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.”

"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. When she is not practicing or teaching yoga, she works as a nurse in a family clinic. She is working to incorporate her growing knowledge of health, nutrition, and healing into her yoga teaching.

"I was introduced to yoga in 2003 by some good friends while in graduate school in Washington DC. Initially, I was drawn to the strenuous exertion offered by the classes. In 2005, my husband and I moved to a small town in southwest Colorado. I was working as a physician assistant (P.A.) specializing in cardiology, and I began regularly attending hatha style yoga classes led by a wonderful teacher. I quickly realized that there are many more layers to yoga than just the physical intensity. The pace was slower than I was used to, but at this slowed pace there was time to explore each pose. I began to experience more of what yoga has to offer, including stress release, not just through physical exertion, but through quietness, focused breathing, and mindfulness.

"As a P.A., I spent much of my day talking with patients about lifestyle choices, such as healthful eating, regular exercise, sleep, and managing life's stressors in a healthy, productive way. Yoga can help us find the tools within ourselves to be able to make better lifestyle choices. Yoga helps us to nurture flexibility, strength, balance, and peace in our minds and bodies. I've beat up my body over the years with running, soccer, and skiing. With yoga I have also found some pain relief and healing from various sports injuries. I feel lucky to have found a wonderful yoga community here in Norman, and I am excited to have the opportunity to share yoga with others."

— Julie moved to Norman in 2008 with her husband and their two dogs to be near family and OU. She is taking a break from her work as a P.A. to stay home with their new daughter.

"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.