Yoga Instructors

	Sati Ah began her path of yoga during an extended trip to India in 1991. Since then she educated herself by becoming teacher trained in 4 yoga and 2 esoteric traditions. Due to her deep love of yoga she embarked on a journey of sharing her knowledge and experience with others. This journey has led her teach yoga both nationally (CA, CO, NJ) and internationally (England, Australia). She has now settled in the Long Beach area and is teaching classes at Escape Above. Sati is certified with the International Yoga Alliance as ERYT 500 level with over 5000 hours yoga teaching experience.
	Laura Gale started practicing yoga as a form of cross training while training for her first marathon, and soon grew to appreciate the calming and centering effects it had on her life outside of running. As a social worker working with trauma issues for more than 15 years, Laura is interested in the connection between the mind, the body, and the spirit/emotions, and has found that yoga is the best way of integrating all three aspects of the human experience. Laura loves teaching beginners, and her classes focus on the development of mind/body awareness through the breath and proper alignment. Laura has completed her teacher training through YogaWorks, and is certified with Yoga Alliance as an RYT.
	Jane Lee began practicing Yoga nine years ago. Her line of work in the entertainment industry was highly stressful. She used Yoga as a complete tool to escape. She realized she wanted to give back what Yoga gave to her...a better health, peace of mind, and strength. So she began to teach a style of yoga called Vinyasa flow, which is a blend of breath and movement.
	Cathy Cressy-Terrones is a hatha yoga instructor, musician and environmental educator who began practicing yoga at the suggestion of a friend 10 years ago. The physical healing and relaxation she experienced with a regular practice encouraged her to a deeper study and practice of yoga. Cathy's classes are designed to energize, strengthen, and calm body, mind and spirit, combining classical yoga postures with therapeutic movements building structural integrity with awareness. Cathy's teaching style is influenced by trainings with Saul David Raye, YogaFit, and Yoga Works.
	Anna Bazalar - Anna began her study in gymnastics at the age of 8 and continued her entire life as an all around athlete. She loves to hike, snowboard, swim, and travel just about anywhere, anytime. She was introduced to yoga in 2001, however it wasn’t until her knee injury in 2006 where she began to make yoga her main focus. In her process of rehabilitation, she quickly fell in love with it's calming, balancing, and healing benefits. In addition, she was immediately drawn to the spiritual aspects of yoga; It felt true and authentic. A feeling that was reinforced as she gained a deeper understanding of yoga and how it relates to every day life. Anna says that the obstacles she finds on the mat help one gain wisdom, peace, strength, and good energy...it is an amazing feeling to carry all that off your mat and share it with the rest of the world. Yoga has helped her realize a calm, relaxed, happy way of being, and it is her intention to share the same experience with her students. Anna aspires to help students not just physically, but also experience a sense of inner peace on a spiritual and mental level. She believes yoga can be for anyone despite his or her age or fitness level and can be a life changing practice.
	Katie Davis began practicing yoga to complement many years of training as a dancer. When she studied abroad in Hyderabad, India she had the opportunity to study the philosophy and practice of Hatha yoga in depth. She gained her first certification as a yoga instructor in India and became certified again in her hometown of Portland, Oregon. She teaches a relaxing and energizing Vinyasa style yoga that emphasizes the body, the breath, and most importantly, the heart.