The Shala Team
Shala Instructors
Featured
Biffy Cotter – a co-owner of Yoga Shala – teaches yoga and performs Shamanic healings and intuitive counseling. She is also the Spiritual Director for Yoga Shala.
For the over 20 years Biffy has been walking a spiritual path that has led to an Awakening. With this awakening she receives healing energy, visions, and guidance from the Great Spirit, Angels and Spirit guides.
Biffy believes we are all connected thru our hearts, and that everyone has a gift and their own path. As you open to a greater energy through your practice, you can meet with Biffy for guidance and support.
Biffy is married with 3 children and currently lives in Carmichael California.
Tyler Langdale has been teaching yoga for 12 years (ERYT 500), and is co-owner of Yoga Shala Sacramento & Arden. It was the cumulative experiences & influences of being raised in Christian Science, studying world religions, traveling to different countries, high levels of competitive athletic training & coaching, and studies in the healing arts (both intuitive & physical), that lead Tyler to the path of Yoga. With his commitment yoga, entrepreneurial spirit, and love of community (both local & international), Tyler opened Yoga Shala Sacramento and Radical Retreats in 2010. Since then Tyler has facilitated a number of yoga teacher training programs, produced yoga conferences & music festivals, and lead retreat programs in over 15 countries all over the world.
Annie is co-owner of Yoga Shala Sacramento. She has been teaching yoga, leading teacher trainings, workshops and retreats locally and internationally for the past 15 years. She holds a degree in Somatic psychology from Naropa University as well as certificates in massage therapy, crania-sacral therapy, Reiki healing, and trauma informed bodywork. Her classes and trainings are a dynamic blend of her background in yoga, psychology and bodywork. She believes wholeheartedly in the transformative power of yoga and is dedicated to walking the path and sharing it.
Carrie ERYT/RYT500 is a veteran teacher in the Sacramento yoga community. Her classes are informed by a wealth of education and life experience including over 8 years of residing, working, and traveling in numerous foreign countries, the majority of the time steeped in Eastern culture. Since her first in-depth yoga teacher training in 1999 she has found the philosophical/theoretical underpinnings of yoga to seamlessly merge with a holographic view of life that feeds her understanding of the evolving universe, human consciousness, and the perspective through which she also works with clients psycho-energetically in her private practice, Holoflective Healing (see www.carriejmeyer.com for information on her work including workshops and tours to Japan). In 2003 she completed a master's degree integrating Eastern, Western, and somatic psychology with a thesis about subtle awareness that remains the linchpin to all of her work. Her yoga classes offer a creative blend of flowing sequences incorporating subtle/somatic attunements and nuanced technical alignments, sprinkled with some earthly affection and humor. Her hope for those practicing with her is that they have a meditatively rich, physically satisfying, multi-dimensional experience of themselves that supports each heart in remembering itself purely.
Monica is a Plant-Based Nutritionist, Aroma Therapist, Reiki Master, Shamanic Practitioner, EFT Practitioner and Yoga and Meditation teacher. She realizes that everyone learns and heals differently which compelled her to study many different healing modalities that are beautifully complementary to each other.
Monica is passionate about helping others to reconnect and to trust in their body's innate wisdom and to remind them that they are designed for health.
Monica has many interests and hobbies including cooking, gardening, beekeeping, knitting, reading, paddle boarding and surfing. She prioritizes being with family and friends and spending as much time as possible in nature honoring our Mother Earth and all of the beauty and abundance She provides for us.
Who am I? A teacher passionate about this practice and it’s offerings. I remember starting myyoga journey in 2014 and not having a body that seemed like it would EVER adapt or progressinto any of the poses. All I kept hearing was ‘show up, it gets easier, and I love you.’ Thesethree elements on this path were extremely crucial in my interest in becoming a teacher.Certified under Heather Roussos in 2016, she taught me that a good teacher wasn’t one thatcould do ALL the poses....that a good teacher taught from the heart and that their experiencesarticulated through the teachings of Yoga philosophy was all we needed to offer up. So here Iam, a forever student of this practice, offering up what I can to help those open up themselvesmore physically, emotionally, and spiritually on their mat. Vulnerability, honesty, and humility ~my favorite nuggets of this practice. Looking forward to being a part of this community!
Hi there, I am Alexandra, a professional psychic medium, intuitive guide and teacher, supporting people in Awakening to the Divine Wisdom they hold within. I guide people through their Spiritual Awakenings, teaching them how to develop their psychic and mediumship abilities while deepening their connection with Self and Spirit.
Spiritism has been a lifelong study of mine. From the time I could walk and talk my grandmother encouraged me to talk to the Spirits that seemed to always be around me. As I became a bit older, my mother introduced me to Tarot. It was in my 20's when I began to take my abilities seriously, reading every book I could about energy, Spirit, psychic abilities, yoga philosophy and meditation. It was when my first mentor showed up that I felt my abilities becoming more clear as I learned to integrate them into my everyday life. Professionally, I have been offering Divine Guidance to my clients for almost a decade. My Soul purpose is to teach others how to listen to their own inner Divine Wisdom. Through working with me, my clients are able to heal areas in their lives that are inhibiting them from trusting their connection with Source, leading them to a more peaceful and Divinely lead life.
Teresa is a former Division 1 Athlete who has always moved her body as a way to release adversity throughout her life. Teresa’s personal yoga practice is very expressive and vulnerable. She encourages her students to settle in her safe space through inspirational nuggets and her vibrational energy of hands on assistance. Teresa teaches Yin Yoga where she emphasizes breathwork and stillness. Teresa also teaches Vinyasa Yoga classes where she emphasizes the body and mind connection through graceful, yet challenging moments on the mat. Teresa understands that our moments on our mat translates to how we perform off our mat in the ever evolving world. So if it's Yin or Vinyasa, she will always bring a spark of challenge to keep her students ready and strong. Teresa recently transitioned to teaching yoga full time and aspires to own a yoga studio.
Originally from Mexico City, Val began practicing Vinyasa in 2011. She found that this practice brought not only physical strength but also helped with mental clarity and emotional balance. She became more involved in the community and in 2016 took the next step towards teaching. Val believes that the world is a beautiful place where we can thrive when we approach life with an open mind and the curiosity to explore and accept all that’s new and different without losing the ability to cherish what is familiar and habitual. She is sure to meet you with a big smile.