Teacher Bios

Amy Caldwell

Amy (E-RYT 500) has dedicated herself to the practice, study and teaching of yoga since discovering its joys and benefits in 1997 while backpacking throughout Asia, Australia, and parts of Europe. She trained in the disciplines of Ashtanga (Tim Miller, BNS Iyengar), Sivananda (Swami Sivanand, India), Iyengar (Roger Cole, Jo Zukovich, Eddy Marks) and Anusara (Diana Beardsley) combining elements of these styles into a dynamic and inspiring alignment-based flow. She and her loving husband Michael have studied Vipassana meditation and incorporate its teachings of awareness into Yoga One and life with their two beautiful children. Amy has twice been featured on the cover of Yoga Journal including their 30th anniversary issue, as well as appearing inside for the "Home Practice" section. She recently collaborated with 3D4Medical in creating iYoga Premium app for iPad and iPhone which reached reached the number one spot for best-selling health and fitness applications worldwide on Apple’s store with over 15,000 downloads in the first month.

Michael Caldwell

Michael has been practicing yoga and incorporating its philosophy into his life since 1997. He has studied with Swami Sivanand, Roger Cole (Iyengar), Diana Beardsley (Anusara), as well as with his wife Amy, and continues to practice a blend of Sivananda, Ashtanga and Iyengar techniques along with Vipassana meditation. Michael's kind and gentle manner is well suited to leading students of all levels. A writer, he has published numerous articles on yoga, meditation and well-being.

Angela Aucoin

Angela has been involved in health and fitness for the last decade. With a background as a NASM certified personal trainer, observing alignment and movement patterns have become second nature to her. Upon moving to San Diego in 2009, Angela discovered the transformative powers of yoga practice in her own life. She has since received her 200 Hour training from Yoga One, learning from master teachers Diana Beardsley and Amy Caldwell; as well as her 500 hour training through Yoga Works. In addition, Angela leads a corporate wellness initiative program at the fast growing local company Fresh Healthy Vending. As a teacher, she is both confident and humble, two traits she believes shine through in her classes. Angela strives to cultivate happiness and balance through mindful living, and hopes to inspire her students to do the same.

Lauren Bosworth

Lauren Bosworth has traveled throughout Asia and the Pacific Islands developing her unique blend of therapeutic alignment and restorative healing techniques. A native of San Diego, she was immersed in dance, with a concentration in ballet, at a young age. This early experimentation with stretching, movement and rhythm stressed the importance of proper technique and laid the foundation for later proficiency in body dynamics. Her focus sharpened when she discovered a tumor in her femur, it was removed but left obstructive scar tissue behind. Without her education and dedication to honoring and nourishing the body through yoga, recovery would not have been possible. The experience awoke inside her a mission to carry forth the kindness and healing power that her unique style of yoga can offer. Lauren completed teacher training at Yoga One with Amy Caldwell and Diana Beardsley, receiving a 200-hour certification in interdisciplinary styles supplemented by yoga therapy intensives with Rachel Krentzman (RPT, E-RYT). She continues to practice, discover and teach therapeutic and restorative styles, Hatha and Vinyasa Flow classes, recognizing the value in all methods of yoga. Lauren believes you should love yourself; love everything in life, because you can. Because we are all made up of the same energy; it's what connects us all. Her classes will guide you in honoring and nourishing your body through breath and awareness.

Katie Burke

Katie has been immersed in the fitness world for over 8 years and dedicated to yoga for over four years. After earning a degree in International Security and Conflict Resolution, Katie traveled the globe visiting countries as disparate as China and Peru. Somehow yoga kept reoccurring in her path. Enjoying a great variety of yoga disciplines during her time abroad, Katie decided to join a teacher training program upon returning to San Diego. She received her 200 Hour Yoga Alliance Certification in Power Vinyasa Flow and fell in love with the depths and endless layers yoga offers. She is also certified in Yoga Sculpt and Group Fitness. Katie is skilled at teaching students of all levels. Her mantra is “Yoga is every moment. It’s not just the postures, it’s everything in between, on and off the mat.” Katie aims to embody the characteristics and lessons she learns on her yoga mat and live those qualities in her daily life - guiding her actions with intuition.

Kairou Chiou

Hi friends, my name is Kairou. I was first introduced to yoga in 1999, but it wasn't until 2005 that I fully embraced the practice as a regular part of my daily life. I find yoga to be a source of love, inspiration and self-empowerment. I have since gravitated towards the healing arts to find ways to honor and encourage a life of love, well-being and community for myself and those around me.

I am a Certified Massage Therapist currently pursuing a Masters in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)--Acupuncture, herbal remedies, and Tui Na (graduating Dec. 2013). Early in the Master's program, I overestimated my limitations and attempted to juggle the multiple compartments of my life. Like many, I prioritized work and school over my health and well-being. It was over a year before I realized how thinly spread I felt and the irony of my circumstance. Here I was learning how to help others achieve balance, and yet I was not living it - not by a long stretch! Upon this awakening, I decided to put my studies on pause in order to live them in practice. I aimed to return to a happier, healthier, more vibrant me, and yoga was my remedy.

In 2011, I sought the guidance of my friend and mentor, Bonnie Jones, and became a certified yoga instructor (200 hrs) through the La Jolla Yoga Center with Jeanie Carlstead. The training I received has been essential in both expanding and deepening my practice, as well as helping me reclaim balance in my life. Yoga helps me find ease and comfort in heart, mind and body, and I hope to share the joys and benefits of my experience with my students. I strive to bring a sense of fun, freedom, and kindness in the classes I teach by creating new and unique sequences with emphasis on breath, alignment, and yogic philosophy. I also integrate music, props, aromatherapy, and adjustments as appropriate.

Sarah Clark

Sarahʼs classes emphasize clarity of alignment, a steady connection to the breath, and a mindful investigation of what qualities we are truly cultivating in our practice. Sarah challenges herself to weave in as many aspects of all that is yoga into her presentation of the Asanas (poses) and Pranayama (breath work) by connecting to her own meditation practices and contemplation of Yogic philosophy. She aspires to help Yogis develop the whole of their being, with an eye toward practices such as non-reaction, compassion, and contentment.

Originally from New York City, Sarah has been happily teaching since 2007. She also danced professionally for modern company Laurie de Vito & Dancers for six years. Sarah is passionately committed to deepening her knowledge of yoga; she has been certified in Relax and Renew© Restorative Yoga through Judith Lasater & in addition, has pursued continuing education for teachers regarding Pranayama (J. Miller & C. Lee), Prenatal Adjustments (B. Conant), Yoga Sutras (C. Clark) and more.

Paisley Close

Paisley Close has over a decade of experience teaching yoga. She teaches in a detailed, yet clear, way, using her in-depth understanding of anatomy and alignment to lead students more deeply in their practice. With humor and compassion, coupled with dynamic and creative sequencing, Paisley makes poses accessible to all ability levels, while challenging even the most seasoned practitioners. Her classes regularly create opportunity for students to grow and accomplish things that they didn’t think possible.

Missy DiDonato

Missy began practicing yoga at home when she was fourteen, following along to a DVD in her living room. She immediately noticed a physical and mental change, her body awareness improved and she felt incredibly calm and grounded. In 2010, Missy completed a 200 hour Teacher Training at UCSD and jumped into teaching, eager to share her passion with others. In 2012 she continued her education at Yoga One, completing another 200 hour Vinyasa Teacher Training. Missy loves helping others find their own yogic path and students of all levels appreciate her warm and friendly teaching style.

Kathi Diamant

Kathi Diamant is a student of Master Henry Cheng, Wu Style Tai Chi Fifth Generation Honor of Master, studying both Tai Chi Chu’an and Qi Gong since January 2000. In 2004, she was certified to teach a specialized short Tai Chi form designed by Master Cheng for the YMCA Hazard Mind Body Center and the San Diego Chapter of the National Arthritis Foundation. For the past seven years, she has taught weekly classes at the YMCA and in a private studio near downtown San Diego. Beginning in 2012, Kathi introduced an increasingly popular Qi Gong class at the Y. As a lifelong yoga student, Kathi has created a program of Qi Gong flowing exercises with Master Cheng to complement the practice of yoga, concentrating on synchronizing mind and body, increasing balance, releasing tension and cultivating internal energy.

Robin Doten

Robin believes it is truly a gift to teach at Yoga One after receiving her training with the dynamic Diana Beardsley and Amy Caldwell. She began teaching donation classes shortly after obtaining her RYT 200 at Yoga One's alignment-based and Anusara influenced Teacher Training.

Robin is passionate about learning and inspiring others as both a teacher and student. She has attended numerous workshops by admired teachers such as Roger Cole and Jo Zukovich (Iyengar), Paisley Close (Anusara) and Libby Carstensen of the Chopra Center (Ayurveda).

Robin began her yoga journey by visiting local yoga studios with friends and exploring live kirtan and group meditations, which has contributed to her well-rounded practice.

A graduate of SDSU with a Bachelors Degree in Gerontology (The Study of Aging), Robin believes that you are never too old to learn a healthier and happier lifestyle. With the incorporation of yoga into her life she has never felt better in her mind, body and soul! She hopes to inspire you, too!

Trevor Dye

Trevor Dye 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. His classes are a canvas for creative expression with the body and a gateway to explore the ethereal from inside out. The only drive is to experience, and the only motive is joy. Trevor is always drawn to the dynamic evolutions of yoga, including additional teaching certifications in AcroYoga (Montreal-style) and with the YogaSlackers (slackline yoga). Connect with Trevor beyond the studio at YogaforPosers.com, where you’ll find his playlists from class streaming for free, as well as training videos, discussion forums, and more.

Heather Fenwick

Heather Fenwick first practiced yoga on the beach in 2002 after migrating to San Diego from the East Coast. Her first teacher training in 2005 (Yoga Works) sparked a deeper interest in the art of yoga. She has since traveled solo though India and Thailand, diving into the roots of the tradition, as well as studying meditation, massage and holistic medicine.

Her classes range from shanti shanti (peaceful and relaxing) to energetic, sweat-inducing vinyasa flows. She infuses her passion for yoga in each posture, giving gentle but encouraging cues with particular emphasis on the breath, playfulness, and enjoyment of the present moment.

Heather has also attended Vinyasa Flow, Anusara, and Deep Yoga teacher trainings. In addition to teaching yoga, she practices massage.

Amy Freeman

Amy found her personal yoga practice in 1995 and deepened her study with Swami Satchidanada at Yogaville Ashram, VA. Teaching yoga has been her passion since 2001. Amy's vinyasa classes blend physical alignment and core strength in a fluid rhythm. She emphasizes breath awareness and conscious intention to promote ease and stability in each pose. Amy’s goal is to help her students find and maintain a peaceful mind and body.

YTT Graduates

Donation Classes are led by our Yoga One Teacher Training graduates. Come experience these amazing new instructors. Pay as much or as little as you like (suggested donation $10). Use your package if you wish... or not. Just come practice with us! Brian, Carol - Wednesday 6:00am; Kelly, Erin, Nicole- Thursday 9:30am

Sharyn Greenberg

Sharyn has studied with yoga instructors from around the world in a wide array of yoga styles and disciplines. Throughout class, Sharyn’s intention is to foster a conscious, empowered and happy environment so that every student leaves in a peaceful state of mind. Her teaching style includes mantra and breath work, with a focus on stretching and building strength, inner fire, mindfulness and joy! She gives both verbal and hands-on adjustments to ensure safe alignment and her classes are appropriate for all levels.

Sharyn is also a Holistic Health Practitioner and Massage Therapist. She obtained her certification from Mueller College of Holistic Studies and completed over 1,000 hours of instruction and hands-on practice. In 2011, Sharyn traveled to India to study Ayurveda, the sister science of yoga. Ayurveda addresses the overall wellness of each individual, recognizing that we all embody different constitutions that respond in a unique fashion to the world. Sharyn uses organic movement and responds to your specific needs, allowing the body to return to balance. Her bodywork specialties include Therapeutic Massage, Deep Tissue, Swedish and Reiki.

Mara Harris

Yoga Explorer / Yoga Coach Mara's offering of yoga is inspired by an eclectic background in the movement arts (Tai Chi, Contact Improv Dance, African Dance, Rhythmic Gymnastics). Mara believes in harmonizing mind, body and will through a unique blend of yogic styles and allowing the spirit to play. Her intention is to “transpire” yoga as a sacred and advantageous means to delve into subtle aspects of mind, body and energy, teaching that when conditions of compassion and acknowledgement are present, transformation happens exponentially.

Mara holds a B.A. from the University of Oregon and became a certified yoga teacher through the Nataraja Yoga and Meditation Center in San Diego. There she received training in Hatha Yoga Shivananda Style and also completed their two year Expert in Life Program. Mara was one of 25 yoga teachers selected to be in the first lineage of AcroYoga teachers certified in the United States. Having completed the AcroYoga Teacher Training in August 2006 she now teaches AcroYoga workshops throughout San Diego/Los Angeles County.

Terri Hobbs

Exercise has always been part of Terri’s life and since 2001 she has been a constant yoga practitioner. After relocating from Seattle to San Diego in 2009 she decided to share her passion for yoga with others. A graduate of Yoga One’s 200-hour Teacher Training Course, she found much joy and encouragement from Amy and Michael Caldwell as well the entire Yoga One family.

Terri prefers energetic Vinyasa Flow style classes and loves a good arm balance or inversion challenge. She admits to still finding them both a little scary. When not on her mat, you can find her walking in the park on the beach, around town, or on the golf course. She loves learning languages (French and recently Spanish) and traveling.

Rachel Krentzman

Rachel Krentzman, RPT, E-RYT, CPI is the owner and director of Embody Yoga and Physical Therapy. She received her degree in Physical Therapy from McGill University (Montreal, Quebec) in 1996 and has worked in a variety of acute care, rehab and outpatient facilities. After healing herself from a severe back injury using yoga and related therapies, she began to develop yoga based physical therapy programs for patients in the health care setting. She then went on to study at the College of Purna Yoga in Bellevue, WA with world renowned instructor, Aadil Palkhivala and received her 2000 hour certification in Purna Yoga. She is also a certified Pilates instructor and Reiki practitioner. With this background, Rachel combines a deeper understanding of movement patterns and biomechanics and a greater ability to draw upon the body’s innate capacity to heal with unique and highly effective treatment techniques. Her classes are fun and inspiring and she encourages each individual to discover the best way for them to open up and transform both the body and the mind using mindful movement, breath and awareness. Rachel is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT), Yoga Alliance and the Yoga Education Society (Y.E.S). Rachel is a regular contributor to www.active.com and has been published in LA Yoga and San Diego Dance Magazine.

Arati Lane

Arati was introduced to Hatha Yoga in NYC when her teachers Sharon Gannon and David Life opened their JIVAMUKTI Yoga Center in the late 80's. Deeply inspired by their intensity and knowledge beyond the physical aspects of yoga, she traveled for years in India studying different methods and styles of yoga and has been teaching internationally ever since. Her classes vary in pace/style and are open to all levels.

Laura McCorry

Laura began practicing yoga in 2004 during a stressful time of her life and fell in love immediately. The moving meditation of vinyasa yoga quieted her mind and brought her body to a level of physical well-being she’d never known before. She experienced firsthand how yoga changes both your quality of life and your response to life’s challenges and she loves to share the transformative power of yoga with her students. Originally from Virginia, Laura has studied yoga with many different teachers as life brought her across the country to California and she feels blessed to have so many experiences that enrich her teaching and her life.

Mariellen Mitchell

Mariellen began practicing and studying yoga in 2005 while on vacation in Bisbee, Arizona. After discovering the joys and benefits of yoga she wanted to share the experience with others.
In March of 2012, she completed a 200 Hour Comprehensive Teacher Training Course at Yoga One instructed by renowned teachers, Dianna Beardsley and Amy Caldwell in Interdisciplinary Flow. Always eager to expand her knowledge, she continues to take classes in the Iyengar style of yoga and Vinyasa Flow classes.
She looks forward to sharing the contentment and well-being that yoga provides, a practice that can help bring balance and enrichment to all of our lives.

Prema P.

Prema has been teaching yoga for over six years, and currently teaches throughout the United States and Internationally. She has taken a number of trips to India, spending well over a year in India, where she studied traditional yoga, Ayurveda, Tantra, and meditation, and spent years traveling and studying throughout Asia. Various studies and trainings come together to complete her style of teaching, which includes traditional hatha, along with an always evolving, creative, and unique style of vinyasa, restorative yoga, and meditation classes. Prema also loves teaching kid's yoga classes, and started teaching kids yoga while living in India with her family. She loves teaching yoga, and you can anticipate a full experience in her classes from themes to weekly changing class focuses, grounding, pranayama, an always changing and wide range of movement, to savasana (with a lot of unique touches, and relaxation techniques, aromatherapy, and often special additions).

Wren Polansky

Wren Polansky has been studying yoga and meditation since 1994. Her classes balance physical alignment of asana with mindfulness meditation techniques. Each class is unique, based on a theme related to body, mind and/or spirit. She is able to teach a range of styles from strenuous to restorative. Wren is inspired to create a space of curiosity, insight, and healing for her students. She is a certified yoga instructor in the Iyengar-based Hatha approach from Piedmont Yoga in Oakland (Richard Rosen and Rodney Yee’s studio).

She has lived at both Buddhist and yoga retreat centers. Her extensive practice and teaching experience includes a thirty-day silent meditation retreat and a Zen "street retreat" requiring meditating and sleeping on the streets of Denver amongst the homeless. Her formal education includes graduate studies in Contemplative Psychotherapy at Naropa University and an MA in Psychotherapy from the Wright Institute. She also teaches meditation under the guidance of her Vipassana teacher, Shinzen Young.

Jennifer Tipton

Jennifer has been leading fitness and movement classes since 1998. She has completed teacher trainings with the White Lotus Foundation (Vinyasa), Judith Lasater (restorative), and Shiva Rea (Prana Flow). She is a registered yoga teacher at the 500 hour level, a certified personal trainer and also holds a Masters degree in Exercise Science and Sport Psychology. She encourages her students to build greater self-awareness, empowerment, and peace through their yoga practice. She places emphasis in the breath, safety, and alignment. Along with continuing her yoga journey, Jennifer loves to travel and has visited almost 40 countries. She believes that through our living yoga we can create change and bring peace and joy to ourselves and others.

Jo Zukovich

Jo began her yoga journey in 1979, started teaching in the mid 80s and owned and ran a large yoga studio for many years. She has travelled to India to study with BKS Iyengar and his family, as well as studying with many top teachers in the U.S. and Europe. Jo feels blessed that she has been part of the surge of interest in yoga since the beginning. Her experience of teaching has been one of the great joys in life along with her wonderful family. Jo truly loves teaching what she has learned along the way.

9:00 AM	Rooftop Mixed Levels Flow at Porto Vista Hotel:1835 Columbia Street Little Italy, 92101
10:00 AM	Flow - Levels 1 & 2
11:30 AM	Prenatal Yoga - 1st Sunday is Partner Workshop
3:00 PM	Iyengar Yoga Class Series*- All Levels
6:30 PM	Gentle Flow-All Levels Welcome