Sabrina Bennett & Tobi Guillian
Owners of Cedar & Sage Wellness Studio and sister in laws, these two have created a space for the desert community to discover wellness and health through the teachings of yoga, breathwork, meditation, soundbath and so much more. Above all a sense of community. Both girls grew up in the mountains and have a deep love for nature. The name Cedar & Sage was birthed from their mountain roots to their sacred bond with the desert.
Sabrina has been practicing yoga for over 15 years and was called to teach in 2012, certified in Hatha and the Ashtanga Learning Series, she began teaching locally and has ever since. Her love of yoga was instantly discovered as soon as she stepped foot on a mat for the first time. This disciplined and sacred practice has transformed her life and for the past 15 years has continued to share this gift with her students and community.
Sabrina teaches Barre Yoga Sculpt on Mondays & Wednesdays at 10:15am Powerful Hot Vinyasa Mondays at 5:30pm. Wednesday 5:30pm Hot Yoga+Soundbath. Friday 8am Hatha Flow+Soundbath & 10:15am Cardio Barre Sculpt. Saturdays Powerful Hot Vinyasa at 10:15am. She also leads a Yoga Philosophy 8 Limbs Workshop once a month.
Tobi has been practicing yoga for over 15 years as well. Although she is certified to teach yoga, her calling was in energy work through the vibrational sounds of Tibetan and crystal alchemy bowls. She is also Reiki and Breathwork certified and practices through her soundbath classes. Tobi is currently going through Kundalini teacher training and will be completing her course in the spring. She teaches on Wednesdays at 8 am Kundalini & Sound Healing , Wednesdays 5:30pm leading the sound for the hot yoga + soundbath class with Sabrina and Fridays at 8am, also leading the sound portion of the class. You can find them on the schedule together for their magical, original class Hot Yoga+Soundbath on Wednesday evenings at 5:30pm
Katherin Hervey
Katherin went to her first Kundalini yoga and meditation class in Los Angeles in 2007 and immediately fell in love with the practice. Kundalini Yoga integrates the body and mind, combining movement, breathwork and meditation with a knowledge of meridians, energy centers, and the body's wisdom to foster personal growth and transformation. Katherin daily witnesses both the subtle and powerful impacts this practice continues to give her: a deep appreciation for the beauty of the body and its innate capacity for joy, a calm space during emotional times, and an awe for the sacredness of life and every precious moment it offers. Katherin is also an artist and filmmaker who created the award-winning documentary “The Prison Within”, and a thought leader in the field of criminal justice reform, featured on The Black News Channel, Business Insider, The Guardian, Forbes, and other publications, TV and radio shows, and podcasts. With a background in art and activism, Katherin believes deeply in the creative potential inherent in all of us, and the paths of service this potential can bring. Her approach is to encourage students to find their own space for grace and ease both on the mat and off. Her goal in each class is to open the channels between the heart, the mind, and each other.
Katherin will be leading Kundalini & Sound Healing one Sunday a month at 10am
Rebecca Sisson
Rebecca has been practicing and studying yoga for over 15 years. She turned to yoga to heal her body after years of long distance running had taken a brutal toll on her. The physical challenge of yoga first attracted her to the practice, but it’s the peaceful and meditative qualities that keep her coming back. This practice has brought a sense of balance, love, empathy and humility to her life that she is eternally grateful for.
Rebecca brings a contemporary approach to the traditional practice of Ashtanga yoga. Her teaching is deeply rooted in anatomy, encouraging alignment and safe exploration of postures, bringing dynamic and creative sequences to her classes. She strives to awaken the adventurous spirit on the mat, blending a strong and challenging physical practice with a sense of playfulness and grace.
Training:: 300-Hour Advanced Teacher Training, Natasha Rizopoulos & the Down Under Yoga School Faculty . Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training, David Swenson
Rebecca teaches Powerful Hot Vinyasa Thursday evenings at 5:30 and Gentle Yoga at 7:15pm
Brock Tuller
Brock has been teaching people how to meditate for over 10 years. As a child, he was naturally inclined toward contemplative states, and drawn toward the mystic traditions of many cultures. This natural draw led him to a deep opening of his heart through the devotional practices of Bhakti yoga, contemplative prayer, and traditional Buddhist meditation.
Between 2012-2015, Brock received his formal training in graduate school at University of the West in Rosemead, CA. There, he earned a master’s degree in Multicultural Counseling Psychology, with Emphasis in Buddhist Psychology. “During my formal meditation training, I was blessed to come into direct contact with the heart of Buddhist teachings. It's all about deep tenderness and freedom through letting go.” After completion of his coursework in Western psychotherapy, meditation theories, philosophy, and practice, Brock’s meditation teacher instructed him to become a teacher himself.
As a trauma-informed Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Brock currently serves his community in private practice, specializing in EMDR therapy, and mindfulness-based therapeutic modalities. He has taught meditation in various therapeutic, corporate, and educational settings, teaching mindfulness practices to individuals, groups, and MFT trainees. His open goal is to provide traditionally sound meditation instruction that is approachable and digestible by the Western mind and heart.
“I want to help people open their hearts to the living practice of meditation and mindfulness in daily life, while also dispelling common misconceptions about what meditation is, or should be like. I provide a safe space with a high degree of gentleness and respect to the unique experiences of those that want to share in this journey."
Brock is taking a sabbatical from teaching and will return soon!
Sunny Atema
Sunny is most well known in the high desert as the artist behind Wildlife Freeway music and as creator of the Animal Medicine Cards oracle deck. In addition to this, Sunny shares her movement and spirit practice she calls Free Way Yoga. Free Way Yoga is Sunny's unique class that includes meditation, sounding, moving and breathing to heal, pray, strengthen and balance. Kindness is at the core of this practice. A well spring resides within each of us. With deep kindness we return to source, find presence and Earth consciousness. This class welcomes all levels to join.
FreeWay Yoga with Sunny is held Tuesdays and at 8am
Shannon Dixon
Shannon is an athlete, actor, artist and RYT Certified Yoga Instructor specializing in invigorating, powerful vinyasa, sculpt fusion, and gentle flows. She is an elite figure skater who trained for the Olympics with Nancy Kerrigan’s coaching staff in her hometown on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. After moving to California, one of her first acting roles was skating on ‘The Office!’ Yoga was always perfect supplement for skating, and she’s kept up a daily practice since her competitive skating days.
She completed her teacher training in Dana Point, CA at the amazing “I Heart Yoga” studio, and loves to create innovative and challenging flows in her classes that also incorporate breathwork, mantras, mudras, and of course — a rocking playlist.
In her free time she loves to go on adventures with her her son and family, go to the rink, rollerskate, ride horses or motorcycles, travel, enjoy the arts, and of course- practice yoga!
Shannon teaches Moon Aromatherapy Flow on Tuesdays at 5:30om, and Firdays 4pm Hot Poer Hour
Angela Gui
Yoga first appeared to me as a way to simply move better, breathe easier, and be present. And through its path, my practice has deepened with the diversity of ways we move- how the body becomes a laboratory for connection to the self. My classes are inspired by traditional Hatha and Astanga vinyasa lineages based on my training in India, modern movement modalities, and their interactions. You'll be guided through an inquiry-driven practice with an emphasis on joyful agency and whole-body connection. In class, expect fun and creative sequences that engage multiple dimensions of physical and mental experience. I hope thaou leave my class feeling inspired, present, and with a sense of calm that persists throughout your day
Angela teaches Mixed Level Vinyasa on Sundays at 1pm
Heike Binder
Heike is a certified Tri Yoga Teacher (Level Basics - L3) with more than 15 years experience in leading people through their yoga practice (in Austria and the High Desert). She is a musician/artist, Yogi since 2003, holds a master’s degree in art history and German literature and is one part of the husband-and wife Folk-Noir-duo ‘Son of the Velvet Rat’.
She is guided by her personal pillars of exploration, curiosity, creativity, music, and literature and rooted in eastern tradition and yoga philosophy. Heike also leads virtual group classes and private sessions. (www.being-yoga.com)
TRI YOGA
Tri Yoga is a Hatha Yoga style founded by internationally known Yogini Kaliji. Its inherent characteristics (spinal waves, relaxation-in-action, smooth rhythmical breath, and economy of movement) result in a seamless flow - the unification of pranayama (breathing practices), hasta mudra (hand gestures) with dynamic and sustained asana (posture) to create greater flow of prana (life-force). Cultivate: the Instinct of the Body; Uncover: Your own Practice; Fall: in love with Breath
200 HRS TRIYOGA - Basics, Eva Maria Beck, Austria: 2008;200 HRS TRIYOGA -L1, Kim Becher, Austria: 2014;200 HRS TRIYOGA - L2, Tarini Richards, Austria: 20019;200 HRS TRIYOGA - L3, Kim Becher & Tarini Richards, Austria, Santa Cruz: 2020(The Tri Yoga Certification Programs meet Yoga Alliance Standards)ANATOMY, Angelika GärberJIVAMUKTI: Patrick BroomTHE ENERGY FLOW: Anna TrökesYOGA OF THE HEART – Mark WhitwellIYENGAR – Paul CabanisPRANA VINYASA - Shiva ReaTHE HEART OF SMART FLOW - Annie Carpenter
Heike lives between Austria and Joshua Tree and while she is here in the desert. Please see schedule to find her classes!
Corey Clark
Corey is a creative force, whether in his art studio where he weaves together an infusion of Geometry, Color, Language, Nature and Mysticism, or in the space he holds as a guide in movement and meditation. His Ashtanga, Hatha, and Restorative classes a reflection of his personality: Playful, Knowing, and Soulful.
Allowing those present to connect to their own Creative and Intuitive selves, therefore deepening their connection to all nature reveals"
Corey teaches Yin/ Restorative yoga on Mondays at 7:15pm
Nuria Reed
With 10,000 hours of teaching and training experience and ten sacred pilgrimages to India to immerse herself in the source of the teachings, Nuria Reed lives, breathes, and teaches the spiritual heart of yoga - Moksha or Liberation. Her asana technique is influenced by Ashtanga's fire and Iyengar's precision, and her philosophy is planted in the non-dual teachings of her Tantric lineage. Throughout her career, she’s innovated new ways to bring the awakening power of yoga from the cave of the ascetics to the hearths of the householders. Her signature meditation and pranayama program, Urban Sadhana, is the culmination of this work and has been taught to over 100 students. When not teaching classes or leading trainings and retreats, you can find Nuria coaching women into their embodied power and bold pleasure.
Nuria is currently taking a sabbatical from teaching and will return soon!
Ariel Kiley
Ariel is a Yoga Instructor, certified Yoga Therapist (IAYT) and Somatic Experiencing® (SE) trauma resolution Practitioner with over a decade of experience guiding thousands of students through yoga, meditation, and therapeutic practices in New York City, Los Angeles, and beyond.As a published author, Transformational Life Coach, and creator of the Lady Quest Podcast, Ariel also helps individuals follow their deep sense of purpose.Ariel first discovered the magic of the high desert in 2019 when she "took a break from reality," and left NYC to live in a camper trailer and spend her days laying on boulders, watching the sunrise, and wandering remote trails in Joshua Tree for eight months. She believes that sometimes the most profound practice is simply to be with nature.Ariel has designed specialized programming and led teacher trainings in therapeutic yoga, trauma-informed approaches, and fitness therapy for organizations including Equinox Fitness, Tune Up Fitness, Dou Yoga, and Prema Yoga. She also created and starred in the Yoga Fundamentals program for Daily Burn. Furthermore, Ariel has educated on techniques and methods for stress reduction and mindfulness for Harvard Med Students, and at Yale University. Throughout all her work, Ariel remains dedicated to her core mission: awakening students to the extraordinary potential of embodied wisdom, while generating ever-deepening trust in the guidance from within.
Ariel will be teaching a Mixed Level Vinyasa Class Tuesdays at 10:15am
Chakra Khan
Chakra is a certified yoga instructor and plant medicine practitioner whose offerings blend asana, reiki, sound, and sacred botanicals to unravel tension and restore the nervous system. With training in vinyasa, hatha, and yoga nidra and certifications from San Francisco Yoga Garden Chakra specializes in trauma-informed practices that honor the body's wisdom and capacity to heal.
Her classes often include ceremonial allies like cacao and blue lotus, plant spirits that guide breath, movement, and release. Rooted in somatic awareness, her approach invites students to move bravely into the places that hurt, and meet themselves there with presence, compassion, and breath.
Whether you’re seeking relief from physical pain, emotional heaviness, or the stress of modern life, Chakra offers a grounded, mystical space where body and spirit reconnect.
Chakra is currently on our sub list. Keep an eye out for her on the schedule and for pop up workshops!