YogaLife hires teachers who have demonstrated a commitment to studying and learning the practice of yoga. We require our staff to attend continuing education workshops and encourage them to travel to additional trainings each year. All of our teachers are certified through the Yoga Alliance at the 200 level or higher. Although we each teach the same practice, our classes may feel different to students due to our personalities and generational differences. Consider trying all our teachers to find the best fit for you.

Becca is the owner of YogaLife Studio. She is also the Director of Yogalife Teacher Training, which is recognized by the national Yoga Alliance. Practicing yoga since 2001, she has logged over 2000 hours of teaching and over 1000 hours of training. She travels all over the U.S. for training with nationally recognized teachers in order to bring this special practice back to Oklahoma.

For her complete bio and personal yoga story click to her page.

“After living for twenty years in the U.S. Virgin Islands, I returned to Norman in 2007 and was immediately and warmly welcomed by the yoga community here. While in St. Thomas, I taught modern dance and movement to children and adults.  Yoga came into my life when I met my friend and teacher Margot.  Having been a dancer for so many years, the physical side of yoga came quite easily to me, or so I thought, until I realized how many layers of awareness there are in yoga. I began to discover that yoga is so much more than physical. What I have grown to love and respect about yoga practice is the sense that there is always more to experience and understand, physically, mentally and spiritually. I continue taking teacher trainings and workshops, which help me to enrich my personal practice and to learn what works best for my students.”

"My first yoga and meditation class was in 1973. I often wonder what my life would have been like had I kept up my practice. But it wasn’t my time yet. I had one child and another on the way. Soon it became difficult to maintain a consistent practice or get to regular classes. Sometimes other obligations and life pulls you in different directions.

"I had always enjoyed sports and been physically active. Fast forward some 13 years later and there I was in 1985 teaching first graders in a Norman Elementary school. I worked hard advancing my career and raising my children. Soon I found myself in terrible physical shape. I had always been so healthy and strong but I didn’t have any energy or endurance anymore. It was that realization that brought me back to yoga. I knew that practicing yoga made me “feel better” not only physically but mentally strong also. I began practicing again with a group of friends in our homes. We would read, share books and practice our yoga. Soon I sought out teachers and classes. I regained strength, and clarity. I was able to overcome some unhealthy conditioning and habits.

"My background experience is in the disciplines of Hatha, Iyengar, and Kundalini. I have taught public and private yoga classes over the years in Norman schools, OU Huston Huffman Center, Fowler Productions Inc., and Classical Ballet Academy. I came to YogaLife in 2009 to expand my knowledge and to pursue a personal goal of becoming a certified yoga instructor.

"Yoga is an incredible tool to better your life. It is a practice that allows one to grow old gracefully. It improves your body, mind, and increases your awareness. I am so grateful for the opportunity to share what I am learning with others."

— Cynthia draws from a vast experience of practicing and teaching yoga over the last 25 years. She has immense patience and love for others. Her continued study of the practice and curious nature inspires other teachers and students to keep learning.

"Yoga has been a journey out of stress and into serenity. We all know life can get crazy at times, and it is so easy to get caught up in the craziness! So when I discovered yoga in the fall of 2003, I was amazed that spending one hour on the mat could bring me such sweetness and calm. I feel like I have discovered a new flavor of ice-cream that I can't wait to share with everybody!

"Yoga means 'union' – usually thought of as the union of mind, body and spirit. Beyond that, though, is the union of seemingly opposite qualities like effort and ease, strength and flexibility, activity and stillness. My yoga practice – and what I hope to share through teaching – has produced the seemingly opposite qualities of vital energy and quiet tranquility.

"As I continue learning and growing, I am eager to share the journey with others. The goal for my classes is to provide an environment where people feel safe to explore their own possibilities, and to discover new ways to bring balance into their lives."

— Anne is a passionate person, and she has turned her passion for protecting children into a career as an advocate on their behalf. She has been the director of the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy for 20 years.

"As an athlete, flexibility and strength training have always been important to me, especially as I grew up competing in swim meets. Towards the end of my college career, I found it increasingly difficult to make it to the pool--at the same time I was facing life changes and challenges. I really needed the silence and serenity that I'd always found in the water, just me and my breath, in my own world for awhile. When I visited my first yoga class, I found this silence again on my mat. Yoga spoke to me during this transitional time in my life, and I began practicing regularly. The more I practice, the more it becomes a part of my daily life. For me, yoga has become essential.

"I continue to expand my practice by participating in workshops and trainings with different teachers. I look forward to sharing my practice and teaching here in Norman, my hometown."

— Carly graduated from OU in 2006. She currently teaches classes at the OU Huston Huffman center, and substitutes frequently for us at Yogalife. When she is not practicing or teaching yoga, she works as a nurse. She is working to incorporate her growing knowledge of health, nutrition, and healing into her yoga teaching.