Rasa

Studio Manger, Teacher

Rasa is a 27 year old Miami Native who became apart of the Lighthouse Yoga and Wellness sangha in 2016. Her passion and commitment to yoga lead her to pursue a 200- hour yoga teacher training. When she is not self practicing, she plays the role of a child behavior therapist. Her favorite food is pizza, and her favorite yoga pose is bird of paradise. She loves yoga because it makes her feel good and allows her to eat more pizza. Her favorite place is anywhere people are gathered to laugh, breathe and break boundaries together. Through breath work and conscious movement, Ashleigh seeks to deepen student’s connection and awareness to the divine light within.

Jess

Teacher

Jess has an athletic background and was always known for high energy workouts. She pursued a degree in marketing but after working in corporate for many years she decided to become a health & fitness coach to expand her creativity and teaching abilities as a group fitness instructor. After completing her second half marathon, she decided high impact workouts were not for her as her body needed to heal. She found yoga in hopes to restore her body and to invite playfulness back in her life. Little did she know she would soon restore her mind and soul as well. She instantly had the desire to go deeper in her practice by receiving her 200 hour yoga teacher certification and has found many gifts she wants to share with the world. She is forever thankful for slowing down, living mindfully and energetically with ease. She now teaches and serves the yoga community through her marketing talents as a media manager and as a healer. Check out her classes to experience a deep connection of mind, body and soul with a whole lot of smiles and playfulness.

Karen ‘Kitty”

Sattva Yoga Master Teacher

Karen “Kitty” Stinson is an International Flight Attendant for a major U.S. Airline. She was the featured employee in the May 2018 issue of the World’s Largest Airlines Inflight Magazine, and she described it as one of the greatest honors of her life.  Adopted from Seoul, Korea as a four month old infant, she feels her life is a GIFT, and was given to her to live purposefully and to serve others.

Yoga has slowly transformed her body from the outside to the inside. In 2004, at the age of 45, she was introduced to yoga by her personal trainer in Dallas, Texas and started her physical practice with Bikram Yoga. She volunteered for over three years at Omega Workshops, where she was able to meet and practice with world-renowned Yoga Teachers.

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In 2014, she made a commitment and completed the 200-Hour Teacher Training with 305 Yoga, where she met Claire Zovko.  She has studied with and taught Kids Yoga alongside, International YogaMusic Founder and Creator, Cynthia Zak. Karen traveled with the Airline Ambassadors from 2014 - 2016 on Mission Trips around the world introducing yoga and mindfulness to Orphanages and teaching to the volunteers and staff.  In 2016, she completed a 300-Hour Teacher Training in Rishikesh, India, the birth place of yoga, and a Master Level Training the same year, both with Visionary Master Teacher, Anand Mehrotra, the Founder of Sattva Yoga Academy. Her love of the sacred teachings keeps her traveling back to the source year after year. 

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Karen is passionate about sharing these transformational yoga practices with all ages and enthusiastically teaches from an abundant heart of gratitude.  She teachers weekly Himalayan Kriya Journeys and Workshops at Lighthouse Yoga and Wellness.

Gladys

Teacher

​Gladys is a daughter, sister, aunt, friend, healer, and provider.  While in college in 2000, she first met yoga through a course. It was new and different from the fast-paced workouts she had previously always done. It was not until 2013 that she considers when she officially became a yogi; even though she did not realize it at the time. She was always consistent with exercise, whether it was through dancing, swimming, aerobics. She realized yoga was different with many layers. It started with the very physical sensation of stretching and sweating. That went on for years as she practiced Bikram and Vinyasa yoga. Then came the spiritual component. It seeped in slowly until her teacher training experience. Then it was like a complete explosion. Universal truths. She started to experience many realizations about the world, as she knew it. Now she feels privileged to share what she has learned with the community. She is excited that she can hold space, in a new way, for anyone who walks through the Lighthouse Yoga & Wellness doors.

Joel

Teacher

For Joel, yoga is the culmination of a lifelong journey towards wholeness. Raised in Miami, his story begins with a call to a deeper and fuller spiritual life. Having received his degree in Religious Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, Joel’s journey led him to yoga as he was entering recovery from substance abuse. Within the technology that is yoga, he experienced a profound sense of healing and community that utterly changed his life. It was his big “Aha!” Moment and what began as a way to de-stress and reconnect with his body, transformed into the latest step of his spiritual journey. With this passion, came the desire to learn as much as possible and to give back to the community that had provided him with a sacred healing space. In September of 2019, Joel had the incredible opportunity of traveling to India and train in the tradition and lineage of the great Himalayan masters, learning how yoga is not only an exercise of the body, but of the mind and spirit as well. He now looks forward to giving back, supporting others on their own spiritual evolutionary path. He believes that yoga meets you where you are at, that it is infinitely adaptable, and that if you have the courage to try, it can radically change your life.

Lalita

Teacher

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Lalita embarked on her yoga journey in 2009 when she first tried a 15 min yoga sequence on youtube all by herself. The physicality and emotional aspects of the practice truly saved her at times of much needed guidance. Everything about yoga supported her on the path of expansion. The connection of the mind, body and soul that yoga showed her made her fall in love with Yoga. She draws much of her inspiration as a yoga teacher from her most important role as a mother to her three kids. Lalita, makes sure that everyone is seen and heard. She is always searching to improve her practice. “I am so honored to teach something that is so dear to my soul. Spreading Love and Light to others is her biggest motivation.

Lalita’s classes are physically challenging with creative, playful sequencing while maintaining the integrity of the yoga practice. She encourages students to let go and have fun and find freedom in their bodies, minds and spirits. Her classes being fearless, loving and playful; appeal to beginners and advanced yogi’s alike. Lalita’s passion is to give her students the same gift of self love, happiness, and connection that yoga has given her!

Sam

Teacher

Sam is a Miami born doula and yoga teacher who is eager to share the ancient teachings that have transformed her life. Sam combines her love for breathwork, laughter, sound, touch and imagination in her classes.  Her classes are a pleasant and fun mashup of the yoga experience.  When she is not teaching yoga, she is watching standup comedy and assisting women during and after childbirth.  Her caregiving background reminds her that all people, despite age, race, gender, or creed need comfort and compassion.  You can find her regularly substituting classes. 

Yulissa

Teacher

Yulissa is passionate about supporting women on their journey of radical self-love and body acceptance through yoga, meditation and empowerment practices.  After answering a deep calling to begin a yoga practice, she serendipitously found Lighthouse Yoga & Wellness and began her yoga journey.  As her practice evolved, she discovered that yoga was a gateway to self-love, compassion and fulfillment.  Her passion has led her to the sacred lands of India where she deepened her devotion.  She is a Community Advocate for the Yoga and Body Image Coalition.  She is committed to breaking stigmas so that woman of all sizes can feel confident in their skin and embrace movement into their lives.  She loves sharing the comprehensive practice of yoga as it is an experience of body, mind and spirit and she integrates them throughout her classes.  She loves supporting others in creating space to expand and transcend and fully step into a more blissful life.

Sloan

Teacher

In 2008, Sloan came upon yoga trying to find a balance within her college party life. Her world and passions opened up when she completed her first 200hr TT with Terri Cooper and Claire Santos. She then went on to work for Lululemon and helped make yoga accessible to the Miami area. In 2019, she felt a call to return to her home studio, and complete a 300hr Training with Claire Z. She has not stopped since. She is devoted to sharing these ancient teachings with the world.

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Throughout this journey Sloan discovered a unique ability to communicate with Spirit. She has grown this power through meditation, studying with Rachel Hope, and traveling to Arthur Findlay. Sloan is a Spiritual Medium and talks openly about the joy of connecting with the spiritual world. She is on a mission to empower empaths everywhere and uses the ancient yoga principles to give access to the spiritual world.

In Sloan’s class you can expect cosmic experiences, a sense of peace, and a reminder of your power. Each class is divinely led to have your own unique experience. Sloan enjoys playing soulful music, random dance parties, and long savasanas.

Abby

Teacher

Abby was lead to yoga from injury.  She had developed a back condition and could no longer continue practicing ballet or gymnastics.  This was when she found yoga.  She loves that yoga is demanding and fun.  Yoga gave her the ability to move in a safer manner that was not as harmful to her back.  Three years ago, life drew her to Lighthouse Yoga and Wellness and she was welcome with open arms into our Sangha (community) with so much love.  The draw of yoga kept getting stronger and this inspired her to go deeper into the ancient practices.  In the summer of 2019, she completed her 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training at Lighthouse.  She is inspired to share the yoga teacher as it is a calling of her heart.  She feels heartfelt purpose to serve and take care of people.  Through seva (service) she has been able to hold space for people, connect, and guide students in a loving, caring, challenging, and exciting manner.  She is fluent in Spanish and English.  In her classes, there may be a little bit of both mixed in.