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Ferrah has always been drawn to encouraging others to see their light…
Melissa began her practice of yoga in 1999 at the Iyengar Yoga Institute…
Sylvia’s Earth-based yoga flows weave together science, spirituality, and storytelling…
Leah inspires people to live their truth and to be who they are truly meant to be. She leads from the mindset of abundance. Her passion is building community, bringing together people through yoga. Her mission is Community. Growth. Discovery.
Leah is an accountant turned entrepreneur. She was a CPA working in Corporate America for 15 years with a Masters in Taxation. She went through a personal transformation and in that process found yoga. She opened her first studio hauteyoga Queen Anne in 2009, her second studio shefayoga Roosevelt in 2013 in Seattle, WA, and her third yoga studio, shefayoga Venice in Venice, California. She plans to open more studios through personal ownership and boutique franchising.
She has also created Sendatsu Evolution which holds teacher and leadership training. She leads international yoga retreats across the world. Her book titled “Seen: a memoir” was published and released in October 2018.
Years ago, Morgan Zion traded her career as a UX Designer to teach yoga and create full time. She began practicing yoga as a collegiate soccer player to help improve her flexibility and mental focus. She continued to practice for many years before she began her teaching journey. She has traveled around the world to learn from the best yoga, fitness and mobility teachers in the game, which has given her a wide range of knowledge for her students and personal practice.
Morgan’s classes are energizing, athletic, challenging and infused with high-energy music. She prepares and builds up her classes for advanced postures, inversions, and arm balances.
Morgan is also a muralist and paints in Seattle and around the world. No matter when you catch her, she is upbeat and always ready to make moves.
Sylvia’s Earth-based yoga flows weave together science, spirituality, and storytelling. Drawing on her background in arts and environmental studies—and years of teaching in K-12 and university settings—she explores the intersection of anatomy, neuroscience, and ancient archetypes to create deeply grounding and empowering practices.
Yoga has been a cornerstone of Sylvia’s life since her teenage years, offering strength, agency, and a sense of sovereignty amid the chaos of growing up. This ancient practice not only helped her survive but has become her way of sharing healing and transformation with people from all walks of life. Sylvia’s classes honor yoga’s roots while creating space for students to reconnect with their bodies and the earth.
Aili’s journey in the shefayoga & hauteyoga community began when she was in high school navigating the demands of competitive sports and school. Yoga gave her a space to slow down and reconnect with her body. At 16, she started working the front desk, where she grew up in the studio community – learning not just the flow of classes, but the rhythm of the practice, the students, and the space which she would later teach in.
After graduating from the University of Washington, Aili completed her 200 hr through Sendatsu Evolution and has since pursued continued education in biomechanics, voice work, and leadership. Her teaching is shaped by her roots as a collegiate rower and love for the practice. You can expect to move with the kind of intensity that leaves you feeling grounded, clear, and fully in your body.
Ryan Cooper is a Seattle native. His initial exposure to yoga came through Martial Arts as a youth, offering him a foundation for understanding movement and the mind-body connection. While pursuing his education at the Art Institute of Seattle, Ryan balanced a career as a professional competitor in the World Long Drivers of America.
In 2020, Ryan completed a 200hr Sendatsu training program. This formal training deepened his knowledge of yoga, and he recognized the profound mental and physical benefits that the practice could offer, not only for athletes but for anyone seeking well-being.
Ryan’s classes are known for their worldwide music selection and a thoughtful warm-up progression that gradually challenges participants, earning him the reputation of offering a “sneaky challenge” suitable for individuals of all levels.
Hillary discovered yoga in 2009 and completed her first 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training in 2013. Movement has always been part of her healing journey, but it wasn’t until January 1, 2022—after the birth of her son and navigating postpartum depression—that she returned to the mat with a renewed sense of purpose. Yoga became the place where she rebuilt her relationship with herself, learning to meet each moment with compassion and curiosity. She went on to deepen her studies at shefayoga, completing a second 200-hour certification in 2023 and Next Level Leadership Training in 2025.
Alongside her yoga education, Hillary is trained in Somatic Stress Release, which shapes the way she designs her flows and class themes. She believes yoga can either become a space where we let our inner critic lead—or a sanctuary where we celebrate our body for all it can do right now. In her classes, she holds space for the latter: an invitation to reconnect with self, cultivate strength and self-love, and carry that energy beyond the mat to uplift our lives and the lives of those around us.
Madeleine believes the experience of yoga can help oneself get “out of the mind and into the body.”
With a background in science and engineering, she is deeply analytical and philosophical in nature. While this helped her accel in academics and the high-tech startup space after graduating, she found it difficult to unwind the mind from its constant problem-solving state. Madeleine noticed that the most effective means for shifting her mindset was movement. And the combination of intentional breath and movement that yoga offered was profound in helping her move through stuck emotions, shift perspectives and return to the version of herself where she felt most authentic.
