At SoulCare Studios in Aptos, our experienced team of yoga instructors, mental health professionals, and integrative medicine practitioners is here to support every step of your wellness journey. Whether you’re joining us for a sweaty flow yoga class, a restorative movement session, psychotherapy, functional medicine, or healing bodywork, our team brings deep expertise, compassion, and intention to every experience. We’re committed to creating a space where healing, mindfulness, and transformation can unfold.
Community Ambassadors
Supporting Your Soulful Experience
Roy Ford
Roy T. Ford, Jr retired from the federal government after 40 years of service. He worked for the Environmental Protection Agency in SF for the last 20+ years and was a Project Officer for the Clean Air Act. He supported the State of CA, NV, HI implementing clean air protocols while encouraging environmental justice strategies. Roy also supported Native American tribes in Nevada in receiving appropriate financial support for imposed clean air sanctions.
Roy is a Vietnam Veteran who held a Top Secret Clearance servicing 2 tours in Vietnam. He also worked as an assistant to a 4 star general stationed in Germany after the war. Roy has accomplished many things in his life and his career but what he is most proud of is his role as husband and father. He enjoys playing golf and looking forward to learning yoga.
You will see Roy around the studio, helping the community to feel at home and supported. Feel free to reach out to Roy with any questions or concerns.
Zoey Hill-Ford
Zoey Hill-Ford is a private chef working for Free Spirit Kitchen, Santa Cruz. While she is not working, she enjoys being with friends and family, hiking, and watching sports.
Zoey is excited to support the community of SoulCare Studios to enhance their experience. Always with a smile, Zoey brings a compassionate presence and open heart. Zoey is looking forward to deepening her yoga practice at SoulCare Studios.
You can follow her on Instagram at curlychef.
We hope you enjoy her healthy meals and snacks in the grab-and-go refrigerator.
Fitness & Movement Guides
Move, strengthen, and restore with expert instruction and mindful movement. Learn more
Dr. Michelle Bean, DC
Boot Camp & Strength Instructor
Dr. Michelle Bean brings her expertise in chiropractic care, functional medicine, and movement science to her high-energy Boot Camp & Strength classes. With a deep understanding of biomechanics and injury prevention, she designs workouts that enhance strength, endurance, and mobility while promoting longevity and resilience. Whether you’re looking to build power, improve functional movement, or just break a sweat, Dr. Bean’s classes provide a dynamic and supportive environment to challenge your body and elevate your fitness.
Cindy Hill-Ford, MA
Yoga Instructor & Integration Support Facilitator
Cindy Hill-Ford blends trauma-informed care with movement and mindfulness in her Express Lunch Yoga & Slow Flow classes. The Express Lunch Yoga class is designed for busy professionals looking for a quick yet effective reset, while Slow Flow focuses on gentle, mindful movement to support nervous system regulation, flexibility, and inner balance. With a grounding presence, Cindy creates a space where students can reconnect with their breath, release tension, and cultivate self-awareness through yoga and embodied practice.
Coco Pastizzo
Studio Manager
Coco Pastizzo is a dedicated yoga teacher who blends mindful movement with real-world balance. With years of experience teaching yoga to major tech companies in Silicon Valley, she has guided engineers and professionals in finding calm, focus, and resilience through practice. Her classes emphasize breath, alignment, and presence—helping students release stress, build strength, and carry mindfulness into their daily lives. Coco’s approach is welcoming, practical, and empowering, making yoga accessible to beginners and seasoned practitioners alike.
Jessica McCord, RYT-200, Reiki Master
Yoga Instructor & Reiki Practitioner
Jessica McCord is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200), Reiki Master in the Usui-Tibetan lineage, and Embodied Breathwork Facilitator. With over 30 years of personal yoga experience, she brings a grounded, heart-centered approach to her teaching. Jessica blends Vinyasa-style movement with Reiki energy healing to help students reconnect with their bodies, calm the nervous system, and cultivate inner peace. Off the mat, she enjoys family adventures in nature, traveling, and sharing nourishing meals.
Reiki-Infused Yoga Class
Join Jessica for a heart-centered Vinyasa flow infused with Reiki energy healing. This unique class blends breath, movement, and subtle energy to support grounding, embodiment, and inner peace.
Melissa Mikolitch
Yoga Instructor & Massage Therapist (Yin Yoga, Core & Stretch)
My mission is very simple: As a teacher, I want to create a class environment where each and every student feels welcome and safe. Since I taught my very first class, I have stayed true to a very simple philosophy of teaching authentically, mindfully, and with an open heart. Moving your body should not be a cookie cutter experience. Each body is different, and each one of us should be encouraged to use our own intuition when it comes to the asanas of yoga. My hope is that when I teach, my students feel the connection of mind, body, and soul.
I particularly love teaching slower and more restorative classes and developed the Core/Restore class as a way of incorporating core toning, muscle stretching, and restorative yoga poses.
I am very excited to be a part of the SoulCare family and share my love of yoga, self & soul care. I have been teaching yoga for over a decade and continue to expand my repertoire with travel & training. I am committed to my own growth and to helping my body and mind be in balance.
When I am not teaching you may find me in my massage studio or teaching aquatic fitness. I live with my wonderful fiancé, John, by the ocean, and as I enter my sixth decade, I am enjoying the beauty of finding balance in the art of aging peacefully.
Autym Helzer
Mixed Flow Yoga Instructor
Autym is a 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200) specializing in trauma-informed yoga, with a deep commitment to making healing practices accessible to all. Currently pursuing a Master’s in Counseling Psychology at Sofia University (graduation pending December 2025), Autym integrates a therapeutic lens into their yoga teachings, blending mindfulness, somatic awareness, and breathwork to support holistic well-being.
With a compassionate and inclusive approach, Autym fosters a safe space for students to connect with their bodies, cultivate resilience, and deepen their relationship with Self. Her teaching is informed by an understanding of the nervous system, trauma-sensitive practices, and the power of choice in movement.
When not teaching, Autym continues to deepen their knowledge of somatics, mindfulness, and therapeutic movement to better serve their students. She is currently enrolled in the Foundational training: yoga through the lens of trauma and incarceration training, through the Prison Yoga Project
Offerings: Slow-flow Yoga, Gentle & Restorative Yoga, Breathwork, Meditation
Vaza Racinet
Vaza Racinet is a certified yoga instructor, occupational therapist, Reiki practitioner, and Women’s Empowerment Coach based in Santa Cruz, California. As the founder of Vaza Yoga, she is dedicated to helping women transition from survival mode to a vibrant, healthy, and empowered life. Her holistic approach integrates yoga, meditation, and mindful living practices, creating a nurturing environment for personal transformation. Vaza’s journey into wellness coaching began after the birth of her daughter, when she experienced a profound disconnection from her body. Through extensive mentorship and self-discovery, she reclaimed her vitality and now guides other women to do the same. In addition to her studio offerings, Vaza leads retreats and provides coaching sessions focused on women’s empowerment and holistic health. She is also the founder of Sacred Owl Land, a space dedicated to fostering community and personal growth. Vaza’s mission is to empower women to thrive, embrace their inner strength, and lead lives filled with joy and purpose.
Michelle Dixon
Certified Buteyko Breathing Educator | Chair Yoga Instructor
Michelle Dixon is a dedicated educator and facilitator with a lifelong passion for psychology, wellness, and mindful movement. She has spent over four decades studying psychology, nutrition, and yoga, always prioritizing meaningful connections and ensuring that those in her presence feel truly seen and appreciated.
Michelle earned a B.A. in Psychology from Whittier College and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Rider University. Her early career was rooted in mental health, where she specialized in adolescent psychology and family systems, facilitating individual, group, and family therapy in private psychiatric hospitals in New Jersey.
After relocating to California and starting a family, Michelle sought a new way to guide and support others. She became a certified Montessori Guide, dedicating over 25 years to working with children aged 3–6. It was during this time that she introduced yoga into the classroom, helping children cultivate self-awareness, connection, and emotional balance. She also expanded her practice, offering private yoga sessions for adults and families.
Today, Michelle brings her wealth of experience to SoulCare Studios in Aptos Station, where she offers Chair Yoga classes—a gentle, accessible practice designed to enhance flexibility, strength, balance, and relaxation for people of all abilities. She also provides individual breathwork sessions by appointment, drawing from her expertise as a Certified Buteyko Breathing Educator to support respiratory health and overall well-being.
Roxanne Harrison
Certified Enneagram and Qigong Teacher
In 2014 I had a physical injury that sidelined me from doing what I loved and believe me, I wasn’t happy about it! I had resistance in my mind, heart, and body around the injury and it turned out resistance was a theme for me. The resistance was exhausting me. Unaware of it then, this was often called a wake-up call and fortunately, I decided to listen.
I started practicing Qigong in 2014 with Lee Holden who luckily lived in Santa Cruz. I attended a weekend retreat and I was immediately hooked! I came to Qigong to relieve physical pain and what I discovered were all these beautiful unintended consequences through the practice. Qigong revealed to me ways to relax instead of resisting my body, my heart, and my head, and to cultivate a new relationship with my body, one where I could meet myself in a more friendly way. Over the past 11 years, I have focused my training on Qigong and the Enneagram. I am currently an Advanced Level 2 Holden Qigong teacher and an IEA-accredited Enneagram professional. As a certified Qigong teacher and certified Enneagram teacher, I can draw on the wisdom of these two ancient systems. I am so grateful to have trained with incredible leaders and teachers within the Enneagram community and the Qigong community. I look forward to sharing these tools and practices with the SoulCare community through weekly classes, workshops, and special events.
Catherine Anderson
Catherine Anderson teaches Authentic Connecting Games and is a graduate of the Authentic Relating Games and Circling Facilitator Training at the Integral Center in Boulder, CO. She has been leading connection-focused playshops for many years. With a lifelong passion for personal growth, she creates an upbeat and welcoming atmosphere where curiosity, presence, and openness naturally lead to meaningful connection and shared joy.
Her Feel Good Aerobic Dance classes draw from 15 years of jazz dance study and 15 years of Ecstatic Dance. Catherine blends mindful awareness with low-impact aerobic movement, offering a holistic, energizing, playful experience that nourishes both body and spirit.
Catherine is also a graduate of the SoundMind Institute, a leading training center for psychedelic facilitation. As part of the SoulCare group session team, she offers ketamine support services and brings over three years of coaching experience – guiding individuals and groups through safe, intentional ketamine journeys. She is inspired by the profound insights and breakthroughs that can emerge through this therapeutic work.
Meghan Kemp
Grounded in ancient practices + modern life, I blend accessible movement, soulful ritual, and planetary wisdom so you can tap into your own vitality, courage, and discipline. I believe real transformation happens when we meet ourselves—body, mind, and spirit—with lightheartedness + intention. Expect practical guidance, relatable stories (often from my own messy‑and‑magical days as a new mom), and plenty of reminders to pause for the simple joys.
Elizabeth Borelli
Elizabeth Borelli is a certified yoga instructor, breathwork coach, and author passionate about the mind-body connection. With a background in mindfulness and movement, she combines dynamic flow sequences with breath awareness to create a practice that energizes both body and mind. Elizabeth’s classes are designed to build strength, flexibility, and resilience, helping students move with greater ease and presence on and off the mat.
In her Energizing Flow class, Elizabeth blends traditional vinyasa-style movement with intentional breathwork to awaken the senses and boost vitality. Her teaching style is both uplifting and accessible, encouraging students of all levels to find their rhythm and embrace the joy of movement. Expect a playful yet powerful practice that leaves you feeling refreshed, focused, and recharged.
Beyond yoga, Elizabeth is the author of Breathe Into Breakthrough, an Amazon bestseller on stress management and transformation. She draws from her extensive experience in breath coaching and wellness education to guide students toward greater balance and well-being. Whether you’re looking to build strength, increase energy, or simply reconnect with yourself, Elizabeth’s classes offer a welcoming space to explore and grow.
Wellness Providers
Holistic care to restore balance, heal deeply, and optimize well-being.
Dr. James White, MD
Medical Director
American Board of Emergency Medicine physician board certified in 2002 with 19 + years of experience in high acuity-acuity, Level II trauma and medical centers. Specialized expertise in ER ultrasound development, clinical instruction, and Quality Assurance. Served on the Quality Assurance Committee at Kaiser North Valley. Attending Physician for UC Davis third year ER residence. Expanded practice into entheogenic medicine in 2019.
Kathleen M. Clemens, PA-C, CPT, RYT
Physician’s Assistant
Chiropractor, Functional Medicine Practitioner & Ketamine Facilitator
Kate is a licensed Physician Assistant, holistic health coach, and founder of New Mindscape in Capitola, CA. With over 20 years of experience in both conventional and alternative wellness, Kate blends clinical expertise with intuitive healing to guide others toward deep transformation.
Her diverse background includes certifications in yoga instruction, craniosacral therapy, nutrition, and multiple bodywork modalities. She holds a master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies from Yale School of Medicine and is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and United States Naval Academy.
Kate’s passion lies in creating safe, sacred spaces where individuals can reconnect with their inner wisdom. Through her work at New Mindscape, she offers ketamine-assisted treatment programs that integrate mindfulness, somatic practices, and gut-brain healing to support emotional resilience and mental clarity.
Michelle “Shelly” La-Place Watts
Clinical Director
Shelly brings more than 40 years of experience as an educator, and therapist, specializing in supporting youth and families through a restorative justice and complex trauma informed care lens. As a respected leader in the fields of gender- based violence, and complex grief, she has dedicated her career to serving marginalized communities and challenging systems at the root of trauma. At SoulCare Studios Shelly serves as Clinical Supervisor, mentoring practitioners and fostering spaces for healing and growth through holistic care. She believes deeply in every individual’s capacity to heal from intergenerational trauma and reclaim their full potential.
Dr. Michelle Bean, DC
Clinical Director
Chiropractor, Functional Medicine Practitioner & Ketamine Facilitator
Dr. Michelle Bean is a board-certified chiropractor and functional medicine practitioner with over 20 years of experience helping people reduce pain and inflammation, resolve chronic health patterns, and restore whole-body balance. As Founder and Director of Science, Body, and Functional Medicine at Soul Care Studios in Santa Cruz County, she leads care across spinal health, functional medicine, and recovery-focused wellness.
Dr. Bean’s work is rooted in identifying and removing the barriers that keep the body from healing. Her approach blends precise upper cervical chiropractic care, personalized functional medicine planning, and Nasal Specific technique to support the nervous system, reduce pressure and congestion, and improve how clients feel and function day-to-day. Known for thoughtful assessment and clear communication, she partners closely with clients to create practical, evidence-informed plans that support lasting change.
Dr. LeTa Jussila, DAOM
Doctor of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine | Licensed Herbalist | Psychedelic-Informed Educator
Dr. LeTa Jussila is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and Licensed Herbalist with over two decades of clinical experience in integrative healing. When in residence at SoulCare Studios, she offers acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine consultations, ceremonial puerh tea service, and qigong classes rooted in the principles of Taoist medicine and nervous system regulation.
Her work bridges ancient Eastern healing traditions with modern mental health education. In addition to Chinese Medicine services, Dr. LeTa provides microdosing consultations and psychedelic-informed harm reduction support within legal and ethical frameworks. Through telehealth, she offers integrative consultations that include personalized herbal protocols, lifestyle design, preparation and integration guidance, and nervous system stabilization.
Dr. LeTa’s approach is both deeply traditional and clinically grounded — supporting individuals seeking physical healing, emotional clarity, and meaningful transformation.
Alisha Slaughter
Holistic Psychotherapy, Trauma & Attachment Support, and Somatic Integration
I am an Integrative and Relational Therapist offering a holistic approach to healing that weaves together mind, body, and nervous system awareness. My work is rooted in attachment theory, somatic psychology, and trauma-informed care, offering a safe and compassionate space for clients to cultivate safety, connection, and emotional resilience. Through a blend of holistic psychotherapy, trauma and attachment repair, and somatic integration, I help individuals gently uncover the roots of their struggles and reconnect with their authentic and empowered selves.
I specialize in working with trauma and complex trauma, anxiety, stress, and life transitions, drawing from both top-down and bottom-up modalities to promote whole-person healing. My approach is compassionate, client-centered, and grounded in the belief that healing occurs through attunement, presence, and integration—both within the self and within relationships.
Dr. Fatima Alleyne
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belong and Accessibility – DEIBA
As CEO of BeyondDEIBA, Dr. Fatima Alleyne delivers impactful solutions and training to educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and private corporations. She leverages her engineering background to lead organizational change in STEM and healthcare entities that share her commitment and passion in not just centering diversity, inclusion, and belonging (DIB), but grounding DIB principles, in all aspects of their organization.
She has also facilitated workshops at the national and international levels on a myriad of topics, such as: building diverse teams, cultural competency, community engagement, and environmental gaps.
Through her leadership, Dr. Alleyne inspires meaningful change, cultivating environments where diversity is celebrated and leveraged for greater success. Her goal is to leverage her engineering doctorate and professional experience to serve as a leader, role model, and mentor in the STEM and healthcare profession.
Learn more at beyonddeiba.org
Kaitlin Hebard
Kaitlin Hebard is a Marriage and Family Therapist trainee and graduate student with a focus in Transpersonal Psychology and Creative Expression. She is passionate about holistic healing and believes that every person holds an inner capacity to heal. For Kaitlin, true transformation happens through connection, creativity, and intentional practices.
In her work, Kaitlin creates a safe and supportive space where clients can set down what they have been carrying and reconnect with their own resilience. Her approach honors mind, body, and spirit, blending talk therapy with reflective practices and creative expression through art. This integration opens new pathways for insight, self-understanding, and lasting growth.
Rooted in a transpersonal perspective, Kaitlin’s offerings provide space for reflection, renewal, and self-discovery. She views therapy not as fixing what is broken but as remembering the wholeness that already lives within us. With warmth, humility, and respect for the courage it takes to begin, she walks alongside others as they rediscover their own wisdom and well-being.
Jessica McCord
Reiki Master
Reiki Sessions
Reiki is a gentle, hands-on energy healing practice that calms the nervous system and restores balance. Jessica offers 60-minute sessions ($100) to support deep relaxation, stress relief, and energetic alignment.
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Workshop & Day Retreat Facilitators
Move, strengthen, and restore with expert instruction and mindful movement.
Dr. Fatima Alleyne
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging & Accessibility (Quarterly workshops)
As CEO of BeyondDEIBA, Dr. Fatima Alleyne delivers impactful solutions and training to educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and private corporations. She specializes in STEM and healthcare entities that share her commitment and passion in not just centering DEI, but grounding DEI principles, in all aspects of their organization.
She has also facilitated workshops at the national and international levels on a myriad of topics, such as: building diverse teams, bias, cultural competency, community engagement, and inclusive teaching; Her goal is to leverage her engineering doctorate and professional experience to serve as a leader, role model, and mentor in the STEM profession and DEIBA.
Learn more at beyonddeiba.org
Dr. LeTa Jussila, DAOM
Monthly transformational experiences & seasonal workshops
Dr. LeTa Jussila is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, a Licensed Herbalist, and a Taoist Embodiment Facilitator with over 20 years of experience in holistic healing. She weaves together ancient wisdom and modern practices to guide others toward vitality, balance, and self-discovery.
Through her workshops and special events, Dr. LeTa offers transformative experiences rooted in qigong, tea ceremony, seasonal wellness, and embodied movement. Whether leading Five Element Qigong flows, meditative Gong Fu & Side-Handle Puerh Tea Ceremonies, or somatic dance practices, she creates intentional spaces for deep connection, healing, and integration.
Her seasonal workshops in Chinese medicine, morning rituals, and self-care practices empower participants to align with nature’s rhythms and cultivate sustainable well-being.
Dr. LeTa’s approach is both intuitive and practical, offering tools for presence, transformation, and embodied vitality.
Sebástian Beca
Monthly breath journeys
Seba (tse-bah | he, him, Nahuel) is a hacker turned healer. After over two decades as a computer engineer, he shifted paths to focus on consciousness and the healing arts. He became a licensed psychologist in Chile in 2014, earned a Master’s in Integral Counseling Psychology from CIIS in 2018, and became a California-licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT #134131) in 2022.
Seba is a Gestalt Therapist specialized in healing trauma, managing anxiety, and navigating life transitions. His core training comes from Gestalt, in the lineage of Claudio Naranjo, EMDR, Eco-Therapy, and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy. Certified as a Mindfulness-Based Psychedelic Therapist, Seba guides Cannabis journeys for individuals and groups. He’s also trained with Polaris, Journey Clinical, and Fluence among others, in working with Ketamine-Assisted Therapy (KAP) which he offers through his private practice: Natural Bridges Therapy.
Together with his partner Javi they founded Green Magic Yoga, a visionary healing arts center and community rooted in Cannabis, Psychedelics, Yoga, and Mindfulness. Seba also serves as Executive Director of the Santa Cruz Psychedelic Society, organizing Psychedelic Integration Circles, Microdosing Hikes, and more. In his free time Seba enjoys meditation, walking in the forest, biking, yoga, reading, djing, learning music and playing with the cats!
Javiera Köstner
Yoga Teacher & Psychedelic Guide
Javi (ha-bee | she/her) is an Advanced Therapeutic Yoga teacher (ERYT-500), a Credentialed Mindfulness-Based Psychedelic Guide, an Integrative Coach, and is on her journey to becoming a certified Yoga Therapist. Her path into yoga began as a way to navigate chronic illness, manage pain and anxiety, and rediscover a compassionate connection with her body.
Specializing in Trauma Recovery Yoga and Mindfulness-Based Somatic practices, Javi blends slow vinyasa flows, grounded spirituality, and a hint of Latin flair. Her passion for the healing potential of cannabis led her to the Ganja Yoga community, where she studied under Ganja Yoga curator Dee Dussault and later developed her unique style called Magic Yoga. She is also the curator and creator of Magic Breathwork, a modality that combines the power of intentional breathwork with microdosing for deep healing and connection.
Originally from Chile, Javi is a bilingual cannabis guide and group facilitator as well as a teacher with the Center for Medicinal Mindfulness. She is the founder of Green Magic Yoga, a visionary healing arts center, through which she offers mindfulness, yoga, and guided journeys for individuals and groups in Santa Cruz and around the SF Bay Area. Javi also serves as the Community & Event Coordinator for the Santa Cruz Psychedelic Society.
Kaitlin Hebard
Wellness Guide
Kaitlin Hebard is a wellness guide, a creative wellness instructor at Cabrillo College, and a graduate student studying Marriage and Family Therapy and Transpersonal Psychology with an emphasis in Creative Expression. Passionate about building community and holistic healing, Kaitlin believes that we all have an inner healer and that deep transformation happens through connection, creativity, and intentional practices. Rooted in a transpersonal approach, her offerings provide a sacred space for reflection, renewal, and self-discovery, guiding others to reconnect with their own wisdom and well-being.
Renee Robison
Monthly Psychedelic Integration with SoulCollage®
“When the Soul wants to experience something, she throws out an image in front of her and then steps into it.” Meister Eckhart, 13th century theologian and mystic.
In SoulCollage for psychedelic integration, we create a visual documentation of the gifts of our journeys to use them a portals for the on-going transformation that we seek. SoulCollage is a creative, visual method of accessing the insights and transformative actions gleaned from a psychedelic journey. Recommended as an effective visual integration method by Stanislav Grof in the Way of the Psychonaut and Marc Aixala, Psychedelic Integration, we open the SoulCollage session with gentle hypnotherapy to recall any images, energies and insights that arose in the journey space. Using an abundance of prepared images, we then create one to three individual 5×8 collages, each representing one aspect of the gifts of the journey, including the shadow if needed. Participants will work with journaling prompts to deepen their integration. Your collage cards support your journey insights and the transformation that you seek long after the journey ends. Workshops are 2.5 hours. All materials are supplied and no artistic experience needed for this supportive, creative process. Group and individual collage sessions are available.
Renee Robison, MSW, is a long-time SoulCollage Facilitator with a specialty in psychedelic integration, microdosing, and hypnotherapy.
Elizabeth Borelli
Certified Yoga Instructor, Breathwork coach, Author
Elizabeth Borelli is a certified yoga instructor, breathwork coach, and bestselling author devoted to exploring the mind-body connection. With a foundation in mindfulness and movement, she integrates dynamic vinyasa flow with breath awareness to create practices that energize the body, focus the mind, and uplift the spirit. Her classes are designed to build strength, flexibility, and resilience—supporting students in moving through life with greater ease and presence.
In her Energizing Flow class, Elizabeth weaves traditional vinyasa-style sequences with intentional breathwork to awaken the senses and enhance vitality. Her teaching style is both empowering and approachable, inviting students of all levels to find their own rhythm and embrace the joy of movement. Expect a playful yet grounding practice that leaves you feeling refreshed, focused, and recharged.
Outside the studio, Elizabeth is the author of Breathe Into Breakthrough, an Amazon bestseller on stress relief and personal transformation. Drawing from her extensive experience in breath coaching and wellness education, she offers tools to help students cultivate balance, clarity, and deeper self-connection. Whether you’re seeking physical strength, emotional resilience, or simply a moment of peace, Elizabeth’s classes offer a welcoming space to grow from the inside out.
The Lovebyrds Music
Sound Healing
The Lovebyrds, Lola Lovebyrd and Justin Mosley are a magical multi-instrumentalist musical duo.
Based out of Santa Cruz, CA, their offerings range from high energy electrified performances, as well as acoustic sets and restorative sound healings.
A love story of amor fati, Lola and Justin met at a beach sound bath, and connected through the shared love of music. Their passion is creating inspirational, original music, channeling divine frequencies, melodies, and healing lyrics. Blessing the world with the vibrations of music, yoga, movement, & breathwork, their soul purpose is cultivating connection and healing for those suffering from trauma, addiction, and who are recovering from drug/alcohol abuse.
Live performances include original songs and improvisations on instruments including: bass, ukulele, harp, crystal harp, flute, piano, synth, percussion, and much more.
Justin plays the harp at the seasonal beach sound baths while Lola offers personal healings on the crystal harp. Year round, they host the sound healing collective at Pleasure Point Yoga along with Aubrey Padma. Catch a sighting of The Lovebyrds around town: Tuesday’s sunset sound bath at Moran Lake Beach, Thursday’s sound bath at Pleasure Point Yoga, or Fridays at Village Yoga.
Book the Lovebyrds for your next event: retreats, ceremonies, weddings, private events, sound baths, birthdays, yoga classes, and more.
Follow @TheLovebyrdsMusic on IG for updates on performances, workshops and album releases. thelovebyrdsmusic@gmail.com justinmosleymusic.com.
Dallas Mackenzie
Ritual of Breath: A Ceremony of Body, Earth & Spirit
This isn’t just a breathwork class. This is ceremony.
A guided return to the wisdom already alive inside your body the same wisdom held in the earth, the trees, the waters, and the ancestors who walked before you. Inside of you lives ancient intelligence, the kind that doesn’t speak in words, but in sensation, emotion, and intuition. And when we honor the breath as a sacred element, we reconnect that intelligence to the larger web of life.
In this ceremony, you are invited to slow down, listen deeply, and reconnect with the rhythm of your body. We’ll work with conscious connected breathing and gentle somatic movement to release what is asking to be released, and reclaim what has always been yours. Dallas will end the ceremony with a sound bath, bringing in the didgeridoo, drum, gong, flutes and voice.
This is a space for:
💨 Nervous system support & grounding through the body
🔥 Emotional clearing and inner transformation
🌊 Ancestral connection & soul remembrance
🌱 Coming home to the magic of being human
Your breath carries the stories of your lineage, and the possibility of your becoming. Let this ritual guide you back to both.
Marsea Marquis
Brazilian Dance
Marsea Marquis is a passionate artist offering community classes and performance art in Santa Cruz, CA. beginning in 1990. Marsea has contributed to the advancement of cultural art in the United States, through her, “Dance of Brazil” community and network which was founded in Santa Cruz, CA. in 1995. Marsea taught community classes and led performance art as well as hosting master teachers and performance groups supported by her network. Marsea dedicated herself to the study of traditional dance with movement masters from their country of origin as well as traveling abroad. Brazil, Trinidad, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and many African regions were her main focus areas. Marsea has led and entertained groups of adults and children with love and devotion throughout the decades.
Marsea remains focused on learning, sharing and celebrating music and dance traditions nascent to the diasporic communities that she is influenced by. She stays committed to bringing her teachers for master workshops and performances in order to remain a student herself. Dedicating to this exchange, she helps foster awareness and the opportunity to learn more about the rich history from which these dance and music expressions originate. These encounters enhance community building and help support and preserve traditional art forms and their legacies. Marsea is a believer that dance, music and art, brings us inspiration, fuels self-esteem and fosters hope. This hope in turn invites the opening of an evocative gateway, which enlivens our spirits and leads us to a more embodied connection to ourselves, one another and the larger global community. Something worth celebrating!
Sarah Newman
Certified Sound Healer
Experience the transformative power of sound healing. Her sessions combine guided meditation and a soothing sound bath to reduce stress, improve sleep, and enhance overall well-being. Discover the healing power of sound with Sarah Newman’s sound baths.
Sarah Newman is a multi-instrumentalist with 15 years music teaching experience with all ages. She started Alto Saxophone at age 8 and started harp 8 years ago and has been teaching harp for Be Natural Music and Santa Cruz Community music school since.
She is a UCSC graduate with a Major in community Studies and a minor in Jazz Music. While her experience with playing harp only started 8 years ago she is very passionate about sharing the joys of playing harp and finds it a very natural instrument to play and the most inspiring for song writing with individuals and groups.
Peggy Bascou
Nurse, Reiki Master, Sound Bath Facilitator
Peggy Bascou holds a Master of Science in Nursing and has spent more than 25 years working in diverse hospital settings, offering skilled medical care alongside deep emotional presence. Throughout her nursing career, she supported individuals and families through moments of vulnerability, illness, birth, transition, and healing, always attending to the whole person rather than focusing solely on diagnosis.
In addition to her clinical background, Peggy is a Reiki Master, integrating subtle energy work to support balance, regulation, and restoration. Reiki informs her sound bath practice by helping individuals reconnect with their own innate capacity for healing, empowering self-awareness rather than imposing intervention.
Peggy is also the co-owner of Staff of Life Natural Foods Market, a family-owned business devoted to nourishment, sustainability, and community vitality. Her sound bath practice is a natural continuation of her lifelong devotion to care, weaving together medicine and energy, nourishment and connection, science and spirit.
Ember Paige
Cardiac Sonographer, Integrative Healer
As a cardiac sonographer, Ember has spent years attuning to the rhythms of the human heart. She has also immersed herself in the Akashic Records and deepened her connection to movement through dance and yoga. Today, she combines her medical knowledge with energetic and spiritual practices to create a uniquely holistic approach to healing.
Karen Holden
Sage. Personal Energizer Bunny.
Karen Holden is a powerful, wise and incredibly funny teacher of life and relationships. She will guide the day with lively discussion on the Yoga of Communication, how to radically improve your relationship with your self, deepen connections with others and cultivate a sense of unshakeable wellness.
Wellness Expert, Master Trainer in the Science of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Specialist, Certified Yoga Instructor, BA from UC Berkeley in Communications and Public Policy, Certified Stress Management Educator and Personal Trainer. Karen’s unique and transformative approach to healing & wellness is based on her studies with master teachers in the areas of Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Psychology, Yoga, Hypnosis & Neuro Linguistic Programming.
Guest Yoga Instructors
Chantily Chiles
Lainey Holden
Maile Holden
Mary Beth Duncan
Arielle Weber
