Amber has 15 years of experience and practice with yoga. The very first practice opened the door to the study of holistic healing. Her teaching style is intuitively inspired by students needs, ranging from a strong vinyasa flow to slow, therapeutic structural work. Her highest hope as a teacher and student is to begin the healing of the collective unconscious to one that is compassionate, whole, and bright.

She is a certified Reiki Master, has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Holistic Health Psychology from Bastyr University and a Master's Degree in Integrative Studies in Psychology with a focus on Holistic Health and Wellness Planning from Antioch University. She continues collaborating with others involved in the healing arts to bring students and patients a comprehensive understanding of their own healing potential. Amber also stays active in searching for natural and proactive ways to bring about healing (for example, conducted research and analyzed the effects of Yoga on Incarcerated Youth, A. Tande (1999), conducts yoga and meditation workshops addressing specific needs and interests, such as stress, anxiety, depression, detoxification, chakra balancing etc.

With ten years teaching experience KT brings to the studio a calm healing energy infused with functional knowledge and compassionate awareness. Roots in dance and Chinese martial arts influence her focuses in class of energetic awareness of the body, mental alignment and clarity of breath. As a student of yoga for several years kt weaves elements of philosophy, nutrition, anatomy and mythology into informational and fun classes that work with the needs of individual students - from gentle restorative stretches to powerful vinyasa flows, the focus is on individual needs, safety and well-being. kt continues to study, recently on pilgrimage in the Himalaya, and enjoys sharing the treasures of yoga with her students.

Angela Gayle is a true NW native that gets her inspiration from the Mountains and the Sea. Her favorite place to be in Yoga and to meditate is on the high peeks of Mountaintops, next to Rivers and the open beaches of our beautiful Oceans. Whether you are in a Yoga Studio or practicing with her in the Studio of Nature, you will be led through Meditation, Pranayama and unique flowing classes to open the gates of personal development in the way you are looking for with encouragement and strength.

Angela Gayle has been practicing Yoga since 1997 and teaching in Studios around Seattle, Corporate offices and Privates since 2005. She has been guiding tours around the Northwest and offering Yoga in nature since 2005.

Angela Gayle has studied with a variety of teachers in both Yoga Asana and Yogic and Buddhist Philosophy in Studios and Temples in England, New York and Seattle since 2003. "I teach to learn, to experience and feel the true nature of peace inside my heart for no other reason than I just love sharing what I find with others".

Andreas Fetz took his first yoga class in 2001 and has not looked back since. With a background in acrobatics and circus arts, Andreas is also an NSCA certified personal trainer and brings his deep knowledge of anatomy and exercise science to provide a vigorous yoga practice in a safe environment. Focusing on the basics of breath and postural alignment, he leads flow-inspired classes that help students develop flexibility, core stability, and strength.

Annie came to yoga as a way to stay grounded while studying abroad with the University of Washington. She got serious about the practice in open air classes in the parking lot of her teacher's house in Mexico. She loved learning Spanish through movement and the welcoming, non-competitive atmosphere of yoga class kept her sane while living in a foreign language. She led her first "classes" for her friends on rooftops in Spain, hoping to share the experience. Returning to Seattle in 2005, she found Rain City and Amber who encouraged her to study and teach. She got her first training from Richard Schachtel who, in the Iyengar style, introduced her to the art of alignment, and has since studied with Shiva Rea where she learned to blend and spice the structure of her Iyengar background with the creativity of Vinyasa Flow.

Baca's style is unique and dynamic. His vinyasa flow classes are intended for his students to open up to themselves and to be courageous in their Self-exploration. He uses breath, the mind, attention, and visualization. He has a Yoga-Works training and a Universal Yoga training with Andrey Lappa. Baca came to Yoga after studying meditation, anxious to learn about the nature of being and the nature of himself, so these attributes you might see when you attend one of his classes.

Why am I here? What is the purpose of this life? Who am I? And it was not until my early adult life that I started to find the answers to these questions, slowly but surely, through the practice of yoga, meditation, and various other practices of the body, mind, and spirit.

My spiritual thirst has taken me into many different learning situations; I've stayed at yoga ashrams in Australia and New Zealand for over 4 months, living a very simple ashram lifestyle, searching for Satya (truth). I'm also a Licensed Massage Therapist, from which I've gained a thorough understanding of anatomy and movement.

I've completed two separate yoga teacher trainings; One in the Sivananda traditional yoga system and one with Kathleen Hunt at Samadhi Yoga in Capitol Hill. My style encompasses all of the inspirational traditions, teachers, and teachings I have accumulated over the years, mixed into a pot, and cooked for just the right amount of time over low heat.

My most recent endeavor for answers to those eternal burning "Big Questions" brought me to rural Massachusetts, where I participated in a 3-month long silent intensive Vipassana meditation retreat at the Insight Meditation Society. 90 days of meditation in the peace and tranquility of silence and nature was a profound experience, one that I'd like to transmit to others through my teaching. My philosophy behind teaching yoga is quite simple; I try to embody the teaching of Bodhicitta to the best of my ability (Bodhicitta= May this practice be for the highest good, welfare, and happiness of All Beings Everywhere).

Yoga asana and pranayama played an important role in self care for Janell during her many years in social services. As a musician, artist, athlete and world traveler, the shifting of physical, perceptual, emotional and creative energy that occurs as a result of steady practice offers abundant inspiration and practicality.

Over time her interest in the deeper aspects of a yogic lifestyle have come into focus. Asana--after all, is just the tippy-top of this ancient iceburg. Janell believes that the goal of any asana practice is to achieve ease in the body and quietness in the mind for long periods of seated meditation. Maintaining a sharp and ever-developing interest in breath work, anatomy and sequencing, Janell strives to provide the most effective opening in the physical and energetic body to facilitate this.

A longtime fascination with Chinese Medicine theory led her to begin practicing and teaching Taoist, or Yin Yoga--a still and contemplative form of asana work which stimulates and balances the vital energy of the body's internal organs and frees the connective tissues and joints.

Since her training and certification as a teacher at 8-Limbs in 2005, Janell has studied with master instructors such as Tias Little, Jin Sung, Sarah Powers and Elise Browning Miller as well as numerous brilliant Seattle-based teachers who constantly freshen her fire. Her wish is for students to develop a consistent personal practice outside of class, experimenting with various aspects of yoga according to their own needs and inner promptings.

"All I am doing is sharing my experience with others. As a teacher, I am forever a student."

Born and raised in Sapporo, Japan, Saiko was exposed to classical ballet and Zazen (sitting still) in her early ages. In 1993 Saiko moved to the United States and for eight years worked in corporate America in New York City. To balance the intense energy of her work she began a Yoga and meditation practice. During her studies she had the fortune if meeting two prominent teachers, Bryan Kest of Power Yoga and Goenkaji of Vipassana Meditation, who helped root her skills in the fundamentals of both physical and spiritual practice.

After 9/11, Saiko and her husband made an amazing motorcycle trip across the county from NYC to San Francisco and back, and upon their return, they decided to move to Seattle to be closer to family and begin a new life. For Saiko this meant releasing the high stress and drive of the corporate world and turning her attention more deeply to her practices. Naturally she was guided to become a Yoga & Meditation teacher.

Saiko's classes are authentic, challenging and supportive. Under her watch, each person is gently but clearly directed to find his/her personal edge in asana (yoga posture). For Saiko, this process is not just physical. Each practice carries with it the intention of helping the student move to the place where they can strengthen their mind and deeply focus on anything of choosing for any duration necessary. Over time this process cultivates peace and quietness. Saiko refines her own practice through daily meditation and yoga practice and continuing exposure to her teachers. She sits 2 hours a day and attends ten-day silent retreats semi-annually.

Saiko is an active member of Yoga Behind Bars, a non-profit organization offering yoga and meditation to prisoners and populations "at-risk" to specifically facilitate therapeutic, conscious human development. The goal is to provide a unique opportunity for rehabilitation to those in need through compassion and devotion to the path of yoga and meditation.

In April 2009, Saiko has returned to Seattle after six-months journey to India to deepen her yoga practice at Iyengar Yoga tradition. She has also taught yoga and meditation at a Tibetan refugee camp in South India as well as her hometown Sapporo, Japan during 2008, and now ready to serve her students in Pacific Northwest again.