Advanced Teacher Training
Mentorship Program

Anna Hughes

When Anna Hughes first started studying yoga in college, it seemed a natural progression from the dance she studied and adored for the first eighteen years of her life. Anna completed her 500-hour Bikram teacher training in 2002, and began teaching full time immediately. Since that time, Anna has explored Ashtanga Yoga extensively, studying with the wonderful David Swenson as well as Todd Roderick, one of the Southeast’s most renowned Ashtanga Yoga instructors. It was in 2003 when she began studying Bhakti Flow with Rusty Wells that she was truly introduced to the idea of integrating the physical and spiritual practices of yoga and her teaching has evolved to embrace this concept.Anna’s study of various systems of yoga has led her to a greater understanding of yoga as a whole. In her own teaching, she emphasizes a connection with the breath as well as mindfulness, contentment and a healthy sense of humor. Her experience with yoga has inspired her to infuse her teaching with the idea of finding joy in one’s practice while challenging the body, mind, and spirit. Her vinyasa classes are vigorous and playful, creatively sequenced, and always include a great soundtrack.

Erin Gilmore

Erin is a yoga and meditation instructor. She is originally from Cape Cod where she grew up swimming and dancing year round. Yoga tapped into her love of fluid movement, and she began a dedicated practice 10 years ago while studying fashion at FIT in NYC. After relocating to San Francisco she began teaching in early 2011 incorporating multiple trainings with Yoga to the People and Rusty Wells at Urban Flow. Through her own struggles with an eating disorder and body images issues, Erin used yoga, meditation, mindfulness and above all cultivating self love to heal. Now it is her mission to spread the tools she used to gain her wellness with the world.

Neil Wadhawan

Neil Wadhawan was exposed to yoga by his father at a very young age. He grew up learning about yoga philosophy which eventually led him to receive a B.A. in Philosophy. He also studied western and eastern music at an undergraduate and graduate level and loves to explore how many of the Indian Arts are related. Neil fell in love with Bhakti Flow after he found himself playing and singing along with Rusty Wells. Since then, Neil has been teaching in San Francisco and all over the world. Neil believes that in any art or discipline, one can only be a great student and never a master. Through music, sweat, laughter and flow, Neil’s playful and challenging classes will help inspire you to find the beautiful rhythm of Bhakti Flow.

Leslie Gleser

Leslie Gleser (she/her) is a San Francisco-based yoga teacher who teaches a dynamic Vinyasa flow. Leslie's classes are mindful, challenging and lighthearted - and set to upbeat playlists.

Leslie has been a student of yoga since 2002 when she fell in love with the practice. Her experience with different styles of yoga and her love of movement influence her personal practice and creative asana sequencing. Leslie’s deep appreciation for the philosophy, physical benefits and moving meditation are integral to how she approaches sharing the practice and creating an environment to find connection.

Leslie is grateful for all the generous teachers in her life: Anna Hughes, Kate Holcombe, Rusty Wells, Stephanie Snyder, Judith Lasater, Jason Crandell, Dice lida-Klein, Tom Lee, Susannah Freedman, Andrea Maltzer and every teacher past, present and future.

Breath. Move. Sweat. Focus. Fall out. Come back. Repeat. Find your flow.

Come practice.

Rebecca Rogers

Rebecca is an experienced yoga instructor who has been teaching for 12+ years and whose classes are often described as fun, sweaty and soulful. Her teaching style combines a strong Vinyasa Flow intended to build strength, flexibility and body awareness with creative sequencing and precise alignment.

Martin Scott

I’m Martin & I love yoga. I teach Vinyasa Yoga and every class based on Love, Compassion, Joy & Equanimity, verse 1.33 of The Yoga Sutras. This keeps me open and grounded so that the teaching comes through clearly. My classes are focused, fun and creative. No matter how challenging the practice may be, it only makes us better. Who I am shows in every piece of my teaching. I am traditionally non-traditional. My classes are joyful, purposeful and intentional. I believe in the transformative powers of regular practice and see it as a one-way ticket to freedom and happiness. I love to laugh and play while still maintaining drishti. Yoga makes us happy!

Sheana O'Sullivan

I'm a soul seeker on a quest to explore the connection between mind, body, and spirit.

Having discovered yoga in 2000, I immediately became enchanted with the ease in my body and serenity in my mind. As I discovered my soul path, Yoga became my trusted companion.

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I teach Slowful Flow and Yin Yoga to bring unique physical, energetic, and emotional clearing benefits. In Yin, poses are held for extended periods to lubricate joints and tissues, to practice mindfulness, and to cultivate chi flow in the body. It is often felt like a needle-less acupuncture session, and will leave you feeling euphoric.

Yoga has helped me to explore my true nature and to wake up to see who I truly am. It's not always easy but it's real and I feel alive. I wish the same for you my friend.

Hari Om.
Sheana

xo

Tanya Clark

Tanya has been a student of the practice since 2011 and teaching since 2016 in San Francisco. Her classes are challenging yet accessible and there is an air of lightheartedness in every class. She believes that everybody's body is different and considers herself a guide for her students to practice safely in a welcoming environment. Tanya encourages her students to honor their body in each moment. Music is a big part of her classes! Get ready to move to smooth beats and remixed classics. Tanya also has a strong social media presence! Follow her on IG at @jiggeranddash.

Linda Souders

My MISSION in life is to help people walk their authentic path with balance, confidence, and joy.

My expertise comes from the many decades of navigating my own unique path full of ups and downs,
including economic fluctuation, career evolution, and a myriad of relationships. For strength, I studied many of the world’s wisdom teachings as taught by luminaries Joseph Campbell, Albert Einstein, Mary Morrissey, Pema Chödrön, Thích Nhất Hạnh, Martin Luther King, Jr., Patanjali, and others.These wisdom teachings worked to help me thrive amidst the inherent ups and downs of a full life, authentically lived.

Now I am honored to stand in this long lineage, sharing these same principles to others, so that they, too, may access the power to flourish on their own unique paths while navigating the exhilarating rush of this wild ride, called LIFE.