Teachers — Cedar & Sage Wellness Studio

**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.

**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

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

**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!

**Forest Alethea**
Forest is a sound healer, intuitive reader, + energy worker who helps clients harmonize + deepen their connection to self through inner transformation. For her sound healing certification she studied with Isabella Rivera along with an ancestral medicine woman, + many intuitive readers around the world.
Formerly an artist, she integrates her creativity in her infinite soundscapes. She has certifications in Sound Healing, Akashic Records, Reiki, + Yin, and specializes in light language attunements + activations. In the past she studied soul therapy, energy work, + inner child healing, as well as Pleiadian + Mayan cosmology, quantum energy healing, and cosmic origins. Facilitating retreats, workshops, and moon circles, she is an intergalactic channel for those on their spiritual path seeking harmony within themselves.
The Celestial Sound session integrates crystal bowls, tuning forks, medicine drum, + koshi chimes with breathwork, reiki, and meditation to guide the body into deep relaxation, emotional release, and spiritual awakening. Each session is intuitively guided encouraging release, balance, and a deeper connection to one's highest self.
Let us explore divine frequencies together to rejuvenate your mind, body, and spirit and uncover the light within.

**Sabrina Bennett**
Sabrina fell in love with the practice of the challenging style of Ashtanga yoga and then after completing her teacher training in 2012, found the love of Hatha and Vinyasa Flow and blended them together to find a yoga practice that encourages strength, balance, grace and complete connection to the subtle body as well as connection to the mind. Her main focus is to stay true to the essence of yoga. To honor the sacred practice and philosophy and to weave that into her teachings. Incorporating the guid lines of the 8 limbed path both on and off the mat is a constant practice for her, but making deeper bonds with her students is the most important connection of all. Sabrina was raised in the local mountains in the small town of Lake Arrowhead and has lived in Yucca Valley, just outside Joshua Tree, for the past 20 years along with her husband and 2 sons. She has been teaching yoga in the high desert for 14 years and owns and runs Cedar & Sage Wellness Studio with her sister in law, Tobi, for the past 9 years. A dream space that became a reality and continues to serve the desert community with incredible instructors and heartfelt connections. Building community has been the greatest joy of teaching and living in the daily practice of Sadhana.

**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!

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!

Alice Khalsa

Alice is a Trauma Informed Life Coach, Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Teacher, Holistic Nutritionist, Certified in Conscious Partnership Coaching, Timeline Therapy, Reiki, & Hypnosis.
She works with the Inner Child, as well as Shadow Work Integration, Rupture & Repair in Relationships, and more.
For over fifteen years, she has facilitated retreats, group & individual coaching, & taught Kundalini Yoga in LA, Joshua Tree, & Austin.
Her mission is to support soulful & sensitive beings to tend to the wounds within, cultivate self-trust, find the wild, unchained force inside, & LIVE their "One Wild & Precious Life" to the FULLEST!

Alice teaches Kundalini & Sound Healing rotating Sundays at 10:15am