Yoga • Retreats

The Rooted Yogi is based on the central coast of California and leads retreats world wide through her company Return to the Feminine Collective. She has taught yoga for 8 years and leads local activations  specifically to empower women. She is a community leader who  reminds people of the power of community and rising together. Her forever intention is to create brave spaces of expression where people may show up authentically as themselves, feel welcome and connect with community. One of her favorite spaces to teach is at festivals where she brings a grounded, intentional presence and energy for people to drop into the experience, connect deeper to themselves and in turn connect deeper with people and the experience. All are welcome, no experience needed, simply show up with an open heart and be ready to receive what’s for you in this time. KJ is excited to meet you!

Entrepreneur Yoga

Rick Shugarman is a yoga instructor, growth coach, and entrepreneur whose work bridges the physical, mental, and creative aspects of human potential. As the founder of Beat Up The Sun, he explores the transformative power of morning rituals, yoga, and mindfulness to cultivate clarity, resilience, and purpose. The phrase “beating up the sun” refers to a morning routine of being up and moving with the sun as it’s rising. Like most transformations, it was born out of necessity.

Rick’s mission is to make yoga and personal growth radically accessible. For example, he created a step-by-step, beginner-friendly yoga program that he gives away for free. The program is designed to help beginners of all abilities have a sense of confidence, and “I can”, from the very first pose.

Embodiment Practices

Brazilian by soul, Tati seamlessly weaves together the worlds of yoga, embodiment practices, meditation, breath work, and sound healing creating a unique and transformative experience for those who cross paths with her. 

As a dedicated yoga practitioner and dancer, movement is one of her favorite ways to reconnect to her body. With experience in street dance and gymnastics, she infuses into her yoga classes elements of grace, fluidity, and expressive movement.

Through 12 years of dedicated practice, 9 years of teaching experience, and over 800h of YTT Tati has developed a unique teaching style that fuses the precision and discipline of dance with the mindfulness and introspection of yoga.

Ashtanga Yoga

Rebecca has been practicing and studying yoga for over 20 years. Her teaching brings a contemporary approach to the traditional practice of Ashtanga yoga, and is deeply rooted in anatomy, encouraging alignment and safe exploration of postures, bringing dynamic and creative sequences to her classes. She strives to awaken the adventurous spirit on the mat, blending a strong physical practice with a sense of playfulness and grace.

Training:

200 Hour Teacher Training, O2 Yoga, Boston

300 Hour Advanced Teacher Training, Natasha Rizopoulos & the Down Under Yoga School Faculty, Boston

Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training, David Swenson, NY

Liya Garber is a recognized yoga and meditation teacher (E-RYT 500) based in the San Francisco Bay Area, often found around the world leading retreats, trainings, and transformational experiences. She is a passionate advocate for women’s empowerment and the founder of Aura Kundalini Yoga, an innovative online yoga studio that represents the new paradigm of Kundalini Yoga — a practice rooted in tuning directly to Source, inner intelligence, and embodied awareness rather than devotion to a teacher or lineage.

As a pioneer of this emerging paradigm, Liya’s work bridges ancient yogic wisdom with modern nervous system science, energetic literacy, and mind re-programming for the 21st century. Her approach empowers practitioners to access their own inner guidance, awaken life force safely and organically, and embody their unique gifts with clarity and sovereignty.

As a former Division 1 baseball player, Donny’s journey into Yoga, Personal Development and Mindfulness began in 2005, after seven operations on his left knee and an addiction to painkillers. Fast forward to today, Donny has shifted his and become a dynamic leader in his industry. He is the creator of "Love Yourself Collective", a professional speaker, teacher, podcast co-host of "Comeback Stories," and personal development coach leading classes, workshops and seminars all across the world. He’s the creator of “The Shift” Transformational Coaching, a 90-Day Personal Development Private Coaching program. In addition, Donny works one-on-one with some of the top professional athletes in the world on mental strength, yoga/meditation, life coaching and mindfulness. Donny is also an ambassador for lululemon and works directly on their Mindful Performance Team as both a yoga/meditation teacher and facilitator.

Monica is a certified, trauma-informed Kundalini Yoga teacher with 20+ years of a dedicated yoga and movement practice. She teaches Kundalini here in the High Desert at Earth Yoga & Spa in Yucca Valley. She is also trained in traditional Hot Yoga and certified in Hridaya Hatha Yoga and Pranic Healing. 

After years of traveling and living around the world, Monica moved to Joshua Tree in early 2025 with a call to plant roots and connect more deeply with her soul's purpose. As a former international human rights lawyer, yoga was always her way home to herself and a path to inner and outer peace.

Monica discovered her true passion for Kundalini Yoga at RA MA New York, where the powerful blend of kriyas, mantra, and breathwork became her daily practice for the past decade. Monica’s mission is to make Kundalini accessible to everyone. She weaves modern, trauma-informed cues into the practice, while honoring the deep roots of this ancient and sophisticated technology.

Her classes are an invitation to safely explore your inner world, connect with different dimensions of your being, and experience deep healing and joy. 

YOGA • PARENT + ME

ASHLEY combines the wise sciences of Yoga and Ayurveda to deliver an approachable and authentic practice. Her detailed instruction guides her students on an inner journey to explore the breadth of yoga through their own hearts, minds and bodies. Ashley has been teaching yoga and serving her community as a nutrition wellness educator since 2016. Her down-to-earth approach to health welcomes anyone to return to a state of wholeness.

“The journey of becoming who we want to be is rooted in embracing who we are now.”

Sound • Retreats • Readings

Forest is an international retreat facilitator, leadership mentor, intuitive reader, and sound healer based in Joshua Tree, CA. She works with high-level leaders to redefine success + deepen their zone of genius so they can uplevel their impact.

At age 12, Forest and her best friend facilitated her first retreat for Pre-teen Girls, sharing crafts, yoga, and team bonding activities with the group. This was the beginning of her love of sharing her practices and creativity with others. Since then, she has hosted numerous retreats, women’s circles, ceremonies, art clubs, past life regressions, meditations, and sound healings. As an artist, many of her practices + techniques are informed by her own self exploration.

Yoga

Raised between the deserts of Joshua Tree and the coast of Orange County, Rachel developed a deep reverence for the sacred energy that continues to draw people to Joshua Tree. Today, she shares that passion as the owner and operator of Earth Yoga & Spa in Yucca Valley and as a retreat leader both locally and internationally, where she guides and inspires others to walk the eight-limbed path of yoga.

In her classes, Rachel offers a dynamic practice that weaves together breath, mantra, sound healing, and mindful movement. She invites students to move and breathe in ways that honor their own uniqueness, while holding a safe and nurturing space for authentic self-expression. Through this liberated approach—freeing the mind, body, and soul—Rachel leads her students toward the deeper freedom of a truly liberated life.

Breathwork • Sound • Tea

Yuna Lee is a trauma-informed breathwork facilitator, sound healer, and tea practitioner based in Joshua Tree and Santa Barbara, California. Her work weaves conscious breath, therapeutic sound, and Korean tea rituals to help people reconnect with their bodies, release emotional blockages, and rediscover inner calm.

Rooted in her background in trauma studies, Yuna approaches every session with sensitivity and care, recognizing the body’s innate wisdom and pace for healing. She creates spaces that feel safe, grounded, and sacred—where breath becomes medicine, sound becomes memory, and stillness becomes home.

Yuna holds certifications in breathwork (trained under David Elliott and Danielle Hering, LMFT), sound healing, and traditional Korean tea ceremonies. With a doctorate in education and years of research on trauma and resilience, she integrates evidence-based awareness with intuitive guidance, offering her clients a uniquely embodied and compassionate experience.

Inversions • Hatha • Ashtanga

Yoga first appeared to Angela as a way to simply move better, breathe easier, and be present. And through its path, her practice has deepened with the diversity of ways we move—how the body becomes a laboratory for connection to the self. Her classes are inspired by traditional Hatha and Ashtanga vinyasa lineages based on her training in India, modern movement modalities, and their interactions. You'll be guided through an inquiry-driven practice with an emphasis on joyful agency and whole-body connection. In class, expect fun and creative sequences that engage multiple dimensions of physical and mental experience. Leave her class feeling inspired, present, and with a sense of calm that persists throughout your day.

Yin Dreamscapes

Now based in Northeast Los Angeles, Richelle is originally from Oregon and trained as a Yoga teacher in Costa Rica. For the past five years she has been teaching all over the Americas - from studios like Kinship Yoga in Los Angeles and eco-retreats in Nicaragua to unique outdoor event experiences and festivals. She loves to practice and teach the full spectrum of Yoga, from restorative and meditative to activating and playful. Outside of Yoga you can find her barefoot outside, laughing with friends, steering conversations to existential depths, or crying over cute animals.

Quantum Heart Movement • Breath • Meditation

Ashley Loren is a heart-centered yoga teacher, retreat facilitator, and guide devoted to creating sacred spaces where others can return to the wisdom of their bodies, reconnect with their inner truth, and feel deeply supported on their journey. Her work is grounded in love, presence, and the deep knowing that we are our own healers—and that everything we need to live the life we desire already lives within us.

Trauma informed Licensed therapist

Brock has been teaching people how to practice meditation for over 10 years. He has taught meditation in various therapeutic, corporate, and educational settings, teaching mindfulness practices to individuals, groups, therapist trainees, and spiritual seekers alike. His open goal is to provide traditionally sound meditation instruction that is approachable and digestible by the Western mind and heart. As a trauma-informed Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Brock currently serves his community in private practice, specializing in EMDR therapy, somatic parts work, and mindfulness-based therapies. He carries a master’s degree in Multicultural Counseling Psychology, with Emphasis in Buddhist Psychology.

Yin

Leandra has been practicing yoga for 10+ years and recently completed her 200 hour yin yoga teacher training with Yin Yoga Therapy in Bali. She believes in the transformative power of slowing down and tuning into the body’s wisdom. Leandra feels honored to guide others in the practice of yin yoga which has benefited her greatly throughout the years. She aims to cultivate a calm and supportive environment where practitioners are safe to explore a deeper connection with their bodies and minds.

Yoga

Reid fell in love with Yoga over 20 years ago, and it remains a favorite passion of his. He studied several different styles and methods over the years, taking nuggets of wisdom from each. His teaching style is rooted in Iyengar, which focuses on details of technique and alignment, with an added sense of heart and playfulness.

Vinyasa

Sabrina fell in love with the practice of the challenging style of Ashtanga yoga and then after completing her teacher training in 2012, found the love of Hatha and Vinyasa Flow and blended them together to find a yoga practice that encourages strength, balance, grace and complete connection to the subtle body as well as connection to the mind. Her main focus is to stay true to the essence of yoga. To honor the sacred practice and philosophy and to weave that into her teachings. Incorporating the guidelines of the 8 limbed path both on and off the mat is a constant practice for her, but making deeper bonds with her students is the most important connection of all. 

Sound Healing

Tobi’s passion lies within soundbowl healing and meditation. She experienced the vibrational sounds of a Tibetan sound bowl during a visit to a small Himalayan restaurant and within seconds could feel it’s ability to calm and heal the nervous system. Tobi got her 200 hr YTT in 2014 as well as reiki certification. She then attended a sound therapy training in Sedona, AZ in 2015. She now has over 30 crystal alchemy bowls along with metal Tibetan bowls to provide an unforgettable experience for anyone who attends. Tobi recently completed her Kundalini teacher training with the Kundalilni Research Institute & Jai Dev in 2023.

Yoga Teacher, Breathwork Facilitator, Intuitive Energy Healing Practitioner.

Laura is a long time Orange County based yoga teacher, and owner of Dharma Yoga House.

Laura’s vinyasa class is powerful & heartfelt. Her goal is always to encourage her students to move beyond their comfort zones, to grow, and ultimately to have their yoga practice help them make shifts in their lives… to take their practice “off the mat” and into their day to day lives.. where it really matters.

Known as The Desert Shaman, Danny Rojas is the founder and heart behind Sacred Healing Retreats, a deeply personal and transformative plant medicine and ceremonial healing practice rooted in ancestral wisdom and modern heart-centered service.

After navigating his own journey through heartbreak, loss, and profound transformation, Danny committed his life to holding space for others to heal, release, and reconnect with their true selves. Sacred Healing

Carolina is a Bikram yoga teacher. She graduated in 2009 and is also a practitioner of ashtanga and Vinyasa and yin yoga. She currently works at different clubs and yoga studios in the low Desert and teaches her personal sequences of hatha, vinyasa, yin, and bikram yoga. She likes to create sequences according to how the energy of the environment feels at the moment.

Caro is also an esthetitian and has created her own line of oils. All organic, sustainable and fair trade products Chika Organics

Hester Van Hooven Ward is a transformational guide devoted to helping others awaken their radiance and embody their highest essence. With over 15 years of coaching experience and 10 years of facilitating sacred ceremonies, she blends her lineages of the 13 Moon Mystery School, Reiki, Shamanic Reiki, the 13 Original Clan Mothers, and Subconscious Freedom Coaching with powerful lived experience.

Hester has supported survivors of sexual violence in Kenya, taught health and wellness for over a decade, and co-founded MMIP Raising Awareness, a nonprofit for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People through lifting Indigenous Voices.

Hester’s path honors both shadow and light. Through frequencies of remembrance & empowerment—she supports others in reclaiming their power, embodying self-love, and living with sovereignty and compassion. She believes true freedom emerges when we remember our connection to the ONEness of all things.es here

Ryan is a San Diego based Massage Therapist, Movement Artist, and Transformational Coach devoted to embodiment, connection, and creative play. 

With a background in Acroyoga, Thai Massage, Contact Dance and 5+ years of professional bodywork experience, he brings a deeply intuitive understanding of the nervous system and relational safety into every space he holds.

Ryan leads workshops and retreats centered on intimacy, consent, somatics, and conscious relating. His facilitation blends structure with discovery; inviting participants to explore trust, surrender, and connection through playful, embodied practices.

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transformational wellness experiences that blend biohacking technology, ritual, and spatial storytelling.

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modern ritual. Her activations have been witnessed at major cultural gatherings including Sundance, Art

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At 17, meditation became her tool for navigating anxiety. What began as a personal discipline developed into a 25 year

commitment to embodied healing, energetic refinement, and applied self mastery.

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