our instructors

Kim Allen

Kim has practiced meditation since 2003, including intensive retreats up to 3 months in length. Interested in both natural systems and human communities, she works as a sustainability consultant, and practices and teaches tai chi and qi gong. She volunteers at a local hospice and at the Insight Meditation Center, including as board president.

Kim Anderson

Kim began her life-chainging journey into yoga in 2003 when she began practicing Bikram at the Los Gatos YogaSource (at the original downtown location). Bikram soon became an addiction for Kim and she maintained a religiously consistent practice. As promised by her yoga mentors, Kim experienced amazing transformations—physically she became stronger (complimenting her natural flexibility) and for the first time in her life, she felt a strong sense of connection with her authentic self, seeing unlimited possibilities both on and off the mat. Kim began teaching Bikram yoga at YogaSource in 2006 and has been teaching the 3:30 p.m. class on Sundays ever since to accommodate her full-time PR and marketing career in the high tech field.

Kim creates a class that is challenging yet encouraging, precise yet fun. Kim incorporates her love of music and understanding that a good music mix can help carry a class from start to finish. She hopes her students find her class to be a refreshing alternative to the standard Bikram class and is filled with gratitude to have the opportunity to guide them through their practice.

Kim completed the YogaSource’s 200-hour power vinyassa teacher training program in 2012. Kim holds double Bachelors of Art degrees in Literature and Economics from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Nicole stumbled into her first yoga class as a stressed college student looking to find balance in life. Being an active person, she was drawn to the physical aspects of the practice, but it was the mind-body connection that really spoke to her and she has been hooked ever since. She grew to crave the sense of strength and calm that she found on the mat, and has relied on this over the years to see her through life’s ups and downs. After teaching group fitness for seven years, Nicole decided to follow her true passion and began teaching yoga. She completed a 200-hour training with Linda McGrath at Yoga Source Los Gatos, as well as various teacher trainings and workshops with Judith Lasater, Sarah Powers, Jill Miller, Jason Crandall  and YogaFit. In Nicole's classes you will experience a breath centered practice that encourages you to quiet the mind and tune deeply into your body, while finding your edge. When not on the mat Nicole can be found hiking the Los Gatos mountains with her husband and pack of beagle mixes.

Kent Bond

Kent HAS developed a singular teaching style that is informative, challenging and uplifting. He has extensive and ongoing studies in the White Lotus tradition with Ganga White and Tracey Rich, including advanced and undergraduate teaching certifications from this prestigious center. In addition, he holds certification from Erich Schiffmann and has trained with numerous emerging masters including Duncan Wong, Robert Brook and Russell Kai Yamaguchi. 

Carrie Brackin

Carrie’s love of yoga began when a close friend brought her to her 1st Bikram class. Being a competitive soccer player since the age of 10 she figured yoga would be a simple work out, something on the side to “de-stress” and “meditate.” After that 1st class she was in love, the physical, emotional, mind, body connection was something she had never experienced in any exercise form. Besides loving heat the structured sequence of the Bikram practice was an ideal fit for her. From that point on Carrie has expanded her Yoga practice into different forms including, Anusura, Ashtanga, Vinyasa and Power. While her 1st love is Bikram she is a strong practioner of Power Yoga. She took Yoga Source’s teacher training in 2008 and has been teaching Bikram Yoga ever since. Carrie’s Bikram class consists of strategic music picks to create a general flow from each of the 26 poses. Carrie plans to expand her practice and teaching hours in the coming years. “Yoga has changed my life, my views, my body and mind- I want to be able to share this with my students each and every day.”

Robyn Capobianco

Robyn leads heart oriented classes that stretch your mind as well as your body, helping you achieve breakthroughs both on and off the mat. As a certified Anusara-Inspired yoga teacher (RYT), Robyn believes that the highest self is revealed when we let go of the things that don’t serve us and cultivate the divine spark within; along the way, inspiring others to do the same. She invites you to roll out your mat, work hard, have fun, and leave feeling better than you did when you arrived.

Robyn has been a student of yoga for over 10 years and started her formal teacher training in 2004. She has completed teacher trainings and continues to study with some of the most celebrated teachers in the Anusara and Vinyasa systems including John Friend, Sianna Sherman, Amy Ippoliti, Kenny Graham and Shiva Rea. Robyn is a passionate student and continues to avidly study with John Friend and other senior Anusara teachers as well as Rajanaka Tantra Scholar Douglas Brooks. Robyn is trained in yoga therapeutics as well as sports injury and performance massage. Her yoga training has helped her complete numerous triathlons, including an Ironman, and running races ranging from 5k to marathons.

Melissa Carlson

 Melissa began practicing yoga in December of 2004 and teaching yoga in September of 2005. She was immediatley drawn to the physicality of the practice not knowing how yoga would ultimately change her life. Her passions are learning about almost anything (with more interest in philosophy, psychology and biology), animals, physical activites, cooking, reading, dancing and trying new things. Melissa just graduated from the Nursing program at SJSU and is currently studying for the NCLEX. She plans on continuing her education to become a nurse practioner. Melissa's classes are sequenced intelligently to gradually warm the body followed by a fluid flow where students can get lost in the movement and out of their heads. She encourages alignment and safety with playfulness, fun and feeling good!

Cain Carroll

Cain teaches yoga, qigong, and meditation worldwide. Since 1986, he has trained extensively under the guidance of known and hidden masters of Yoga, Tantra, Taoism and Buddhism. His journeys have taken him to remote areas of India, China, Nepal, Tibet, Thailand and South America, where he received initiation into many rare and powerful practices. Cain is author of Partner Yoga: Making Contact for Physical, Emotional & Spiritual Growth (Rodale 2000), The Complete Book of Indian Mudras (Singing Dragon 2012), and three self-healing DVDs (Pain-Free Joints, Heal Neck & Shoulder Pain, and Digestive Power). He served for two years as the Director of Yoga Teacher Training at Southwest Institute of Healing Arts (Tempe, AZ), and four years as Yoga Director and co-owner of Yoga Shala (Prescott, AZ). Cain is registered with the Yoga Alliance at the E-RYT 500 level. For more information please visit: www.caincarroll.com 

Trisha Christensen

 After trying yoga Trisha, and avid runner, eventually gave up running in search of something much deeper within the four corners of her mat.  In 2006 Trisha decided to take her practice further by completing the full 200hr course of study in Power Vinyasa Yoga, meeting the requirements of the Yoga Alliance under the expert guidance of Linda Schlamadinger-McGrath.  It was there, that she discovered the joy of bringing Yoga to others.

Since her training in 2006, she has had the honor of studying with many; Dharma Mitra, Sean Corne, David Swenson, Ana Forest, Duncan Wong, Patrica Sullivan, Jill Miller, Cameron Shayne, Brock and Crista Cahill, Eric Schiffman, Saul David Raye, Ganga White, Trent Bond, Max Strom, Stephani Snyder, Rolph Gates to name just a few!  Even traveling as far as Italy, to practice under the Tuscan Sun.

Trisha brings her zest of life, her athleticism and motherly instincts to those students she is blessed to teach.  When not on her mat Trisha can be found spending time with her husband and three teenage children.

Trisha Teaches the noon Hour of Power both on Monday and Friday!

Michelle Conrotto

Michelle began Bikram and Power yoga in 2006 in addition to walking and running.  Michelle fell in love with yoga because of the benefits of quieting the mind while building strength and flexibility in the body.  Michelle earned her 200 hour yoga teacher credential  from YogaSource Los Gatos in 2011.  She is currently studying for her certification in Mat pilates. Michelle believes that fitness for the body, mind, and soul are key components that give  her energy to tackle her busy schedule.  Michelle resides in Gilroy but is a frequent traveler! She is a wife, mother of four, has two grandsons, and is a cancer survivor.

Ana Marie Corona

Bio coming soon...

Jenn Field

Jenn has been a student of Bikram Yoga for the past 11 years and a full-time instructor for the past 3 years. She received her certification directly through Bikram in 2008 and furthered her education in the Advanced Bikram series in 2010. She has also been certified in the practice of Vinyasa Yoga, trained in India in the practice of Vipassana medition, and holds a B.S / B.A from Duke University.  Her additional knowledge only enhances the way she teaches the Bikram series.

 Jenn's most recent passion is delving into the lineage and history of both Bikram and Vinyasa yoga to satisfy her curiosity about the differences in alignment and language. She believes that to truly understand and teach each type of yoga it helps to understand their different histories. At YogaSource Jenn teaches a traditional class in the sense that she does not stray from the original 26 asanas. She believes that Bikram and his guru, Bishnu Ghosh, created the 26 asana series for a specific reason and she has a deep respect for the order of the asanas and specific alignment of each asana. With that being said, she also understands that each body is different and she is always ready to help those students (either in class or privately) modify their poses for injury or to suit their own body, while keeping with the proper alignment and spirit of Bikram Yoga. Jenn teaches 7 classes a week, a number of private lessons a month, and leads the Advanced Bikram workshops at YogaSource. She gives special thanks to the amazing yogini, Linda McGrath, whose advice has led her to hone her teaching skills since she joined the YogaSource Bikram team. When she is not taking an amazing class at YogaSource, Jenn is spending time with her boyfriend and their french bulldog, Mishka.

Elena Fisher

Elena’s classes are a combination of movement, music and fun with a focus on breath. Her goal is to de-mystify the practice so anyone and everyone can leave feeling refreshed, relaxed and a little more flexible. Elena loves working with students who are new to the practice, especially those that are a bit hesitant in the begining. She truly believes that yoga is a practice and that we all continue to improve our practice with each class we take.

Jennifer Fu

Jennifer first turned to yoga as a way to alleviate stress, but quickly realized it was a complete mind and body transformation. What started as a means for effective exercise soon also became an opportunity for personal exploration. As such, Jennifer’s classes are expressions of her thoughts and interests. From her rigorous strength-building flow and breath-focused challenging sequences, to her eclectic music selection and a teaching style that promotes individuality and expression, Jennifer strikes a humble balance between traditional yoga formats and individual creativity.

Jennifer is Yoga Alliance certified and completed her 200 hour Teacher Training under Linda McGrath at YogaSource of Los Gatos. She has also studied under Paul Grilley, Ana Forrest, and Mark Stephens.

Jennifer’s students have much to look forward to: a chance to breathe and be completely present, while also exploring his or her edge in a fun and supportive environment.

Jeanette Goudallier

Jeanette loves to blend Hatha, Iyengar style, slow flow,gentle therapeutic, yin and weaving in mindfullness practise of yoga nidra. As a healer she practises cranial sacral, shiatsu, deep tissue, Swedish, & zero balancing. She contributes her passion and love for yoga to all her inspiring & gifted teachers.

Cindie Heverly

Cindie took her first Bikram class in the mid 90's. With several injuries on her plate, she realized how beneficial yoga was, not only to her physical recovery, but how well it balanced and blended with her personal and spiritual beliefs. Intrigued by the philosophy of Yoga and the ever-changing road to self discovery, she traded in her bartending boots, bottle opener and NYC lifestyle, for a yoga mat and a passion to teach and help others. She completed her first teacher training in NYC in 2005, came to Yogasource and has been addicted to the blessed feeling she gets from teaching. Her style is her own ~ blending humor, awareness of breath and teaching from the fruits of her own personal experience.

She has completed additional teaching certifications with Sean Corne and Paul Grilley and has gathered knowledge through attending workshops with Max Strom, Shiva Rea, Sally Klempton, Mantak Chia, Lee Holden, Charles Muir, Jill Miller and is currently completing her teacher training in TRE (trauma release exercise) to help those that suffer from low back pain, sciatica and emotional trauma.

When she's not sweating at Yogasource, she's managing an Acupuncture Clinic in Los Gatos and spreading the word about alternative methods of healing. She enjoys her life by the beach in Santa Cruz with her very handsome, hairy, 4-legged companion, Cody. "

Morgan Levay

Morgan has explored using asana as body/mind therapy since 2004 when her love for the culture and practice of yoga benefited physical and personal growth in all aspects of development. The scale of these benefits erupted with the consistency of her asana routine. She sought formal training in the summer of 2010 with the YogaSource Teacher Training. Linda’s teaching allowed her to blossom in movement and breath sync, structured knowledge of the ancient history and philosophy which gave birth to yoga sutras, and used applied anatomy of movement to awaken alignment and facilitate intelligent healing.

As a devoted student and teacher, Morgan integrates all the pearls of wisdom that drove her to pursue a life as a yogini. Morgan feels that expanding tolerance for foundational movement heightens physical well-being and allows for a steady progression into asana. The use of applied metaphor woven into her classes makes her accessible spirituality more applicable to our lives.

Susan Love

Susan teaches classes that are challenging, yet accessible to all levels of practitioners. She likes to create a space that focuses on fundamentals while also allowing students to explore and take their practice to a deeper level. Susan has completed YogaSource’s power vinyasa training and Paul Grilley’s yin yoga teacher training.

Angela Majic

Angela discovered Yoga over 13 years ago as a powerful method of healing on a physical, mental and emotional level.  After several years of developing a consistent Yoga practice, she felt inspired to become a certified teacher to share her passion for Yoga.

Angela is a Yoga Alliance certified instructor and has formal training and certifications with Integrative Yoga Therapy, Ana Forrest, Shiva Rea, Ananda School of Yoga for Prenatal and Postnatal Training, and Yogadoodles training for young children.  She regularly attends workshops and teacher intensives to continually enhance her knowledge and teaching.  She most recently spent one month in India, the birthplace of Yoga, learning about the philosophy and history of Yoga.  In addition to being a Yoga Instructor, she is a credentialed elementary school teacher, a certified massage therapist and a Marriage and Family Therapist.  She also enjoys traveling, hiking, cooking, and spending time with family.    

In her dynamic flow-based classes she emphasizes linking breath with movement.  Her teaching style builds strength, flexibility and self-awareness. She encourages her students to listen to their bodies and attend to proper alignment during her challenging, but fun-filled classes.

Angela has dedicated herself to a life of balance, awareness and compassion.  She has a tremendous amount of gratitude for this practice and has devoted herself to learning how to use the practice of Yoga to heal, empower and inspire others!! She instructs classes, workshops and leads retreats all over the globe!

Angela’s class, workshop and retreat schedule can be found at www.bodymindbliss.com

Erin Matteucci

Erin’s yogic journey began with a beginner’s video and a carefully-placed mat on her bedroom floor.  It definitely wasn't love at first chaturanga-but posture by posture and class by class, she felt her body begin to feel lighter, quieter and stronger.  
Craving the relaxed exhaustion and focused quiet mind in her own body, she teaches from that space with a consuming gentle presence that immediately puts you at ease on your yoga mat.   Erin believes that it is through  focus and intention that you find yourself- Hold Warrior I for 10 breaths and meet who you really are!

A power yoga devotee, she thinks that Baron said it best, "steady breath, steady gaze, steady mind = steady practice".  Can we move with grace even when challenged by a practice we once moved through with ease?  We are different every day, every moment.  It is with acceptance that you grow in your physical practice, with awareness that you learn to make your movements purposeful, and with an open heart that you take your yoga practice off the mat.  
Erin holds two 200-hour teaching certifications and has been teaching power yoga since 2005.

Linda McGrath

Linda is the founder and owner of YogaSource Los Gatos, Silicon Valley's premier yoga studio. She leads workshops, conferences and retreats in the US and internationally. As the Director of the YogaSource Teacher Training Institute since its inception in 2006, she has nurtured hundreds of successful yoga instructors from across the country.

Linda has trained in both the US and India in Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Power, Pilates, yoga therapeutics, Yin and Vipassana meditation. She is a student of modern Buddhism, Jungian psychology and Interpersonal Neurobiology. Her yoga classes are a playful and masterful blend of precision, elegance and breath. 

Linda has been interviewed and profiled by YogaJournal, NBC News, ABC's Best of the Bay, Common Ground, Yogi Times, San Jose Magazine, Los Gatos Weekly News and other publications. At other times of the day, she is a mom, a wife, a writer, a designer, and a foodie. Linda is a Senior Ambassador for Lululemon Athletica and a board member of Insight World Aid, a local grassroots non-for profit inspired by the Buddhist principles of wisdom and compassion. 

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Donna Pettit

Donna Pettit’s path to teaching yoga looks much more like a random doodle than a straight line. Fifteen years ago, she arrived on the mat because she was told it would make her better at sport, and as a lifelong athlete, that was enticing. While the attraction to the physical aspects of the practice were immediate, somehow the “more important” workouts took precedence and her practice was often reduced to a Bikram class here, a Hatha practice there, the occassional home video… It eventually took a few serious injuries before she began to recognize that the physical benefits she sought were only realized with consistency and were also completely intertwined with the mental and spiritual. Moreover, there is more to yoga than perceived benefits. In addition to being a certified Yoga Tune-Up Instructor, Donna is a Certified Personal Trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine and has completed her 200-Hour Teacher Training with Linda McGrath at YogaSource and is looking forward to embarking on the 500-Hour training. She would love participants in her classes to be curious, find humor, breathe deeply, experience challenge, feel success and ultimately leave feeling better than when they unrolled their mats. When not on the mat, you might find her at various gyms around The Valley teaching group exercise classes, cooking up a storm or working on yet another remodel project for the house.

Christy Pfalzgraf

Christie Pfalzgraf has been practicing yoga since 1997 and teaching since 2006. Christie values the practice of mindfulness and encourages her students to surrender and experience levels of deeper connection with self. She has studied yoga nidra and bhakti yoga and has a 15 year personal meditation practice. She has trained with It’s Yoga in San Francisco. Christie is a Marriage and Family Therapist working with children and families in community based treatment. She looks forward to welcoming you to one of her classes soon!

Shylaja Ramachandra

Shylaja began practicing yoga as child with her mother and has been passionate about yoga ever since. Under her instruction, you will know when to still yourself, maybe push yourself or learn to let go. Yoga has taught her to take this off the mat, finding balance and humilityin everyday life- especially in her role as one of the founding engineers at a software startup company. It is her goal to spread the benefits of yoga, on and off the mat, to the stress filled, and deadline driven world of technology.

Shylaja’s classes combine her yoga background and challenges as an engineer, to create an energetic, challenging and calming experience. She is uniquely gifted with an ability to break down every pose, making them approachable for beginners and a more opening experience for yogis, creating an environment where everyone is able to look within. Shylaja completed her formal certification studying with Linda McGrath at YogaSource Los Gatos in 2010

Shylaja teaches the 6am Power on both Wednesday and Friday mornings!

Roxanne Rashedi

Roxanne Naseem Rashedi has practiced yoga since 2000 and was certified at YogaSource Los Gatos. She also completed the Teacher Empowerment and Mentoring program at The Studio DC and has been teaching since 2009. Drawing from various styles of yoga, ranging from Power, Forrest, to Yin, her classes are eclectic and elegantly synchronize movement with breath. 

Roxanne has experienced yoga as a powerful and healing practice that can be shared by anyone, no matter where they are on their own journey. She seeks to create a space where students learn from the body, tap into the heart, and smile! While not on the mat, Roxanne writes fiction and teaches English Composition. 

Matece Skow

Matece began her healing journey in 1999 at the Healing Arts institue in Ft. Collins, Colorado where she studied massage and Bodymind therapy.  In 2006 she attended her first yoga teacher training at the Sivananda Yoga Retreat in the Bahamas, living, working, and studying with teachers and fellow students in the ashram environment. 

In 2007 Matece moved cross-country to California where she was delighted to find a thriving and welcoming yoga community. In 2008 she became a Thai Yoga Massage practitioner, bringing together two of her passions; massage and yoga and combining them with meditation, breathwork and deep relaxation.  In 2010 she completed her 500 hours of yoga training in Vinyasa Flow with Mark Stephens.  

In Matece's classes and massage sessions, her aim is to create a nurturing space in which it is safe to explore honestly, openly and courageously within to discover the truth; that wisdom, clarity and beauty are already there, just waiting to be claimed.  She lives in Los Gatos with her husband and is constantly digging in her garden.

Kylie Sloan

Kylie started practicing yoga in 2006 after years of training as a competitive gymnast at Gold Star Gymnastics LLC. She fell in love with Vinyasa flow which stood in stark contrast to her mentally and physically strenuous gymnastics practice. No longer pressured by the quest for perfection, Kylie felt liberated through the practice of yoga regardless of the style. She discovered her open and grounded center and tries to bring that awareness into her everyday life. As she began to read more about yoga, she felt a strong connection with Buddhist philosophy and works to integrate this learning into her own practice.

Kylie is a Yoga Alliance certified instructor. After completing the 200-hour Teacher Training at YogaSource Los Gatos in the summer of 2010, she became fascinated with anatomy and even more drawn to yoga philosophy. In her classes, Kylie emphasizes the importance of breath and listening to one’s own body as a guide for the practice. To enhance the connection between mind, body, and spirit, she incorporates movement and deep meditation into her sequences. Kylie creates a relaxing, welcoming environment with her calm, reassuring presence to foster a healthy, feel-good experience for her students. Kylie loves working with children. She gained experience teaching gymnastics at a camp for kids at Gold Star, and is developing a yoga program for kids through the city of Cupertino.

Studying art history and literature at University of California Santa Cruz, Kylie plans to graduate with her bachelor’s degree in June of 2014. When she is not on her mat, Kylie enjoys practicing modern dance, throwing pottery, and spending time with her family and close friends. After getting certified as an instructor, Kylie felt a new kind of devotion to her yoga practice and is excited to share the practice she loves wholeheartedly with others.

Kylie owes many thanks to those who have greatly influenced her practice and encouraged her to teach. She would like to acknowledge Nichole Wargo, Jaclyn Long, Linda McGrath, Erin Matteucci, Sensei Kevin Snorf, and Melody Wu for their guidance and inspiration.

Maria Vogel

Maria stumbled upon yoga when she accidentally mistook it for a Pilates mat class. She was immediately interested in the connection between breath and movement and its ability to stimulate the mind, body, and spirit. Believing that no accident is without purpose, she began her journey as a yoga student. Eight years later, after trying many forms of yoga, she felt that the physically challenged are underserved in the yoga community.  She witnessed how her mother’s multiple sclerosis and father’s battle with cancer left them with very limited mobility, flexibility and strength. This inspired her to develop a flow-based chair yoga practice that is accessible to people with mobility restrictions so that they can also experience the many benefits of a more traditional yoga practice. She feels that yoga should be less about projecting ideals and more about building independence and increasing self-esteem which lead to a well-balanced mind and body. 

 Maria recently completed the 100-hour teacher training with Linda Schlamadinger-McGrath.  She has also trained with Joyce Anue in therapeutic applications of yoga and taken workshops over the years with Dharma Mittra, Scott Blossom, Jill Miller, Saul David Raye, Sean Corn, Rolf Gates, and Krista & Brock Cahill.  

 Off the mat, Maria is busy raising four children, trying to find quiet time with her husband, and hiking with her dogs. She is also an avid San Jose Sharks fan and is always in pursuit of fresh powder and cold mountain air.

Cindy Walker

Cindy Walker, R.Y.T. has been teaching Yoga for over 20 years. She has a B.A. in Movement Therapy and Psychology, and holds certifications from the White Lotus Foundation, Erich Schiffman, Bryan Kest, Paul Grilley and Judith Lasater. She teaches Vinyasa, Kundalini, Restorative, Gentle, Pre-natal, Post-partum & Yin Yoga. Her teaching style is eclectic, and draws into each class the wisdom of the eight limbs of Yoga theory. She teaches a holistic approach that uses breath, movement, magic, humor, psychology and deep relaxation.

Stacey Zawoyski

Stacey has been practicing yoga since 2003 and teaching since 2007. She started her practice with Bikram, fell in love, and then expanded onto Flow. She’s is a R.Y.T. with the Yoga Alliance, having completed the YogaSource 200 hour Teacher Training with Linda Schlamadinger McGrath, the Yoga Tree 125 hours Anusara Yoga Training, and other trainings with Seane Corne, Rusty Wells and Kofi Busia. She also has over 400 hours in Bodywork training through Body Therapy Center in Palo Alto. Her intention in her classes is to spread the overflow of love and beauty she feels through movement.