Meet Celia

I was first introduced to yoga in 2003 while living in Hawaii and instantly fell in love with the immense physical and healing benefits of the practice. I began attending classes daily while working at a yoga studio. In 2018, I completed the 200 hour Anusara yoga teacher training with Peggy Profant and Samantha Akers in Arcata, followed closely by both the advanced 100 hour Bhakti/Urban Flow training with Rusty Wells in San Francisco and the advanced 300 hour TheraYoga Method training studying under Samantha Akers in Arcata. This training applied the therapeutic lens through yoga for special conditions, fascial fitness, biomechanics, anatomy, back health, breath work, engaged yin, restorative yoga and meditation. I completed the Understanding Trauma, Resilience & How Yoga Heals training taught by Alison Scola working specifically with the autonomic nervous system and became certified in Yoga Nidra through Liz Heffernan, both trainings were led through the Soma Yoga Institute. Most recently, I completed Flow School with Bonnie Weeks in Portland, Oregon. This intensive training focused on fun and creative movement, building an impactful experience in the room, and how to design  and weave together intelligent and interesting sequencing. I have additionally taken over 70 hours in yoga workshops led by International yoga instructors.

I began taking Pilates classes in 2019 and immediately knew that this form of resistance training was what my body had been desperately needing. Over the course of 18 months, I completed the contemporary STOTT Pilates Intensive trainings in Matwork, Reformer, Chair, Cadillac and Barrels studying with Holly Ferguson at Blue Sparrow Pilates in San Francisco and Amanda Rice Fletcher at Conscious Education in Denver. I became certified through STOTT Pilates in 2022 as a Level 1 teacher. In 2023 I completed the Advanced Program Level 2 certification in all apparatuses, the Injuries and Special Populations training and the Zenga V2Vinyasa workshop, all taught through Conscious Education. In addition, I have completed Holly Furgason's Anatomy for Pilates Instructors course. I am also a certified Barre instructor, completing the certification through American Barre Technique. Most recently,
I completed Cheri Cohen’s Classical Pilates training in all equipment including the addition of the Arm Chair, the Ped-o-pul and the Electric Chair.

I teach alignment based classes and believe that by safely and consistently incorporating Pilates and yoga into our lives, we will truly experience improvements in health, gain strength as well as happiness, and move through our days with more ease. When we find exercise that we enjoy, that is fun and that feels good, it becomes easy to prioritize. I want to help you find a love for daily movement and success in your goals.