Valerie

Valerie Zverina is an accomplished yoga instructor with wide teaching experience in both California and Michigan. She completed her teacher training with Jonny Kest and earned her RYT in 2002. Since moving to San Diego in 2004, Valerie taught a variety of styles, including Hatha and Vinyasa. Her teaching is based on her study of Anusara yoga as pioneered by John Friend, and her style ranges from a gentle to moderate flow based on her Ashtanga background. Valerie has a keen eye for alignment that helps students understand and appreciate the fullest experience of the pose while keeping their bodies safe and injury-free. She encourages her students to explore and express their individual yoga process through asana (pose), pranayama (breath), as well as incorporating their own life’s wisdom and intuition into every movement.

Valerie began practicing yoga as an alternative to studying and teaching dance. After training in various forms of dance in New York City in her twenties, she taught ballet, jazz and tap at several studios in Michigan. She began exploring ways of moving that were both safe and beneficial for both body and mind. Delighted from the very first yoga class, Valerie expresses deep gratitude to all of her teachers past and present.