OUR TEACHERS

Amanda has been teaching yoga for 12 years, with a practice rooted in strength, mobility, and mindfulness. An E-RYT 500, she brings that same mix of focus and curiosity to the rest of her life, balancing yoga with a career as a Director of Sales in the legal services world, plenty of travel, exercise, and time with her husband, two cats, and friends. Her classes are grounded and purposeful, with enough challenge to keep things interesting and enough room to actually notice what’s happening in your body.

OFF THE MAT

Lives in: Brookline

Her guilty pleasures: Summer House on Bravo

Her reset button: A full chakra meditation or a little self-Reiki

Her fridge always has: White Spanish wine and cheese

Ash is a 200-hour RYT, Yin Yoga teacher, sound therapist, Reiki practitioner, tarot reader, and lifelong explorer of the mystical and embodied. She’s taught everywhere from Sneha Collective and Yoga for the People to Flo Yoga Studio, Total Balance Fitness, Puppies & Yoga, and OM Lounge Studios. Off the mat, she’s a conscious dance DJ and burgeoning music producer, and she brings that musical sensibility into classes that weave together movement, sound, breath, and curiosity. Her classes are strong, dynamic, and beat-driven, with plenty of room to get out of your head and into your body.

OFF THE MAT

Lives in: Lawrenceville 

Currently contemplating: “You’re not always the problem, but you’re always the answer.”

A book she’ll recommend: The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield

Her reset button: Sound therapy, a float, and dancing

Her fridge always has: Cheese. And a sweet treat

Bill came to yoga in 2010 as a counterpoint to years of kitchen work and distance running . A 200-hour certified yoga teacher, his approach brings together strength, mobility, breathwork, meditation, and a healthy appreciation for having some fun while figuring out what our bodies can do. Expect thoughtful Vinyasa sequences that build in intensity, make room for respite and restoration, and occasionally indulge Bill’s enduring love of backbends, twists, and a good Namaskar. Off the mat, he’s an executive chef, gardener, and devoted companion to Daisy, his beloved three-legged Cattle Dog. 

OFF THE MAT

Lives in: Morningside

Currently contemplating: “If you have extra wood, build a longer table rather than a higher fence.“

His guilty pleasure: Toffee covered with chocolate (and sea salt) 

His reset button: A walk in the woods with Daisy, searching for wild mushrooms

His fridge always has: Homemade jams, jellies, and apple butter. Multiple hot sauces. Duke's mayonnaise. Parmigiana Reggiano and Pecorino Romano.

Brenda has been practicing yoga for more than two decades, across six countries and in four languages. A graduate of Sneha’s teacher training, she is an RYT 200 with the Yoga Alliance and CYT 300 with the World Yoga Federation, and has taught more than 250 classes spanning Vinyasa, Hatha, restorative, and Yin. Her goal is to create inclusive environment where everyone's abilities are honored and nervous systems become more regulated. Outside Yoga Room, Brenda works in talent strategy, helping organizations and societies around the world thrive through their people.

OFF THE MAT

Lives in: Lawrenceville 

Currently contemplating: “You must do the asana with your soul.”

A book she’ll recommend: The Art of Spending Money by Morgan Housel

Her reset button: Yoga, meditation, and exercise

Her fridge always has: Wine

A Pittsburgh native, Cait is a trauma-informed 200-hour yoga teacher, movement teacher, lifestyle coach, therapist, and mother of two. She brings her background in counseling psychology, holistic health, astrology, and somatic practices into movement classes that are spacious and focused on energetic circulation. Cait has also taught private movement classes for four years, including at Sneha and Steel City Yoga.

OFF THE MAT

Lives in: Morningside

Currently contemplating: “Kindness eases change.” — Octavia Butler

A book she’ll recommend: Circe by Madeline Miller

Her guilty pleasure: Grey’s Anatomy

Her reset button: A clean house, a good book, and a bath

Her fridge always has: Fermented hot sauce

A New Jersey native now happily rooted in Pittsburgh, Christina found yoga during a season of transition and discovered a practice that helped her feel stronger, more grounded, and more connected. A 300-hour certified yoga teacher with the World Yoga Federation, she creates encouraging classes that invite students to slow down, tune in, and explore the present moment with curiosity. Her teaching is warm and welcoming, with a particular talent for making people feel seen, supported, and right at home.

OFF THE MAT

Lives in: Morningside

Currently contemplating: “A life well lived is a life well explored” 

Her guilty pleasure: Dirty martinis, sans guilt 

Her reset button: Naturally enough, yoga 

Her fridge always has: Papaya

Julia has been teaching yoga in Pittsburgh since 2024, and has led hundreds of classes spanning Meditation, Hatha, Power Vinyasa, and Yin Yoga. She has practiced yoga since 2012 both in Pittsburgh and New York, is a 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher certified through Sacred Paths Yoga, and a 100-hour Yoga Nidra Facilitator certified through Yandara Yoga School. Julia’s classes are fun and soulful, informed by a love of the poses and the philosophy behind them, always balancing effort & ease. Off the mat, Julia is an artist — illustrating children’s books, drawing and painting.

OFF THE MAT

Lives in: Highland Park, around the Corner from Yoga Room

Currently contemplating: “what if we get it right?” - Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

Her guilty pleasures: Staying up late and sleeping in

Her reset button: Sauna and cold plunge, a Pittsburgh essential

Her fridge always has: Baby Carrots & Hummus, Blueberries, Sparkling Water

Lonni is a longtime yoga teacher, storyteller, and Pittsburgh transplant who first found yoga in 2003 while working as a TV news reporter in Austin. She holds 200-hour certifications in both Vinyasa and Iyengar yoga, along with 50 hours of Yin training, and has continued studying across yogic traditions. Her classes combine thoughtful sequencing, breathwork, alignment, humor, and warmth, with a focus on making yoga approachable, playful, and relevant to everyday life. Outside of yoga, the self-proclaimed “travel addict” is likely to be found exploring new places and/or enjoying the company of her family.

OFF THE MAT

Currently contemplating: “Everything is working for your higher self. It's all working to the greater good. It's all good.”

A book, podcast, or show she’ll recommend: Higher Learning

Her guilty pleasure: Chips 

Her reset button: Hiking and beach-ing 

Her fridge always has: Something crunchy and sour

With 300+ hours of yoga training, a year-long mindfulness meditation training, and ongoing studies in somatics, theology, literature, art, regenerative living, and entrepreneurship, Sydney taps a wide array of wisdom to create accessible, grounding experiences that leave you feeling more connected to yourself, your dear ones, and the world around you.

Off the mat, Sydney is the founder of Sol Refill, a Pittsburgh delivery service working to eliminate single-use plastics from everyday essentials. She is also the very busy mother of twin toddlers.

OFF THE MAT

Lives in: Lawrenceville

Currently contemplating: The “holy ordinary,” a phrase from author Terry Tempest Williams

Her guilty pleasures: Reading without time limits and really good ice cream

Her reset button: Moving her body, then sitting in contemplation and listening for a higher direction

Her fridge always has: Cocojune yogurt, eggs, kimchi, and Recess drinks

Thuan grew up in California, came to Pittsburgh by way of Seattle, and has danced ballet for most of her life. A Mat Pilates instructor certified through Lates Pilates, she brings a dancer’s attention to alignment, mobility, and control. Her own experience recovering from significant dance injuries has deepened her understanding of working with the body through different stages of recovery. She is passionate about making movement accessible, sustainable, and safe.

By day, she is an engineer; by night, she’s an active ballet dancer and teacher. Her classes are, in her words, “stretchy and flexy.”

OFF THE MAT

Lives in: East Liberty

Currently contemplating: “Things could be worse”

Her guilty pleasures: Schitt’s Creek and Gilmore Girls marathons in the fall

Her reset button: Pulling weeds from her vegetable garden

Her fridge always has: Lactose-free whole milk