Sarah has been teaching yoga in Portland for over eight years. She founded Greenleaf with the belief that small studios create deeper change than big ones. Her Vinyasa and Yin classes are equal parts challenging and welcoming — students often say she teaches "the hardest easy class" they've ever taken.
When she's not in the studio, she's hiking the Columbia River Gorge or trying to grow tomatoes in the Portland rain.
Marcus came to yoga after a decade as a competitive cyclist. The contrast — stillness after speed — turned into a calling. He teaches with precision and humor, and has a gift for making complex alignment feel obvious once he explains it.
His Thursday evening Foundations Hatha class is the one students recommend to every friend who says they "can't do yoga."
Priya trained in the Krishnamacharya tradition and brings a deeply breath-centered approach to every class she teaches. Her Restorative & Yoga Nidra sessions on Friday evenings have become legendary among Greenleaf students — the class people drag their skeptical partners to, and the class those partners end up loving most.
Our Teaching Philosophy
We Remember Your Name
Every instructor at Greenleaf teaches the same maximum of 16 students per class. That's a deliberate choice. It means your teacher sees you — your form, your tension, your progress. We believe the relationship between teacher and student is what makes yoga actually work.
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