Teachers
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Natalie Teichmann
Natalie Teichmann is the co-founder of Let’s Get Tuned, a movement dedicated to wellness through sound, yoga and meditation. Natalie, a teacher and life-long learner, has studied yoga for the past 15 years, evolving her practice to encompass the more nuanced meditative aspects of healing. Her style is rooted in tradition, education and experience, with a light-hearted and accessible approach.
In addition to teaching yoga and mediation, Natalie is a school teacher who has taught kindergarten through high school and worked in schools all over the world including France, Spain, Venezuela and Australia. She has a M.Ed with a concentration in Mindfulness and is a curriculum writer. Natalie is passionate about sharing knowledge of yoga and sacred sound to people of all ages. She is delighted to be offering an all encompassing Yoga Teacher Training starting in March 2024.
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Elizabeth Hartman
Elizabeth Hartman has a mission to help others find practical strategies to support strong mental and physical health. She earned her master’s degree in clinical psychology and has been working as a psychotherapist since 1998. She wanted to offer her clients a more holistic approach to healing, so in 2011, she completed an RYT 200 hour yoga and meditation teacher training. She teaches therapeutic, non-linear movement and meditation in her private practice and in public studio classes.
Her great love of meditation and yoga have been paired with her other love, world travel. She has embarked on spiritual retreats and trainings taught from Sikh and Buddhist traditions all over the globe. She also trained at the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC) to study the effects of meditation and mindfulness on health. She was privileged to be invited to offer mentorship as a group leader training the next generation of yoga/meditation teachers through programs at Yoga West LA and Wanderlust Hollywood. Her warm, playful approach to teaching makes her students feel safe to be beginners, dive deep into new levels of self-exploration, and connect with positive community.
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Jon Nowaczyk
Over the last 15 years, Jon has led groups ranging from 10 people to 20,000 to a state of ecstatic laughter and deep relaxation. Jon’s gift is connecting with others with deep compassion.
He has used yoga and sound healing to overcome obstacles in his own life and is passionate about helping others do the same. With a background in comedic arts, Jon likes to bring fun and joy into his classes, after all laughter is just another form of sound healing. Although Jon likes to bring in some silliness, he is serious about being a space holder and guide to encourage others to travel deep within and embody their greatest potential.
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Kat Villain
Kat has been teaching yoga for over 15 years globally. She has worked in studios in India, Asia, Africa, Central America and North America. She has hosted numerous workshops, Yoga Teacher Trainings, and retreats.
It wasn’t until she found the Katonah Yoga Practice that she truly began to see the changes she wanted to in her body. She studied alongside Nevine Michaan, the creator, and many of her teachers for years, learning this information first hand. The practice is based upon daoism, it utilizes sacred geometry and the personal proportions of the body to find true alignment in the posture. As a result, energy is easily allowed to flow.
She has been teaching this specific practice for over a decade and wrote “Yoga as Origami” the first manual written and published inspired by the Katonah Yoga Philosophy. Kat has a thriving online community inside of her app of devout yogi’s that are revolutionizing their bodies and minds through this practice.
When Kat isn’t teaching she is practicing, playing music, spending time in nature with her 5 year old daughter and working to support visionaries and soul led humans to align to their path. Teaching is one of Kat’s greatest joys.
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Rita Morris
Drawing upon her extensive nursing background, Rita understands the intricacies of holistic well-being. Through the practice of Qigong, she now can help individuals nourish their mind, body, and spirit, fostering a state of overall wellness. By emphasizing the importance of conscious breathing, flows and postures, Rita empowers her students to relax, reduce stress, and enhance their energy, unlocking their full potential for self-healing and self-discovery.
Rita completed her Qi Gong training with the Lee Holden Institute. During the training she witnessed a significant internal transformation, healed some of her minor health issues, and felt a much stronger sense of equanimity. She is thrilled to have the knowledge and skills to share with her patients, friends, family, and beyond. Rita looks forward to a life of “Spreading Qi” and continuing to learn more about this fascinating facet of Chinese Medicine.
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Nikki Huebler
Nikki’s journey towards healing ignited in 2019 with an empowering choice to embrace a life free of alcohol. Her story shines with inspiration for others and stands as a testament of strength and determination.
In early sobriety Nikki discovered Reiki that benefited her greatly and allowed her to delve deep within which cultivated self love, ancestral healing, and a better understanding of herself. Reiki was just one of the many modalities that supported Nikki through this transitional time of her life and she became a Reiki Master in 2021.
Nikki facilitates Reiki and sound bath circles throughout the community and is proud to volunteer with Hospice SLO. She is also currently enrolled in Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training, and has a curiosity about the mysteries beyond life’s end. With professional sound training accredited by Let’s Get Tuned, she brings love and compassion to her practice ensuring that each experience is safe and nurturing.
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Chelsea McLaughlin
Chelsea started her yoga practice when living in San Diego in 2004. Since then, she has continued to practice yoga through two childbirths, practicing pre-natal yoga and finding consistency in her daily Sadhana. She completed her 200 hour teacher training in 2019 with Kelly Metcalf at Harmony House.
Chelsea loves to teach a sweet slow gentle flow with mindfulness on the breath, and Hatha that brings heat and awareness into our bodies.Three words to describe her teaching style are intentional, fluid, and rejuvenating.
As a teacher, she hopes to empower and inspire her students to continue looking inward and grow physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually as we all continue our path of yoga together.
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Morgan Jaleh Dehmohseni
Morgan is an experienced yoga teacher with a decade of teaching all styles of yoga under her belt. Her passion lies in creating an immersive experience that allows practitioners to fully connect with their bodies. Through skillful transitions, she keeps her students engaged and present throughout the practice. Morgan's classes are enhanced by soul-stirring music, adding an element of inspiration and joy.
Currently pursuing her undergraduate degree in Kinesiology at Cal Poly, Morgan is dedicated to furthering her knowledge and understanding of psychosomatic modalities. Her goal is to expand her expertise and delve deeper into the mind-body connection.
Outside of her yoga practice, Morgan finds delight in dancing, spending time in nature, exploring acupuncture, and indulging in sound baths. She cherishes life's moments with her partner and their three beloved dogs.
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Lindsey Collinsworth
Lindsey’s love of yoga began in 2005, and after years of practice she decided to teach. She completed her 200 hour teacher training in 2018 at the Yoga Centre in SLO, and began teaching in San Luis Obispo, Los Osos, and Morro Bay. In 2024 she completed her 300 hour teacher training. Lindsey loves teaching kid’s yoga, gentle yoga, Yoga Nidra, restorative yoga, and yin yoga.
With years experience teaching yoga and botanical topics to both kids and adults, Lindsey has a clear, descriptive, and fun style of teaching. Lindsey is also a Ayurvedic Nutritionist, and has been a Reiki Master since 2013. She loves surfing, hiking, making art, and mindfulness practices.
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Laura Knutson
Laura is a Yoga Therapist, licensed Physical Therapist Assistant and Song Leader with a caring and approachable demeanor, whose passion is blending her skills to help people connect with themselves, their bodies, their voices, their intuition and their healing and higher potential. Most notably she studied in depth with the late master TKV Desikachar in her Yoga Therapy Training in Chennai, India. She is honored to bring the healing practices learned from his lineage to her community.
Through her over 20 years of experience she has offered numerous classes, workshops, private sessions and retreats locally. She offers a wide variety of classes based in breath, subtle body and core awareness, and in particular specializes in embodied voice work. Her Therapeutic Yoga classes are meditative and move at a slow pace, allowing time to explore safe alignment, the somatic embodiment of foundational postures, and connection with ones most authentic true self.
When she is not immersed in the yoga and healing worlds, she can be found having adventures with her husband and two daughters, dancing (always dancing), enjoying a quiet hike somewhere awe inspiring, or singing in her upbeat band Sōleffect.
She is thrilled to be sharing her offerings at Let’s Get Tuned!
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Sharayah Monroe
Sharayah was introduced to yoga at age 7 by her mom, and practiced intermittently in childhood. Growing up with a Waldorf education, she was immersed in nature, art, music, and movement as a way of life. Nature is her place of worship, and she spends much of her time outside, both in movement and in stillness.
In the throes of a battle with depression and C-PTSD, Sharayah rediscovered yoga as a young adult and it became her saving grace. She completed her 200-hr YTT alongside her mom in 2023, and instantly fell in love with teaching. It is Sharayah’s sincere purpose to offer a joyful and loving spirit to each of her students, and she hopes to teach for the rest of her life.
Sharayah’s work in education and healthcare have guided her to Southeast Asia and East Africa, respectively. She was led to deepen her meditation practice in Thailand, where she completed Vipassanā retreats at age 19 and again at 24. She is currently pursuing a Psychology degree and will embark on the journey of becoming a licensed therapist. Sharayah is blessed to share her life with her partner Aram, and is thankful to call the Central Coast her home.
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Meagen Fain
Meagan started her Pilates practice in 2005 in Santa Barbara. She completed her teacher training with STOTT Pilates and also received her advanced teachings for Mat and Reformer. After working with Active Body Pilates, One on One Fitness and as a NASM personal trainer, Meagan brought her practice to her home studio to prepare for the birth of her children, Shyah and Dax! She then began full time moming and had the opportunity to homeschool her kids. They now attend the Waldorf school, and Meagan is getting back to what she is deeply passionate about~Pilates, Yoga, Herbology and Holistic Health. Meagan has also studied Holistic Health at The SD School of Healing Arts and Herbal Medicine with The School Of The Sacred Wild. She has rarely missed a morning of her own personal Mat practice in the last 15 years. If Meagan isn’t at the studio, or driving her kids around, you will find her in the Ocean, running, hiking, reading yoga literature, playing guitar and singing, or creating healing medicines with herbs!