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Cynthia Mendolia
“Be the change you wish to see in the World.”
Haunani ChongHaunani Chong, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, is here to hug the World by Being the Change. Having danced the ancient Hawaiian Hula since the age of four (another form of yoga, uniting spirit, mind, and body) and studying natural forms of healing her whole life, Yoga & Ayurveda were natural progressions to discovering a deeper understanding of personal healing, transformation, self-realization, love, and unity with All That Is. As a certified Deep Yoga Mastery of Life Teacher through Bhava & Sundari Ram of San Diego and Radiant Child Yoga Teacher instructed by Shakta Kaur she loves to guide, share, and inspire kids and adults to discover, feel, and honor the Divine Love & Light within. In addition she also shares her loving light through ancient Hawaiian massage and breathwork.
Within each body lies the endless possibilities of health, healing, happiness, and liberation from personal suffering. Yoga & Ayurveda is one way of tapping into those endless possibilities and innate capabilities, to free ourselves from our past, personal agreements, and contracts. Inspiring and guiding people to balance, happiness, and self-liberation through the cultivation of awareness and gratitude continues to be her service to the One Earth Family. “Every journey of a thousand miles, begins with one step.” Whether you’ve begun that journey or need to start a new, it will be an honor to take that next step together.
Leela Moghadas
Leela is a compassionate and nurturing teacher; her classes are dynamic and fun, with attention on the cultivation of Prana through the breath. She also has the steadiness of her roots in classical Hatha to create a balanced sequence of postures, easily modified to fit all levels of practitioners. Her classes are designed to relieve tension, create strength & flexibility, & encourage an overall state of bliss. Leela is a caring teacher who seeks to help her students find a Yoga practice that can be both challenging and accessible for their strengths, goals, and needs. She helps students to see the joy and fun in the practice of Yoga.
Mara Harris YogaMara Harris, Yoga Explorer / Yoga Coach – her 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 Mara began her exploration as a yoga teacher in 1999; she currently teaches at the University of San Diego, Frogs-Club One in Mission Valley, Downtown San Diego Athletic Club, OB Namaste Yoga Center and serves as a Teaching Artist for the transcenDANCE Youth Arts Project using yoga/AcroYoga and Contact Improv dance as tools to train the youth. As a Yoga Coach, Mara serves corporate and private clients and maintains a steady teaching schedule through out San Diego County. She is honored to join the Yoga Del Coronado team to instruct Yoga Wall®. “I have found that the transformative nature of yoga is exponential effecting our mind, body and spirit on and off the mat; the adventuring spirit is called out to join with others to play, to explore, and reflect our gifts and worth in each others presence.” -Mara Harris
Mariel
In 2000 met Doctor Jose Luis Padilla in Seville Spain and started to immerse herself in the healing art of Chinese medicine and Taoism, attending once a year to his workshops in Turkey, India, Finland and Estonia. Just recently she went to Kripalu to study Meridian Yoga Energy Flow under the wing of Daniel Orlansky. Meridian Yoga uses a series of yoga poses that activate the meridians in the subtle body. In her journey to heal she has found the merging of two great traditions of the East that brings wellness to the body and the mind through the breath.
Nan
Her Classes are Dynamic yet loving and playful, and are infused with the finest elements of the various traditions. Insights shared during class explore the Eight petals of yoga and the teachings of Patanjalis Yoga Sutras as a means for heightened levels of consciousness and bliss. Her desire as a teacher is to not only learn from her students, but to inspire them to incorporate these eight petals of yoga into their own lives. Nan has attended 200 hours of teacher training with Tim Miller, and 200 hours in Viniyoga Therapeutics. She continues to attend workshops in Anusara, Ashtanga, Jivamukti and many others to be able to share as many insights with her students as possible. StacyStacey was first attracted to the athletic nature of power vinyasa yoga and then to the focus and spirituality it brought into her life. Her greatest passion is the peace and grace she finds in a fast-paced flow from asana to asana. In teaching yoga, Stacey is able to share this gift of meditation through movement. She believes that the continual physical and mental challenges yoga provides helps create a better sense of self and confidence to overcome obstacles in other areas of life. Stacey hopes that her classes can bring a little more sunshine and peace into the world.
BethanyBethany Templin teaches Prana Flow Yoga, an energetic, creative, full-spectrum approach, which embodies the flow of yoga as cultivated by Shiva Rea and the Global Vinyasa Collective of Teachers.
Bethany brings incredible energy into every class. She invites her students to treat each asana as a mudra, and to find the balance between intense strength and complete surrender, while remaining open to the limitless possibilities within the mind and body. Bethany received a 100-hour certification from Yoga One during an Anusara inspired teacher training with Diana Beardsley and Amy Caldwell. She is currently completing her 500-hour teacher training with Shiva Rea.
Kris WardMeet Kris Kris Ward, B.A., 500 RYT, is the catalyst and cultivator of Trikaya®, the alternative leadership community. She has been teaching self-empowerment and leadership through group and private yoga and wellness classes since 1996. She has taught a |
Cynthia spent time in practice and study at the Himalayan Institute of Pittsburgh, PA studio. When coming to California, received her Kitaido (Hatha based) certification through Coronado Yoga and Wellness Center, Coronado, CA. She instructs through the Coronado Adult Education Program, has taught seniors and teens and enjoys teaching Private & Partner sessions to enhance and advance students' yoga practice. 
Her studies and travels from around the globe influences her integrative approach to Yoga, Ayurveda, and holistic healing. “I don’t heal people, my intention is to guide and empower people to heal themselves.” Haunani best motivates others to live in their highest Spirit or Soul-realization by arden-fresh produce, read, travel, and be out in nature. 
Leela Moghadas has been a student of Yoga since 1978; she has practiced many styles of Yoga for the past 30 years. Yoga, meditation and Ayurvedic practices have been a vital part of her life’s journey. Leela has had the opportunity to study with many highly regarded Yoga teachers and has come to know the many healing and transformational benefits Yoga offers and is both inspired and determined to share this five thousand year old science with others. 
Center in San Diego. There she received training in Hatha Yoga-Sivananda 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 through out San Diego/Los Angeles County. 
Mariel was born in Mexico City on November 15th 1957. She started practicing yoga back in 1992 in the Woodlands Texas, with yoga teacher John Friend as part of the recovery of a thrombosis in her last pregnancy. 
In 1997 she moved to Coronado California and started practicing yoga with teachers Jean Pierre and Linda Marques at Coronado Wellness, getting her yoga certification with them. There she met Brad Willis (Bhaba Ram) continuing her practice and attending various workshops lead by him. 
Nan began studying and practicing yoga after being inspired to find a balanced way to heal the body and the mind. After personally experiencing the healing and therapeutic benefits of yoga, she began a journey of dedicating her life to the studies of, and sharing the eight fold yogic pathway. Her interest in yoga stems from her desire to spread these sacred teachings, giving as many people as possible the tools needed to experience this joyful journey toward enlightenment. Her personal journey has led her to study with the greatest teachers possible, under the influences of Ashtanga yoga, Viniyoga, Yoga therapeutics, Anusara Yoga and Iyengar Yoga. She also studies Bhakti (Devotional Yoga) and Meditation. She is currently writing a book “Everyday Devotions for the Yogic Mind”. 
Bethany's passion for yoga is inspired by her love of surfing and dancing. She has practiced and studied various forms of yoga since 2000. Bethany recently relocated to San Diego after living in Hawaii for 7 years and has since devoted herself to practicing and teaching yoga full time. 