Sandi Russi, E-RYT 200
Sandi is a certified Ananda Yoga Instructor and is registered with the Yoga Alliance as an experienced instructor (E-RYT 200). She has been practicing yoga and meditation for over 25 years and has taught since 2000, including at the YMCA, Rise Yoga Studio, Ananda Sacramento, Natomas Charter School, Sacramento Yoga Center, and the California Homeschool Association annual convention, to name a few.
Focused on bringing the essence of yoga to her students, Sandi teaches traditional hatha yoga classes designed to strengthen and stretch the body, release stress, calm the mind and enhance self-awareness. You’ll leave her class feeling relaxed, re-energized and more aware of your own inner peace. Sandi thoroughly enjoys practicing yoga and will do so almost anywhere at anytime! She loves learning and attends as many classes as possible to keep her practice and teaching inspired and fresh. Her mission as a yoga instructor is to share peace and to help others discover their own inner peace.
Over the years, Sandi was an occasional Guest Teacher for East Sac Yoga. In the spring of 2015, Sandi took over as the main teacher for ESY when the founder, Cecily Stofle, retired. In June 2016, ESY classes began at Lion’s Roar Dharma Center, near McKinley Park. Currently, Sandi offers 2 classes a week at Lion’s Roar and 3 classes a week at Sacramento Yoga Center in the Curtis Park neighborhood.
ESY Guest Teachers
Lexi Crook, Yoga Nidra & Sound Bath
Yoga has allowed Lexi to experience the interconnectedness within herself and all that surrounds her. Yoga nidra has helped her to decrease pain, improve sleep, and gives her greater patience when dealing with the challenges of today’s society. Most importantly, she has used this practice to manifest self healing.
Anna Ghomeshi, Ananda Yoga | Gentle Yoga | Mindful Yoga
Anna completed her 200-hour teacher training in 2011 with Bhavani Girard in the Ananda lineage, with a mission to share the healing power of yoga. In Spring of 2018, she completed a specialized training in Yoga for Boomers and Seniors.
Anna’s teaching style reflects her compassionate nature, insatiable curiosity for life, and her desire for genuine human connections. Embodying the idea that we “teach to learn,” Anna continues to always see herself as a student first!