nature, people, yoga and Love itself. He recently recorded and released a new EP, “All Beauty Surrounds.” When he’s not making music or practicing yoga, Tim can be found riding the waves and loving the Earth. If Tim isn’t at the front of class strumming his guitar there is a great chance he is on the mat next to you in downward dog. A devoted Yogi and a talented musician as a community we are grateful to have him in our kula.

Questa Li

Questa Li began her yogic journey over ten years ago, drawn to its transformative potential for body, mind, and spirit, and to the deep connection to Source that it brought to her. She has studied many different styles of yoga & meditation, and has completed the 200 hour teacher training in Anusara Yoga. Questa specializes in teaching yoga as a tool for growth, healing, self-empowerment and transformation. Her classes utilize movement and meditation as a path to discovering each person’s unique beauty and inner light, and empowering the divine within.

Xenia Brat

I had my first ‘real’ yoga class during a Fasting Retreat. It was Ashtanga. I don’t know if it was truly the class or the lack of nutrients. But, after class I remember feeling happy, lightheaded, and most certainly wanting more. Since then I have completed teacher trainings in Kripalu yoga, Bhakti Flow, and Power Vinyasa. I’ve had the opportunity to learn from great teachers like Baron Baptiste, Ana Forrest, Duncan Wong, Janet Stone, and my primary teacher and source of inspiration Rusty Wells. I have been teaching yoga for eight years. Practicing yoga has empowered me to make some radical decisions in my life. By “radical”, I mean out of my comfort zone, which borders on safety and certainty. Yoga has taught me to explore my edge, color outside the lines, and every so often, just Be Unreasonable. Most recently, I decided to quit my Senior-level Web Developer job with the State to fulfill my dream of becoming a yoga teacher full time. While I’m at it, I figured I might as well up the ante by moving to a town where I don’t know anybody. Sunny San Diego it is. (I’m not completely insane!) For years, I have been teaching, “Do what you Love”; the time has come to walk this talk.