Kat is a certified ERYT 500-hour Yoga instructor who has traveled the world to do yoga. Her fitness journey began over 20 years ago as a dance student and teacher and evolved into different fitness classes until she found yoga. Yoga is her passion and with experience teaching in places like Costa Rica, Morocco, Mexico, and more and with over 1000 hours in education, her goal is to bring a quality traditional holistic yoga practice to each and every student. Classes are challenging with variations offered for poses to accommodate every level of student. She is a firm believer in yoga and movement for health and wellbeing and wants everyone to feel welcome regardless of fitness level, background, or body type – Strong, Confident, and Empowered at any size. She founded the studio with a goal for an inclusive community of yoga devotees with a desire to deepen their practice and enhance their lives on and off the mat in a supportive and connected place. Her dream is to share a yoga journey and create a space free from judgement to achieve personal growth on our collective and individual journey to self-awareness. When not at the studio, she spends time traveling, playing pickleball, reading and spending time with her family and friends.

April has been teaching in the fitness industry for 20 years. She values health and wellness and enjoys sharing it with others. She brings The Haven a variety of formats including the ones on our schedule but also others like BodyPump, Lagree, and Versa Climber. She enjoys challenging her body and mind by trying new workouts, which help keep her workouts current and motivating. Off the mat she spends time with her beautiful family and teaching as a profession. Constantly giving and sharing with our community. Come check out her classes and prepare to work, sweat, and find your own challenge.

A 200 RYT certified yoga teacher, Charlotte is originally from Bakersfield and is married with three beautiful children. She loves spending time with her family and friends. During her free time, you can catch her hiking, paddle boarding, or camping. Fitness has always been a massive part of Charlotte’s life. She has 15 years of experience with group fitness and yoga. Charlotte was drawn to yoga after being deeply inspired by a close friend. She found a greater feeling of connection with mind, body, and soul. Charlotte always approaches her classes with a warm positive attitude and does her best to be very welcoming. The goal of her class is to inspire people as well as build a deep sense of trust, generosity and empowerment.

Ali first got into yoga around 12 years ago. She has a strong background in ballet and jazz and loves all things yoga and fitness related! When she is not in the studio you can catch her giving all of her love to her French Bulldog, Miss Piggy. Ali’s classes will transport you allowing you to escape the chaos of life for one hour while you focus on yourself and just feel the practice deep within.

Montrelle Henry, educator by day and fitness instructor by night (and morning). She has been teaching various forms of fitness for 5 years and teaching fitness is her passion. Montrelle has a mission to show people that curvy, strong people of all sizes and shapes can be fit and bad ass. There is often a stereotype that goes with fitness and her classes are the place where stereotypes go to die and the best version of you is born. Montrelle found yoga when she was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease and her doctor recommended that she change her workout regimen to preserve her joints. Through continued practice, her body, mind, and spirit bloomed. Her appreciation of what her body could accomplish transformed. Montrelle strives to give that same freedom to everyone in her class. She wants people to know that no matter your size, shape, color, or gender, you are not only welcomed, but you are wanted here.

Danielle has been teaching yoga since 2019. She grew up dancing and as an adult did not know where she fit in the fitness realm. After Danielle was introduced to yoga, she quickly knew it was where she was meant to be and jumped in to learn and grow as a yoga instructor. In her classes you will see how her dance background plays an integral part to fuse movement with breath. The mantra she keeps at the forefront of her mind on and off the mat is “I change my thoughts; I change my world.” Outside of the studio you can find Danielle running after her one-year-old or reading a good book.

Sonia, a 200hr RYT, is passionate about inspiring and empowering others to whole heartedly and freely be themselves. She took a courageous leap of faith to transform her life from corporate professional to travel to Bali to become a yoga teacher. After her training with renowned yogi Eoin Finn, she moved to Bali to continue her journey in yoga and the study of gratitude. Her desire is that every class becomes a place to simply be you using the greatest transformational tool you have - love. After a vinyasa flow that includes guided meditation, you will leave her class feeling blissed out.

Kaylinnn is a 200hr RYT. She found a passion for yoga 7 years ago as she worked to navigate the busy life of a college student. After obtaining her Masters Degree with yoga along the way to keep her moving forward, she now works as a speech-lanuage pathologist for elemntary school kids. Yoga is a Kaylinn's way to escape the crazy everyday life and find a healthy mind body connection. her classess include a little play time, a little challenge, and even more love.

Monique Williams began to consistently practice yoga in 2015. She fell in love with the practice and went on to complete her 200 hour yoga training through YogaWorks in 2018. She loved learning more about yoga and went on to complete her 300 hour certification through YogaWorks in 2020. As a 500 RYT, she likes to teach an alignment based power vinyasa class that leaves your body feeling relaxed and strong. As an accounting manger who works at her computer, she likes to include poses and stretches that counter the effects of sitting for long periods of time. In her spare time, she likes to spend time with her husband Trevor working out, riding bikes, swimming, golfing and walking or playing with their two dogs Karmi and Khaleesi.

When you think of downtown living and hospitality, one person comes to mind. Kevin Arambula has been a staple part of the revitalization of Downtown Bakersfield. Kevin started his Yoga journey in 2020 attending early morning classes at Evolvecore studio downtown. Subsequently achieving his 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification in 2021. Kevin classes focus on full relaxation and transformation. He takes pride in installing new music each week in his playlists. If you need a calm before the storm come try his class, All Levels welcome!

Lisa loves to live an active lifestyle and is always striving to help build a better community for all. Lisa strongly believes that yoga is a practice to continually develop and grow physically, mentally, and spiritually both on and off the mat. Her class is a spunky yet mellow flow that is accessible to all levels. She wants to give people the space to feel their bodies and embody a deep connection before putting in some work. You can look forward to a feeling of peace, a sense of accomplishment, and a desire for more!

Michael feels privileged to contribute to the growth of those who attend his classes. Off the mat you can find him spending time building his faith, enriching his family, and bringing the fire to fitness. He enjoys reading, riding, and running. A marine veteran, Michael is an asset to the military community and brings the experience of discipline with the deep desire to impact mindset while achieving physical health and well-being. He enjoys relating and relaxing as sharing is what shapes us and shines through us.

Lisa, a 200hr RYT instructor, is a mother of four busy boys. When off the mat, she loves traveling and exploring new destinations as well as taking in as many sunsets with her husband as she can. She has been an avid yoga practitioner for 11 years and has been teaching for the past five years. Her favorite styles to teach are power and restore. Lisa considers herself a lifetime student of the practice and believes there is always room to learn and grow.

Margaret has been a certified yoga instructor since 2010. She trained with Amazing Yoga out of Pittsburg, PA in Costa Rica and Tulum, Mexico. Although her training is in Power Vinyasa Yoga, she has additional experience in Iyengar yoga with Yoga Space teachers in Bakersfield. She has a deep love for yoga and is always seeking to learn and grow in her practice. She is a mom of two, loves spending time in nature, and she craves travel and adventure.

Shanna, a 200 hr RYT, loves spending time with her family- her husband, 2 teenage boys and fur baby. She belives yoga is an amazing way to bring awareness to your mind and body, and that everybody can do yoga. This "yes!" and the rest will follow. Her classes allow you to let go and allow transformation.

As someone who has always focused on fitness, yoga completed the circle for Reyna! She mmediately felt a difference for the better not just in body, but in mind and spirit! She began to pursue the joy and found herself on the journey to becoming a yoga instructor. Helping others has been a huge change in her life, a welcome change that drives her closer to her goals and purpose! She is a busy mother of 3 and her desire to make the world a better place is her passion. Reyna believes if we all had yoga in our lives 1 day a week the world would be a better place.

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Michelle is an Advanced Pop Pilates and Body Balance instructor & has been teaching group fitness for the last 10 years. She believes that we are all stronger together than we are apart & there is something truly magical about sharing a space with others as we pursue the best version of ourselves. When not at the studio, you can find her reading a good book at the beach or spending time with friends or family. Michelle's goal is to bring joy & fun to the fitness experience in pursuit of community & health.

Maui realized his passion for sharing yoga 8 years ago right here in Bakersfield, CA. He has since lived and furthered his yogic and energetic practices in Portland, OR by training and mentoring with reowned teachers like Paul Grilley. He strives to make every class approachable yet challenging. Humorous yet infused with deeper yogic truths. All in a judgement free and safe space.