Kirk Hensler was raised in metro Detroit on a steady diet of meat, potatoes and team sports. As a competitive athlete, he relied on his speed, power and dominant attitude to excel. Years later, when he took up martial arts, he was tossed around a sweaty dojo for months by various women and children. One day, while horizontal on the mat, he had the profound realization that their patience and finesse quietly trumped his strength and aggression. This led to an exploration of ancient Eastern philosophies, which, in turn, led Kirk to Taiwan, where he taught English, studied martial arts and ate a lot of delicious and strange street food. The calm and patient Eastern lifestyle was contagious and comforting, and when Kirk returned to the US, he began applying what he'd learned to his Western, urban life and to his career as a personal trainer and martial arts instructor.

Kirk is a dedicated, eco-friendly human, with a joyful passion for yoga, surfing, hiking, and communicating. It is his firm belief that experience, science, research, and a little bit of intuition can reach a lot of people.

Trevor is a Vinyasa Yoga instructor with a 200-hour Yoga Alliance teaching certification through Philadelphia's Dhyana Yoga. His teaching is inspired by the energy body (Pranamaya kosha) and the "one breath, one movement" Vinyasa principle. Students are guided through a fluid physical practice with a playful sense of curiosity, encouraging constant development through exploration.

Helen started practicing yoga as a way of balancing out the craziness of life and now can't imagine going a day without it. After spending most of her life as a dancer, she was initially drawn to yoga by the physical benefits of the practice and the similarities to dance but quickly found herself returning for the total sense of calm and wellbeing that yoga delivers. Helen's goal is to help her students find peace and balance in their own lives through yoga. She teaches a fun and challenging vinyasa flow class, focusing on breath and alignment and incorporating creative sequences and adjustments to address each student's personal focus and goals. Helen is also a wellness consultant, nutritionist and wellness blogger (www.BalancingWellness.com).

After dabbling in organic gardening, integrative nutrition, and vegetarian cooking, Amber has finally found her life's passion in the Bheemashakti Yoga System. Through perseverance and dedication to this practice, she has radically transformed her body. She would love to help you do the same.

Meeshi Ravi has explored and taught various yoga/dance/movement arts for over 20 years. He has trained with masters of West African dance, Afro-Cuban dance, Lindy Hop Swing and Acro-Yoga. A yoga practitioner since 1989, he thought he "plateau-ed" in his yoga practice until he discovered the Bheemashakti Yoga System last year. Now at 44, Meeshi is stronger, happier and more flexible than ever before.

For Rachel, Yoga is a discipline of self-discovery. In every class, Rachel aims to leave students filled with the joy and peace that she experiences through her own yoga practice. She offers a blend of challenging, empowering and creative postures that reflect her knowledge and deep understanding of the body & the human experience. By encouraging introspection and self-inquiry, she hopes to help people connect to their own True Self.

Susi Reeder began practicing Kundalini and Hatha yoga with her mother and dance teacher at the downtown Orlando YMCA in 1998. These ladies inspired her to move with compassion and grace on and off the yoga mat. Today, she aims to do the same in her Yinyasa classes by creating community and complimenting the warm dancelike flow of Vinyasa practice with the cool quiet quality of Yin yoga.

For the last 2 years Jess has been teaching yoga in San Diego and is devoted to providing her students with a unique, uplifting and heart opening experience by connecting with their bodies. She integrates humor, wisdom, and a bit of quirkiness into her flows and invites people to safely and joyfully step out of their comfort zone and experience a new level of freedom and expression. Her background for training is Hatha and Vinyasa, and her classes are designed to challenge and engage both beginner and advanced practitioners. She continuously enjoys learning tools and techniques to deepen her own journey with yoga, finding the continuous balance of experiencing each class as both student and teacher.

For Rachel, Yoga is a discipline of self-discovery. In every class, Rachel aims to leave students filled with the joy and peace that she experiences through her own yoga practice. She offers a blend of challenging, empowering and creative postures that reflect her knowledge and deep understanding of the body & the human experience. By encouraging introspection and self-inquiry, she hopes to help people connect to their own True Self.

Sarah Clark hales from the splendor of New York City streets. NYC was the place where she fell in deeply in love with the practice, went on to teach tons of Yoga (mostly at OM Yoga Center, New York University, and Dance New Amsterdam), and danced her face off in many a modern dance company. But after six plus years of some serious East Coast urban grind, it was time for the next big adventure on the West Coast. She arrived to San Diego and a whole new way of being on the 4th of July, 2011.

Sarah is smitten by the Yoga practice and feels tremendous gratitude for the chance to share its profound benefits with her students. Her classes employ thoughtful sequencing, rich with physical precision and nuance, while creating an environment that is compassionate, spacious, and full of light-hearted curiosity. While empowering students through very physical embodiment, Sarah aims that students have a look at their minds, encouraging practitioners to observe all of their layers during their practice, so that they might more honestly infuse their practice (read:life) with their deepest values over time.

Sharyn's classes are appropriate for all levels. They are guided by mantra and breath, with a focus on stretching, building strength, inner fire, mindfulness, and joy! She gives both verbal and hands on adjustments to ensure everyone is practicing with safe alignment. As a student from teachers around the world, Sharyn has experienced a wide array of yoga 'styles', yet has come to recognize that the most important aspect is connecting to the inner teacher. Through her classes, she aims to support a conscious, empowered, and happy community by facilitating a peaceful state of mind through yoga.

Originally from Long Beach, California, Jonathan worked as a nurse for seven years specializing in pediatric bone marrow transplant and oncology. While working as a licensed massage therapist he was inspired to practice and study yoga. He became a certified instructor at White Lotus Foundation in Santa Barbara.He then taught vinyasa flow yoga classes in San Diego.

During his first trip to India in 2004 he aimed to deepen his practice, which included studying Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga with Pattabi Jois in Mysore. Even with regular practice Jonathan found it difficult to increase his flexibility and strength. He remained open to other styles of yoga, but did not find an asana practice that helped him to improve to an advanced level. On his next trip to India he studied different styles of yoga including Iyengar yoga and Hatha yoga.