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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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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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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Megan Coats
Megan’s curiosity for the mind-body connection began with her study of nutrition 20 years ago, becoming a dietitian / nutritionist as she deeply believes in the healing power of food and plants.
Finding fulfillment in exploring alternative therapies as part of her own healing journey, in 2021, she became a Reiki Master (Usui & Holy Fire Karuna), furthering her understanding of the chakras and integrating her nutrition expertise with Ayurvedic principles for a comprehensive approach to mind-body-soul healing. A lifelong learner, Megan recently completed the 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training at LGT, expanding her knowledge to empower herself and others in the lifelong process of healing, health and wellness.