Our Teachers
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Paige Cara
The founder of Prospect Park Yoga, Paige is known for her articulate and compassionate teaching, helping people appreciate the joys of an embodied life. She began teaching in 2011 and has since led thousands of classes and numerous yoga retreats, teacher trainings and mentorship programs. She is the owner of Private Yoga Brooklyn, teaching customized 1-1 and small groups sessions. She loves public space, being outdoors and moving and couldn’t help combining these passions in PPY.
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Olivia Snyder-Sparkles
Based in New York City, Olivia believes yoga should be accessible to absolutely everyone. Teaching all-levels, athletic yoga classes that are both welcoming of first-time yogis and challenging for veterans, she incorporates mindfulness and creativity into each session through meditative visualizations that help even the most type-A New Yorkers find a moment of zen.
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Kathleen Bostleman
Kathleen's yoga classes incorporate tools from her extensive movement and dance background to help students gain mobility, strength, and confidence. Her teaching focuses on sustainable practice and body awareness. She is a Licensed Massage Therapist; her yoga classes often include elements of guided self-massage that inform the practice. She hopes to create spaces for those seeking refuge in self-study through movement and breath. She believes that observing sensation is the first step in listening to ourselves.
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Tiffany Ratliff
Tiffany enjoys teaching slower and gentler vinyasa classes that are focused on tuning in and listening to what the body needs. You can expect moments of introspection, a little bit of heat, and a restful savasana. She approaches classes with patience and groundedness where students can have a place to show up as they are. She received her yoga certification from Y7 Studio, trained with Nityda Gessel through the Trauma-Conscious Yoga Method Institute, and is also a Reiki 2 practitioner who believes moving the body can allow one to remember their true essence.
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Erin Mulvaney
Erin likes to build heat with fun, creative flows that focus on alignment and moving with the breath. She completed her 200-hour yoga instructor certification at Brooklyn Flow and teaches weekly classes in the neighborhood. She’s been practicing yoga regularly for more than a decade, and, as a teacher, Erin loves to help students--from brand new to advanced--learn more about their bodies and find their flow! Originally from Texas, she currently lives in the borderlands of Gowanus and South Slope.
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Tomika Hendricks
Tomika is a Brooklyn-based yoga instructor specializing in both Vinyasa and Yin yoga, guiding students to cultivate a deeper mind-body connection. With a passion for mindful movement, she encourages her students to feel comfortable and build a lasting relationship with their bodies. Known for her fun, free-spirited approach, Tomika leads energetic flows and breathwork meditations that nurture both physical and mental well-being.
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Bella Crescenzi
Bella is a dance and movement artist based in Brooklyn, NY, whose passion for movement flows seamlessly into her practice. Bella guides her students through mindful sequences, inviting them to blend strength and fluidity in a harmonious way. Her approach draws on Vinyasa, Power Vinyasa, and Slow Flow. She believes in the transformative power of movement as a tool for healing. Bella’s practice is an invitation to self-discovery, joy, and enlightenment.
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Carlie Louise
Carlie’s classes find their center within playful groundness and loving devotion. She incorporates her immersive studies in India along with a decade of personal practice to guide students of all experience levels towards reconnecting with their inner wisdom and channeling it into their everyday lives. By teaching mindful movement and intentional breath, Carlie aspires to offer a space where students can feel at peace with the present moment.
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Sarah Joy Gaines
Sarah creates space to slow down, connect with your body, and move in a way that feels good to you. With over a decade of experience in the wellness industry, Sarah has taught at studios, festivals, and retreats around the world, bringing a joyful, grounded, and accessible approach to all of her classes. Sarah is the founder of joyflow®, a mindful movement method to feel free in your body, and holds an M.A. in Women, Gender, Spirituality & Social Justice.
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Arielle Jacobs
Arielle is a yoga teacher and eternal yoga student based in Kensington, Brooklyn. Arielle’s classes combine creative flows, breathwork, and a focus on anatomy to bring students a deeper sense of internal awareness and a stronger mind-body connection. She believes that in addition to being therapeutic, athletic, meaningful, or so many other things, that yoga should also be fun, and brings a sense of levity to each class.