Carolina Vivas
Carolina (pronounced Caroleena) has spent the last eight years studying and practicing a variety of yoga styles, integrating numerous methods into her own classes. She received her teacher certification from Atmananda Yoga in New York City, studying under the direction of Jhon Tamayo, a Sivananda disciple. She completed additional trainings with Sharon Gannon and David Life at Jivamukti and Dharma Mittra at Dharma Yoga Center. Upon moving to Los Angeles, Carolina discovered some of her most influential teachers - Bryan Kest, Steven Earth, Andrea Marcum, and Shiva Rea. She began teaching full time at studios in Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and West Hollywood.
Carolina is co-founder of Your Buddhi, an online resource for audio and video classes. Over the years, she has appeared in ads for Pony Apparel, Riviera and 944 magazines, Earthrise Arts, and is featured in Russell Simmons' "Yoga Live" and "Yoga Radiance" on Amazon. Carolina is a Yoga Alliance E-RYT that hosts retreats and Teacher Training in Los Angeles, Joshua Tree, Costa Rica, Fiji, Hawaii, and New York.
Carolina received her Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from Rutgers University, spending two years as an analyst at Morgan Stanley before pursuing her passion for teaching yoga. She is also a certified reflexologist.