Carol, the owner of the studio, comes from a background of yoga, meditation, massage and anatomy. Her lifelong exposure to the healing arts has inspired a teaching style that embraces honest acceptance for wherever we are in the present, while expanding into our unlimited potential.

She has been teaching yoga & anatomy on Kauai since 2005, is a 300+ RYT and has studied Ashtanga, Anusara, Iyengar, Vinyasa and Yin Yoga with many acclaimed teachers around the globe. Prior to dedicating her life to yoga, she had a career in massage therapy with a focus on anatomy and injury rehabilitation.

Her daily inspiration comes from the beauty of nature, a loving family and her animal friends.

Email Monica to join her class kauaiyogamon@gmail.com

Monica is a concert pianist from New York City, and has enjoyed over 30 years of sharing the enlivening universal language of music through performance. It was only due to a barrage of physical and mental injuries that she discover yoga. Monica is now dedicated to sharing this universal practice. She loves to make the practice accessible to everyone through creative movement, music, and breath. The discoveries are limitless!

Monica is a registered RYT with the Yoga Alliance. She is grateful for Dana Flynn and the entire family at Laughing Lotus in NYC. She is equally thankful for crossing paths with all teachers and students. May this journey lead us all to truth and light.

Jana Kilgore is a Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner, Yoga Teacher, Holistic Nutritionist/Chef, Herbalist, Reiki Master, writer and adventurer. She has been sharing the time-tested technologies of Ayurveda, Yoga, whole food nutrition and herbal medicine for over 25 years. Her teaching is informed from decades of immersion in the Anusara, Ashtanga and Shadow yoga lineages as well as the philosophies from Sri Vidya, Tibetan Buddhism, Hawaii and her own lineage of Celtic ancestry. She weaves her decades of experience in teaching and clinical work to create safe, healing spaces for personal growth and evolution.

Email Diane to join her class oceandiane@gmail.com

Diane is a RYT certified in Vinyasa & Iyengar based practices and has studied Yin Yoga w/ the renowned Sarah Powers in CA and Thailand. Diane has previously taught Vinyasa Yoga in Maui, Santa Barbara, Squaw Valley and Tahoe City, as well as teaching Yin at ‘Tahoe Yoga & Wellness’ in Truckee, CA. She has been back on Kauai since 2007 and completed (2) 200 hr RYT trainings here on Kauai, one of which was with the wonderful Josh Shrei and Carol Dumeyer.

Diane’s other activities involve being in and on the ocean, rescuing animals and creating as ‘Ocean Designs’.

Erika Faith is the founder and director of Cloud Nine Yoga Schools, nationally recognized by The Yoga Alliance at the highest level since 2002. She has been teaching yoga since 1995 and built Cloud Nine Yoga School in 1999, seeking to create a healing environment through a permission-based model for learning the practice of Yoga. She does this through affirmation, reflection, humor, music, poetry, and prayers. Erika inspires people to find their own source of wholeness by asking deeper questions that bring personal insight, community awareness, and connection with the Great Spirit.

Erin is a 200hr RYT, has a Master’s Degree in Education and is currently studying Katonah Yoga. She is also a licensed school counselor and facilitates social-emotional wellness activities for children and families.
Erin helps guide individuals to live authentically and in alignment with divine purpose and emphasizes intentional movement, connection to breath and heart opening in her classes.

Astell, aka “Mom” has been practicing and teaching yoga for over forty years and was a massage and Reiki therapist for over twenty years. Her appreciation of holistic healing, mediation and massage therapy led her to the path of Acu-yoga, a combination of yoga postures and acupressure meridian activation.

Her greatest joy in life is sharing her love of yoga and health with others… and helping her daughter Carol. 

Tulasi Adeva Perrin, MA, RYT is a Somatic Therapist, Life Design Coach, Yoga Instructor, and overall advocate for vibrant health and wellness. Holding over 500 hours of yoga training and apprenticeship with wise and inspiring teachers, Tulasi brings a playful practice of Bhakti Vinyasa flow to life.

Her classes invite students to connect to the moment, listen deeply to the layers of the self, honor the wisdom of the body and ultimately explore the edges of transformation. Her teaching engages a deeper connection to creativity, vitality, purpose and play.

As a teacher, somatic therapist and mentor, she leads live retreats, virtual immersions, and teaches weekly classes. Visit www.learnhealcreate.com to learn more.