Teachers
Khristine Jones
Khristine Jones is a long time practitioner of yoga and meditation, whose roots are from the teachings of India and has been taught from the lineages of Bhakti, Ashtanga and Vedic philosophy . She teaches from a place of tradition and has the ability to see and meet each student where they are at with accessibility, humor and deep reverence for the teachings. She believes teaching yoga is an honor , a privilege and is in dedication to the liberation of all beings.
Khristine is the owner of 9th Limb Yoga Shala in Morro Bay California, She found yoga as a way of self care in 2006, when she had been a social worker and was feeling burnt out. The profound insights and awareness gave her tools for life off the mat and shifted how she could serve different communities. Yoga gives her a way to take care of herself physically, mentally and spiritually and to find a deeper connection to herself and the world. She believes that yoga and meditation practices can shift our perspective of how we show up for ourselves , our communities and the world at large.
In 2010 she Started Yoga Punx , a donation based program in the Bay Area, to bring yoga to folks who would normally not seek it out. Today Yoga Punx has grown internationally. In 2011 Khristine started making trips to Mysore India to study with Sharath Jois at the Ashtanga Institute and in 2015 was authorized to teach the Ashtanga Method. The practice of yoga has transformed her life, and she teaches from that place. She also believes in being a student first and paying homage to her teachers who have transmitted the beautiful teaching to her. Thank you Sharath Jois, Devorah Sacks, Steve Dwelly, Stephanie Snyder and Kaya Mindlin.
Khristine is also an herbalist, hiker, traveler ,nature lover and lives in Morro Bay with her husband Bhava and cat Pacho.
Bhava Das
Bhava Das started piercing in 1997 and through the act of getting pierced and piercing he got interested in meditation. In 2000 he opened Inr.Energy Body Piercing in partnership with Eddy Castro , shortly there after just down the street from the shop he found The Shiva Center for Yoga & Ayurveda this is where he met his guru Kali Ma . Bhava lived with his guru and community for 7 years practicing asana, pranayama, meditation and teaching.
Bhavas classes are a mellow spinal based Hatha practice , with techniques of pranayama and meditation. Bhava is now a tattooer and co-owner of 9th limb Yoga Shala with his wife Khristine
Sierra Aquetzali
I found my first community and home in dance at the age of 7, where I came under the teachings of Heidi Asefvaziri. This was a refuge I so deeply needed. A practice of harnessing, moving, and releasing emotions. It felt like the true embodiment of life…
Yoga came into my life as a remembrance and gateway into what dance gave to me. At this time, I was battling a physical illness. Practice by practice, coming into my body felt more and more tangible. Healing was suddenly an ability I could begin to cultivate and nourish bit by bit. I am so humbled, and feel so grateful to be able to touch the surface of such an ancient & sacred practice. It is a true gift.
Finding mentors and teachers of these beautiful crafts is precious. The power of transmission is invaluable. I pay this forth with so much love. I’ve created a dance group that serves the Indigenous youth and families in our area. We use our Native roots as remembrance and embodiment of our power and potential.
In witnessing the immense benefits of movement and Yoga, I decided to embark on the journey of teaching Yoga. In the summer of 2022 I completed a 200 hour YTT in Joshua Tree with Jessyca Canizales, lineage of Krishnamacharya. The following year I went to Quintana Roo, Mexico to continue my education with Jessyca, gaining a 300 hour Krama Vinyasa YTT, and a 50 hour Yin YTT. Most recently I have been hired on to join her team. While assisting Jessyca this year, we will be traveling to Costa Rica, Mexico, and Sri Lanka.
Amber Black
Amber is humbly and foremost a student of yoga and a product of those who came before her. She aims to create a space that invites curiosity and presence in the moment through breath and conscious movement. The practice has a way of unearthing deep knowledge about the self that extends far beyond the mat, and she hopes to foster some of that inquiry
during her guided classes.
Amber's asana classes incorporate slower, intentional movement, taking time to find stillness and cultivate a clear container through which prana can move. Students are encouraged to become observers of their bodies and minds' unique tendencies and apply that knowledge to their practice accordingly.
Amber has been fortunate and incredibly privileged to be on this path and hopes to continue onward, forever learning from others and herself with humility, compassion, and gratitude.
Caroline Smith
Caroline began her yoga practice in 2012 when a childhood friend brought her to a lavender-infused slow Vinyasa flow. An avid mover since her childhood (like so many of us!), she was enchanted to find a place to move creatively & intuitively as a young teenager. Caroline went on to complete her 200 Hour RYT in Boulder, Colorado in Spring 2016. From there, she taught back porch classes at her childhood home before expanding into studio & retreat teaching. During the Summer of 2018, Caroline immersed herself in her Yin practice through a RYT program with Yin Culture in Canggu, Bali. The teachings of Sarah Powers & her lineage were handed down to her by way of Nik Robson & Aimee Stevens, with the Prana Vayus (Winds of the body) woven in throughout.
Throughout the first half of her twenties, she worked & studied with Heather Briann of Altar Movement Studio on San Juan Island in Washington state.
Seeking a bit more expansion & play, Caroline now lives on the Central Coast & is glad to call Los Osos home. Her teachings weave natural breath with a subtle sense of connection to land, human & beyond kin, the turning tides & seasons, & the practice as a whole. In her Yin classes, you’ll be encouraged to meet stillness like an old, dear friend & let it hold you amidst silence & gentle sensing of self & all your layers. In her Vinyasa/Flow classes, creative movement as your body asks & a general sense of open curiosity for your practice & self are welcome.
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