Alyssa is a queer yoga teacher, friend, lover, sister, daughter, leader, deep-diver and alchemist at heart. She is also the owner of OHMGrown Yoga. Alyssa is passionate about creating space — physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually through the practices and teachings of yoga and supports others on their journey to do the same. Her classes are both challenging and empowering, with a focus on alignment-based teaching as well as artfully crafted and intelligent sequencing. Alyssa encourages her students to practice from a place of grounded exploration and to humbly trust their own inner knowing.

Alyssa is a lover of being outside, laughing, connecting, all things plants, food, her people, and her sweet pup Henry.

Alex found yoga at just the right time, and it has led his life into a new direction. While searching for different methods to improve his wellbeing, he tried a class at OHMGrown Yoga and was hooked immediately. Fourteen months after his first class, Alex completed his 200-hour teacher training at OGY in 2023. A few months later, he began teaching yoga and fitness classes at the Kroc Center in Camden, NJ. Working with an older population has taught Alex the necessity of accessibility in practice. He strives to create welcoming spaces, where all practitioners feel supported and seen.

Alex enjoys reading, swimming, walking his doodle/bf Petey, and novelty in all its forms. Always eager to learn and try new things, he loves adventures with his family and quiet early mornings with Petey on his lap.

Ali took her first yoga class back in 1999 as a P.E. credit for college. There were no fancy yoga mats, they were in a loud and cold gymnasium and she did the class in sweatpants (this was before they were called joggers!). But from that first breath, she was hooked. Despite having never been very athletic, she finally felt graceful and easeful in her body. Then she began to dive deeper into the philosophical parts of yoga and really fell in love. During the past 25 years of practice — some years more consistent than others — she had the opportunity to train with a variety of teachers, experience different class styles and find her way again and again to her breath. 
 

Ali's classes focus on the breath first and foremost. Other than that, the physical practice is usually a vinyasa based flow, however she also loves  teaching yin and restorative yoga. 

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As a classically trained musician, Amanda quickly realized the undeniable link between a musician's experience and yoga's elements of mind, body and breath. Since starting her yoga journey, she has become empowered by the freedom of movement in her asana practice.

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Band teacher by day, Amanda enjoys sharing mindfulness with her elementary students and helping high school musicians build their mind/body connection through the Marching Arts. Amanda's intention for each class is to create an environment where students can move their bodies and still their minds. Taking exactly what they need, students are encouraged to explore creative movement, quiet stillness, and everything in between.  

Andrea is a RYT200, Yin 30, Baptiste- Level 1, Unstoppable, Unbreakable, Yoga Nidra and Karma Kids Yoga NYC certified yoga instructor. Her intention is to lovingly guide you back home to your heart by creating a safe space to explore what arises in the stillness. Yin quiets the mind in the midst of chaos.

When it comes to yoga, Beth want the whole kit and kaboodle. The devotion, the strong postures, big connection with philosophical themes. She want to hear music! Sanskrit! She wants to feel every idea and word in her body. And she thinks you should, too.  

Beth has been teaching Vinyasa and Yin yoga since 2005; she completed the Jivamukti Yoga Teacher Training with Sharon Gannon and David Life in 2012.  Beth owned Yogawood in Collingswood for ten years during which time she taught weekly classes, led teacher trainings, organized and facilitated workshops and retreats, led kirtans and mentored some amazing teachers (whose classes you may be lucky enough to take!). 
 

These days, Beth leads just one yoga class a week. The rest of the time, she works as a psychotherapist and guides Trauma-Informed Yoga Groups and Reiki sessions. She's on the faculty of The Thread Yoga Collective, an online community for yoga teachers of all backgrounds and lineages, and she teaches at the Gestalt Training Institute of Philadelphia. Beth is passionate about teaching and healing bodies and brains. All of her work is fueled by her deep respect for people’s strength and inner intelligence. She intimately knows the spark of spirit and she works to fan its flame. 

Brian has been practicing yoga for almost 15 years but only recently began teaching after completing the 200 hour certification training at OHMGrown. His practice grew out of a desire to relieve back and shoulder pain, which developed after years of playing all the sports while generally ignoring proper form and movement. His teaching grew out of a desire to share with others the benefits he discovered through practice. With each flow, he looks to create a fun, challenging, and ultimately rewarding exploration of shapes and space.

When not teaching yoga, he enjoys playing both indoor and beach volleyball, which he has also been coaching since 2017 for a youth program in Mt Laurel. Other passions include music and travel, and his goals include napping on as many of the world’s beaches as possible, writing an album, and hiking Mt Kilimanjaro.

Carrie is a long time yoga practitioner and local resident. She has been teaching yoga in the area since 2009 and is trained in: Vinyasa, Prenatal, Pelvic Floor Yoga, and Women’s Health Therapeutics. In addition to yoga, Carrie is a Licensed Massage Therapist and Corrective Exercise Specialist. She is deeply passionate about anatomy and the interwoven connection between mind and body. Her teaching style is informative and explorative. Through meditation, breath-work, and movement, Carrie’s intention is to hold space for others in a healing and supportive environment.

Christina’s classes focus on connecting breath with mindful movement. She encourages students to listen to their bodies while also building strength. Christina loves how yoga is a practice in coming back “home” to your mind, body and spirit and she weaves in yoga philosophy into her classes.

Shortly after completing her 200-hour YTT with Yogawood in 2018, she continued on to become a Licensed Massage Therapist. She integrates what she’s learned from yoga into her massage sessions. Off her mat, Christina finds joy in traveling, coffee, her cats, music, and time spent in nature.

Deb is a certified Hatha Yoga Instructor through Yoga Alliance, specializing in Vinyasa Flow, Trauma-Informed Yoga, and Yin Yoga. She also enjoys sharing the energy from such practices as Tao Yin and Qi Gong.

Deb is interested in bringing a thoughtful, light-hearted yet precise, and accessible approach that allows her students to feel cared for and encouraged to bring their best to every practice. Her passion and excitement for learning and incorporating many different styles of mindfulness practices creates an enthusiasm that exudes through her teachings. Deb's instruction aims to nourish the mind, body, and heart through breath awareness, meditation, strong alignment, and philosophy. Her greatest fulfillment in life is the heartfelt human connection.

Yoga found Erik in the Spring of 2007. As a cancer patient, he enrolled in the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program, through the Myrna Brind Center for Integrative Medicine at Thomas Jefferson Hospital. After graduating from the 8-week MBSR program, Erik continued his daily meditation practice and sought out yoga in a non-hospital environment. Erik is a graduate of the Yogawood 200-hour Vinyasa Yoga Teacher-Training, Linda Maguire’s 30-hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training, and the Trishula Yoga 300-hour Yoga Teacher Training programs. Erik started practicing Ashtanga Yoga in 2009.  He has taken several teacher training  workshops with Manju Jois and is authorized by him to teach the Primary and Intermediate Series of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga.

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In 2008, as part of the Yogawood 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training, he took a Sanskrit Immersion weekend with a teacher from the American Sanskrit Institute (ASI). In 2012 and 2013, Erik participated in the ASI Sanskrit Level 1 Teacher Training program and was Authorized to teach  Introduction to Sanskrit weekend workshops. He has taught these workshops in the United States and Canada.

Jackie began her yoga journey in 2009 and received her 200-hour certification through Anjali Power Yoga. In 2012 she discovered Ashtanga Yoga with Zoe Mai at Trishula Yoga in Collingwood. After apprenticing with Zoe for several years, studying Sanskrit, meditation, and The Yoga Sutras, Jackie received an additional 300-hour certificate through Trishula. Recently, Jackie has visited Manju Pattabhi Jois in Encinitas, to study Ashtanga and is looking forward to continuing her relationship with Manju as her teacher. She also studies with local authorized Ashtanga teacher, Erik Marrero. Jackie’s classes are a mix of the traditional Ashtanga standing sequence, therapeutic seated postures and back bends.

The underlying theme of all of Jaime's vinyasa classes is to move your body. Seems simple, but she strives to make movement fun and free, without the worry of perfection. Jaime loves to focus on different ways to transition your body from pose to pose, and change your perspective as you are moving on your mat. Although it is a Vinyasa based flow, she mixes in a bunch of modified poses that allow you to build your strength and challenge yourself as well. If you like to move, breathe and laugh (a little), Jaime is looking forward to sharing space with you soon.

Jen began practicing yoga in 2017. Being a health and physical education teacher, she knew she wanted to bring yoga to her students. So just four months into practicing, she began a 100-hour children’s yoga teacher training through Little Flower Yoga. In 2019 she continued her yoga education with a 200-hour yoga teacher training at OHMGrown. Just a few short months after finishing training in 2020, she taught her first class on the eve of the world shutting down due to the pandemic.

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Jen views her sequencing of a Vinyasa class similar to choreographing a dance, connecting movement to breath, body and mind. When she's not at the studio, you'll find Jen at the Jersey shore. She is a mother of three and resides in Cherry Hill.

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Kat (she/her) completed her 200hr YTT with Yoga Renew in August of 2023. Although she’s a newer teacher she has a strong passion for the work she does. Combining slow flows, meditation and breath work she tries to create a safe space for her students to create a mind body connection and nurture their spirituality. Yoga is more than just a workout, it’s a grounding and deeply sacred thing for her.

When not teaching Kat is a stay at home mom of three littles, plant and dog mom. She’s an avid tarot reader and loves all things mystical. She’s always known she’s wanted to help people and when she found yoga she knew she’d found her home and purpose.

Matty is 32 years old and began his yoga journey in 2019 after running long distance most of his life. His life was transformed through this practice and he loves paying it forward. Outside of yoga, he enjoys nature, dogs, traveling, hockey, stand up paddle boarding, comedy, and working with autistic kiddos.

His classes focus on mindfulness, movement, and the freedom to make it your own.

Meghan has been practicing yoga for the better part of 15 years. She strongly believes yoga should be available to all bodies. In the last few years, she's noticed the need for more body diversity in the yoga world so in 2016 she became a certified Vinyasa yoga teacher. 

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After finishing her 200-hour teacher training, Meghan started the process of getting her “Yoga for All” certification with guidance from the program creators Dianne Bondy and Amber Karnes. “Yoga for All” focuses on modifications that help yoga become accessible to all body-types and levels of yoga experience. 

Meghan lives in Collingswood with her husband and two black cats that will all make cameo appearances in stories during her class. In her spare time, she enjoys making vegan treats and spending quality time with family and friends. She also loves to make people laugh. Her goal is to have you leave her class with a happy heart and a smile on your face.

In each of her classes, Sakinah invites you to do you. She encourages students to put away any negative thoughts of what they can’t do and efforts to help you realize ALL bodies ALL cultures ALL humans have a space here. Her classes are influence by music, you can expect a soulful vibe - a mix of R&B, soul, slow jams, old school hip hop, a sprinkle of Afro beats and yogi hip hop.

Sakinah's classes are peaceful, centering, individual, strengthening, and thoughtful. She believes the practice of yoga is about your individual journey (not who is on the mat next to you) and releasing anything that’s putting you down. She asks students to reach into the conscious self and just breathe.

Stacia teaches classes that elevate and investigate. She creates safe spaces, fosters connections, and aims to build community. Her classes and Thai massage sessions are always invitations to go deeper through breath and through subtlety. She loves creative movement offered in approachable ways. She loves knowing the science of the why and how yoga and breath re-pattern the systems of the body, especially the nervous system. She believes in shaking things up and using our process and practice to become better humans that can illuminate the world. Stacia has been teaching throughout Philadelphia for the past 12 years.

Stephanie is a proud 2020 graduate of OHMGrown Yoga's RYT200 program. With over a year of teaching experience and 15 years of personal yoga journey, Stephanie strives to create a welcoming space where students can connect with their bodies and minds. Her classes blend a grounded, grassroots approach with a gentle reminder to not take life too seriously. Join her on the mat for a balanced blend of strength, flexibility, and a sprinkle of light-heartedness.

Valeri guides students through intentional, soulful yoga classes designed to awaken embodied liberation. Rooted in the depths of yoga philosophy, her teachings invite students to journey beyond asana, cultivating a holistic understanding of yoga — and of themselves. She is passionate about demystifying the practice and offering an inclusive space where all bodies are welcomed and honored. Her sequences are crafted with creativity and intention, encouraging students to move with intuition and presence.

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For Valeri, the most important part of teaching is to remain a steadfast student, so you’ll often find her taking a yoga class or workshop. Off the mat, she enjoys making pottery at the Perkins Center, tending to her garden, being the hostess with the mostess, traveling, and giving endless cuddles to her Frenchie, Lucy.