About Me
Hi, I'm Hannah! I am a yoga student and teacher in Santa Cruz, CA. I teach creative Vinyasa flow yoga classes, with a focus on bhakti, breath, and alignment. Often incorporating the harmonium and mantra during savasana, I enjoy inviting students to chant at the end of class. I also recently started leading Intro to Chanting Workshops and Kirtans.
Growing up playing soccer and ultimate frisbee, I started practicing yoga in 2011. Although my introduction to yoga was for the physical benefits - to prevent injury and improve range of motion - I found that the connection to mind, body, breath, and spirit kept me coming back to the mat. Completing my first 200-HR Yoga Teacher Training in 2016, I traveled to India to study at the Himalayan Yoga Academy in 2017. I enjoy continuing my studies and helping assist retreats (inter)nationally.
Hannah’s classes provide a place for students of all levels to explore strength, flexibility, and discernment. Yes, part of yoga is the physical aspect – but yoga is also about coming onto your mat, stepping away from the rest of your day, breathing in and out, and practicing presence. One of the ways we can practice yoga is by paying attention to our intentions, and observing what is happening in the mind, body, and spirit - on AND off the mat.
THINGS I LOVE: YOGA, TRAVEL, MUSIC, ANIMALS, ULTIMATE FRISBEE, THE OUTDOORS, CHAI, Mountains, STARS, BODIES OF WATER...
Events
Intro To Chanting: A Kirtan Workshop (Saturday, August 24 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm PST at Pleasure Point Yoga)
Kirtan at Village Yoga (Sunday, September 29th from 6:00 - 8:00 pm PST at Village Yoga Santa Cruz)
Past Events
Kirtan at Village Yoga (Sunday, July 28, 2024, from 6:00 - 8:00 pm PST at Village Yoga Santa Cruz)
Intro To Chanting: A Kirtan Workshop (Sunday, May 12, 2024, from 6:00 - 8:00 pm PST at Village Yoga Santa Cruz)
Intro To Chanting: A Kirtan Workshop (Sunday, Dec 10, 2023, from 6:00 - 8:00 pm PST at Village Yoga Santa Cruz)
Experience
B.A. in Language Studies from UC Santa Cruz
12+ years in Customer Service and Administration
RYT 200 w/ 500+ hours of training
200-Hour YTT from Yoga Garden SF in San Francisco, CA (July 2016)
240-Hour YTT from the Himalayan Yoga Academy in Rishikesh (March 2017)
108-Hour Bali Earth & Sky with Janet Stone (April 2017)
108-Hour Esalen: Path of Devotion with Janet Stone (Sept 2017)
30-Hour Advanced Assisting: Beyond the Basics with Janet Stone (Oct 2017)
Breathe to Heal w/ Max Strom & Valerie Moisselle (July 2018)
Yin and Yang Yoga Practice w/ Tias Little (Jan 2019)
Bhakti | Walking in Devotion w/ Jai Uttal (Feb 2019)
15-Hour Trauma Informed Teacher Training by Connection Coalition (Sept 2023)
Kirtan Training with Govind Das (Oct 2023)
Assisting
(upcoming n/a…)
(PAST EVENTS)
Bhakti & Kirtan Getaway in Mendocino w/ Nat Kendall (May 24-27, 2024)
Waves of Bliss: Panama Yoga Retreat w/ Nat Kendall (Feb 11-17, 2024)
Full Moon Yoga + Ritual with Jesira and Shan (Monday, March 6th, 2023 from 6:00 - 7:45 pm PST at the Santa Cruz County Veterans Memorial Building)
Waves of Bliss: Panama Yoga Retreat w/ Nat Kendall (Jan 22-28, 2023)
Big Sky Bhakti Bliss: A Montana Yoga Retreat w/ Nat Kendall (July 9-15, 2022)
Waves of Bliss: Panama Yoga Retreat w/ Nat Kendall (Jan 9-15, 2022)
Big Sky Bhakti Bliss: A Montana Yoga Retreat w/ Nat Kendall (July 17-23, 2021)
(CANCELED) Big Sky Bhakti Bliss: A Montana Yoga Retreat w/ Nat Kendall (July 17-23, 2020)
Release & Renew: A New Years Retreat w/ Nat Kendall & Peter Walters (Dec 29, 2019 - Jan 1, 2020)
Big Sky Bhakti Bliss: A Montana Yoga Retreat w/ Nat Kendall (July 6-12, 2019)
Hawaii Island Flow :: Song Of The Heart w/ Peter Walters & Nat Kendall (March 17-22, 2019)
Release & Renew: A New Years Retreat w/ Nat Kendall & Peter Walters (Dec 28, 2018 - Jan 1, 2019)
Big Sky Bhakti Bliss: A Montana Yoga Retreat w/ Nat Kendall (June 16-22, 2018)
