Vinyasa
The Vinyasa practice is designed to unite our breath and movement. Cultivate strength, flexibility, and body awareness in this strong dynamic flow.
Expect a strengthening, alignment-based practice composed of a full body warm up, a flowing sequence including standing poses, balancing shapes, core stabilization, and end with Savasana.

Dynamic Vinyasa
Dynamic Vinyasa is designed for experienced students interested in advancing their yoga practice. You can expect strong and challenging flows that progressively build up to more "advanced" postures, with plenty of less-intense places to pause and explore along the way. This class will also incorporate down-to-earth accessible lessons rooted in yoga philosophy. Show up, work hard, and then let it go and rest in savasana.

The ability to do big, complicated, intricate poses does not inherently make a student more advanced than another in their yoga practice. At its heart, this practice is about being present with what is here in the moment, deepening the relationship you have with yourself, and making intentional choices around how you act and move in the world.

Yoga for Climbers
In Yoga for Climbers, you will specifically target areas of the body overworked on the wall. Expect some joint work, hip mobilizers, balance work, shoulder and chest work, mindful movement.

Core Yoga
Core Yoga classes incorporate specific poses, movements, and sequences designed to help students access core strength and build trunk stability, which can help improve posture as well as our yoga, climbing, and everyday movements.

Sunrise Yoga
Greet the day with strength and grace! In these Sunrise Yoga classes, we will wake up our bodies with a gentle warm up, creative Vinyasa sequence, followed by a relaxing cool down, leaving you feeling nourished and ready to take on the day.

Flow & Restore
Cultivate strength and flexibility while building body awareness. This class begins with gentle opening postures and slowly builds into a warming vinyasa flow. Wind down the practice with several supported restorative shapes. Think of the perfect fusion of vinyasa yoga and restorative yoga.
Expect to build up to a steady flow, and then rest back into the warmth you’ve created.

Restorative Yoga
This slow, quiet and warm class is all about soothing the nervous system and relaxing into your body & mind. In Restorative Yoga, you will hold gentle poses supported by props for extended periods of time. Restorative Yoga allows you to work with the breath to soothe the inner (energetic) body and create more space in the outer (physical) body.
Expect physical comfort: lots of props; postures will stay low to the ground.

Bodyblast
Bodyblast is truly a total body workout designed for all ages and skill levels. Exercises can be modified or progressed upon each individuals needs/abilities. The perfect workout comprised of HIIT cardio, Upper extremity (arms), Lower extremity (legs), abdominal strength , and a sprinkle of fun intensity! Each workout is different so we are able to keep each class fun and exciting, not to mention a great playlist to help you get through your new favorite workout! All levels and abilities welcome.

Cardio & Core
Cardio & Core is a fun, energetic circuit-style workout that incorporates a variety of equipment and bodyweight exercises that is sure to get your heart pumping! Finish with 15-20 minutes of core strengthening. All levels and abilities welcome.

Strength for Climbers
Strength for Climbers is a 60min, full body workout that emphasizes general strength through fundamental lifts, as well as sport-specific movements and a focus on power and grip strength. It is a key complement to any climber’s training, and also worthwhile for anyone interested in general fitness. As an approachable and inclusive format, this is both a great introduction to weightlifting, and a way to build upon existing experience.

Strength & Stretch
Are you looking for a class that will increase your fitness tone, flexibility, and decrease your recovery time? If you are beginning your fitness journey, a person wanting to add to your fitness schedule, or an athlete wanting to increase overall performance this class is for all fitness levels. It will help improve muscle mass, reduce back pain, have better posture, manage chronic conditions, prevent injury and many more healthy outcomes. This is an awesome low impact full body workout using body weight, utilizing some equipment, and giving you a smile on your body.

Pure Strength
Utilizing lower reps with higher weights to focus on building power and strength. Class will work through a slower tempo while maintaining time under tension to efficiently fatigue the muscles. Great for beginners interested in strength training as well as skilled lifters.

Anna Mitra

Anna Mitra is an Oregon-native yoga instructor, a dedicated student, and a great lover and believer in movement as a form of medicine. Her yoga journey began in 2010, in a time when she struggled daily to manage her mental health. Slowly the mindful practices of yoga began to replace her unhealthy coping mechanisms and through these practices, she has developed a stronger relationship with her own healing process. It is through this lens that she has come to terms with the many aspects of her own inner darkness, and the light she has discovered within it.

Anna believes in the wholeness, the deep intuitive wisdom that we all have, and strives to help students remember this within themselves. She empowers her students to be curious, to move in embodied ways that they might not otherwise, to remain present with all that arises, and supports them in discovering their own unique way of being. She encourages her students to take charge of their practice, to listen deeply to the innate wisdom of their bodies, and to make intentional, compassionate choices about how they interact with themselves and in the world.

Christina Provencio

Christina’s practice began in college when a dorm mate invited her to yoga at the rec center on campus. She fell in love immediately and surrendered to an eternal life of conscious practice and learning. Never before had she been asked to breathe this way, to listen this way, to move and stretch this way, to be this way. Yoga quickly became more than the balance she needed to get herself through the stressful times; yoga became Christina’s spiritual fire and connection to an evolution of movement.

During her time in Southeast Asia, the asanas were brought to life for her in a traditional experience. Traveling from village to village, Christina sought out guidance and training under Buddhist monks. She learned to quiet the mind and surrender to the power of meditation.

Today, yoga continues to challenge her as she strengthens her relationship with herself. As this connection deepens, she is able to share her heart and passion for this life to the people around her through practicing yoga side by side. This ever growing love has presented Christina with the opportunity to teach and share her spiritual journey with our yoga community.

Brooke Shotwell

Brooke's path to yoga started with her young life as an athlete, which forged her love of movement and physical expression. Her exploration of the body deepened during her undergraduate studies in Theatre Arts Performance when she took many movement and breath classes, and began to discover the subtle body. Brooke has now been practicing yoga for over a decade. Upon completing her 200 hour YTT, she was given the "Lila Award" celebrating her sense of creative play, which is exactly the atmosphere you can expect from one of her classes.

Brooke teaches with empathy and humor, guided by the beginner's mind. She aims to create a space for students to cultivate awareness internally as well as physically, and her classes balance practical biomechanics, joyous movement, and loving connection. When she's not on her yoga mat, you can find Brooke reading fantasy novels, eating pizza, drinking wine, and exploring Portland with her husband and their moyen poodle, Boomer.

Phoebe Schiff

​Phoebe Schiff is a yoga teacher, corporate wellness professional, and writer based in Portland. Her classes invite students to practice svadhyaya [self-study] in each pose, and in every experience on and off the mat. Her highest intention is to teach yoga in a way that honors its Southeast Asian roots, and to guide students to experiences of chit [higher consciousness] and ananda [bliss] in their yoga practice, and in their lives.

Vickie Connor

Vickie grew up playing soccer at a competitive level. It wasn't until her soccer career came to a close that she discovered a regular yoga practice. At first, she practiced yoga for the fitness benefits. But soon, she realized how beneficial her practice was to her physical, mental and overall wellness. Now, her goal is to share her love and practice with her students.

Vickie is a 200-hour registered yoga teacher and completed her training at Parallel45 in Vancouver, WA. She is passionate about making yoga accessible and fun to all. Join her in the studio for alignment-based vinyasa classes where you'll flow breath to movement to upbeat playlists.

Erica Burjek

Erica is new to Portland from New Orleans, and excited to be a part of the PRG Yoga community! She has been teaching yoga throughout New Orleans since 2015, and loves teaching vinyasa classes and seeing how students grow from week to week. When not on the mat, she can be found exploring Portland with her dog, attempting to surf on the coast, or working on her art at home.

Steph Lit

Steph’s yoga practice began as a complement to her full-time schedule of teaching indoor cycling and boot camp classes. Her practice has carried on since 2008 and she continues to learn the benefits of consistently showing up to her mat. Today, her practice keeps her grounded, humbled and courageous. Steph teaches yoga because she wants everyone to experience the gift that her practice has given her: SELF-CARE.

Steph hopes to share the benefits of yoga in order to co-create a growing and supportive community that is inclusive and caring. Her gentle (yet fierce!) approach invites all beings to move with the natural rhythm of their body and find strength by knocking down mental limitations in order to reach the goals they truly desire. Steph’s philosophy: Yoga is ALWAYS a good idea! When Steph isn't in the studio, she is probably at school pursuing a degree in Naturopathic Medicine, playing with her dog Sigmund, or dancing the night away.

Abby Flynn

Abby, a dedicated and compassionate Yoga teacher and Ayurvedic counselor, holds over 700 hour of Yoga training. Her deep passion for Yoga and Ayurveda have led her on multiple transformative journeys to India, where she has immersed herself in the ancient traditions and teachings of the sacred practice.

Through Yoga, Abby underwent a profound metamorphosis, not only healing her physical body but also nurturing her mental, emotional and spiritual health. Her holistic approach to wellness reflects her unwavering commitment to guiding others on their own transformative paths towards balance and enlightenment.

Chelsey Wright-Jackman

Hello, I'm Chelsey, proudly from the Midwest, though I must admit, I'm not the biggest fan of snow. When I'm not on the yoga mat, you'll often find me out in the great outdoors, sharing hiking adventures with my family and my one-year-old son, or on a quest for the finest hot chicken sandwich. My other interests include biking, reading, and snoozing.

Melanie Orton

Melanie found yoga in 2005 and it has been nourishing, strengthening and surprising her ever since. She firmly believes yoga can be a source of power and peace for everybody regardless of age, ability or experience level. For the past eight years, she has enjoyed teaching vinyasa with both mellow and feisty moments, plenty of modifications, attention to the mind-body connection, and a killer playlist. When not on the mat, Melanie enjoys wrangling her three young children, singing, walking in the forest, scheming about her next trip, and going to live music with her husband.

Allison Lyneham

Allison was initially drawn to yoga after leaving the world of ballet and found yoga to be grounding and healing. While living in London in the early 2000s, Allison deepened her practice and completed 200-hour Yoga Alliance certified teacher training at the Power Yoga Company in Fulham London, UK. She moved back to her hometown of Portland in 2017 and taught a strong vinyasa class regularly around town. Most recently, she completed teacher training in 4Beat Yoga, an innovative new vinyasa practice developed by musicians and yoga teachers in London to synchronize the movement with the breath through music. Instagram: a.l.l.yoga

Natalie Donnell

Natalie has been practicing yoga since 2009 and completed her YTT 200 training at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in 2014. She has been teaching yoga ever since - in her home state of Alabama, in Washington, D.C., in Maryland, and most recently in Portland, OR. Kripalu means compassion, and approaching the practice with compassion for the mind and body is the foundation of Natalie's teaching. She strives to create a welcoming space for students to cultivate their own practice, whatever that means to them, and however that manifests on the mat. When she's not teaching yoga, she is a historian and writer, and spends her free time climbing, hiking, and making the most of the beautiful PNW!

Victoria Fontenot

Victoria is a vinyasa yoga teacher based in Portland, Oregon, with 10 years of building her personal practice. Her upbeat classes focus on fluid sequences and breath connection to inspire body awareness while building strength. Outside the studio, Victoria enjoys exploring the outdoors, climbing at PRG, and spending quality time with her fur animals.

Yiwen Chang

Drawing on decades of teaching experience, Yiwen's style is steady, grounded, and profoundly informed by the body’s natural mechanics. Her classes provide a calm, focused space to build fundamental strength, stability, and mobility that truly supports movement beyond the mat. With a discerning eye for alignment and deep respect for each body, she guides students to move with greater ease and innate awareness. Yiwen’s presence is both calming and quietly commanding—creating a practice that's uniquely self-empowering, and powerfully transformative.

Sarah Gage

Sarah Gage is originally from Ontario, Canada, but now calls Portland home.

She’s practiced yoga for 25 years and been a certified yoga instructor for 17 years. Sarah has earned multiple teaching certifications, completed over 1500 hours of teaching study and is registered E-RYT with Yoga Alliance.

Sarah teaches to inspire students with the empowerment and wellness of yoga practice.

Jess Yatteau

Jess played competitive sports through high school and college and found yoga was unlike any other athletic endeavor she had experienced. There is no winning, losing or perfecting yoga. You come as you are to your mat and in the words of her teacher “yoga meets you where you are at.” In 2014, Jess was inspired to take her practice a step further and went on to complete her 200 RYT Hatha Yoga training in Denver, CO thru Axis Yoga. In 2017, Jess studied under the Bhaktishop’s Shana Celnicker-Chong and gained her training in Pre and post-natal yoga. Over the last 10 years Jess has taught a variety of yoga styles and worked with people of all abilities and ages. Jess strives to foster curiosity, play and inclusion in the classes she leads.

Susan Bishop

Susan started her yoga practice back in the 90s, and loved how it calmed her mind and challenged her body. After spending years practicing Ashtanga, Iyengar and Aerial Yoga she settled into her love of Vinyasa Yoga and started teaching Power Vinyasa classes. Certified in Vinyasa, Aerial, Therapeutic and Handstand training, Susan loves teaching a fun and challenging all levels class that links breath with movement.  Susan believes there’s always something new to discover on your mat. She wants all her students to leave classes and workshops with a clear mind and a smile on their faces, and with a feeling of having been challenged both physically and mentally. The benefits of yoga and handstands transcend the mat. When she’s not teaching studio classes, Susan is a private handstand coach. IG @susanbishopyoga. Outside the studio, you can also find Susan hiking the trails with her pups, road riding, rock climbing, hanging out with her 3 kids or with her nose in a book.

Susan Smith

Susan Smith is a 300-hour certified yoga teacher who brings a calm and encouraging presence to the
mat. Born in Japan, raised on Guam, and living in Oregon for over 12 years, she found yoga as a personal
path to growth and healing. With a lifelong passion for movement, Susan is drawn to vinyasa-style practices

that balance strength, fluidity, and mindfulness. Her classes are grounded yet challenging — inviting students
to explore their edges, connect with their breath, and move with intention.

Gianna Clark

I found yoga after my college softball career ended in 2019. It started as just a workout, and then changed my Life as I began to challenge my mental limits & explore new ranges of movement in my body. I teach yoga as a practice we can continuously explore, not a performance to get perfect. My classes prioritize mind-body presence over appearance and sensation over shape, with breath-led, thoughtful movement that encourages strength and awareness. I offer clear cues, variations to explore your edges, and space to listen inward, supporting a mindful practice.

Outside the studio, I study herbal medicine and live in closer relationship with seasonal and cyclical rhythms, which shape how I teach and move through life. You can find more of my daily practices and offerings on Instagram at @gi.grownwild, I look forward to practicing with you soon!

Lei Lei de Kirby

Lei Lei de Kirby is a movement and yoga instructor with a background in dance and over a decade of teaching experience. She holds a BA in Dance and has an extensive professional background in aerial arts. She has taught at climbing gyms, yoga studios, and athletic training spaces throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles. She has led workshops and teacher trainings both nationally and internationally, and spent many years as a touring instructor teaching at festivals, retreat centers, conventions, and private events.

She is a certified Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor, bringing a holistic understanding of recovery, balance, and lifestyle support to her teaching. She owned and operated a yoga and aerial arts studio in California before relocating to the Pacific Northwest to deepen her studies of the human body and complete her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Her classes blend functional strength, breath, and somatic awareness to support performance, recovery, and injury prevention.

Kensie Sempert

Group Fitness Instructor & Personal Trainer

Portland Rock Gym's Fitness Coordinator and in-house Personal Trainer! Years of experience in different fitness modalities, from powerlifting to endurance sports, inspired Kensie to complete her personal training certification to help empower other individuals through strength training and love of movement. Her primary passion as a fitness professional is complementing outdoor, athletic, or everyday recreation with cross-training that not only helps us perform and feel better, but also fosters longevity in our favorite activities.

In working with Kensie, you can expect to practice fundamental movements as well as progressions, build or improve a foundation of strength by maximizing your effort, and better understand how movement mechanics improve performance (oh, and also have fun!). She works with all levels of ability and cultivates inclusivity in the spaces she leads.

Alex Foutch

Group Fitness Instructor

Alex became an instructor because his college instructors noticed how much he loved dancing. Ever since 2017, he has been teaching dance fitness classes. From there, he began his journey into teaching other formats like full body strength and toning, HIIT, and cycle. His goals are to provide fitness classes that are easy to pick up and make you feel stronger and a little bit more sweaty than when you come in. You can expect he'll be dancing and singing along to the music in his classes, even if it isn't a dance class. He has three rules for his class: Have fun, keep moving, and avoid colliding with others.

Isabelle Biehl

Group Fitness Instructor

Hey There! My name Isabelle, to dive right in I live by the motto that movement is medicine. It is this reason that I decided to turn my passion of movement and the mind body connection into a career. I graduated Portland State with a Bachelors of Science in Applied Health and Fitness with a focus in Health Coaching. If I am not lifting weights, you can find me strolling through nature with my lab Rufus, cooking or talking to others about the mind body connection.

Suha Jappie

Group Fitness Instructor & Personal Trainer

Suha graduated from Washington State University and majored in Kinesiology and minored in Strength & Conditioning. Suha has coached D1 athletes at her time with WSU and interned at a sport performance facility post grad working with all ages of athletes and movers! Suha believes movement is meant to be enjoyable. Her goal for all her clients is for them to get stronger and have fun doing it! You can expect high energy music and vibe in Suha's classes.

Ju Kim

Group Fitness Instructor

Ju Kim is a specialist in movement, injury prevention, and performance training, with over a decade of experience helping individuals build strength and resilience. With a Bachelor’s in Exercise Science and a Master’s in Athletic Training, he blends science with creativity; drawing from his own journey through breakdancing, yoga, calisthenics, Animal Flow, and rock climbing. Ju approaches fitness like climbing a mountain: a deep exploration of mind and body, a path to new perspectives, greater heights, and guiding others toward their personal summit.

Alec

Group Fitness Instructor

Alec has been doing fitness for over 8 years both personal training and group fitness. Primarily focusing on the communal connection aspect of fitness, Alec hopes to create an inclusive and welcoming space for all people of all abilities. His passion for Spartan Races and other Obstacle Course Races curated his passion for HIIT and bootcamp training into an expertise. While a runner himself, he also enjoys lifting just as often in more of a hybrid style of training.

Handstands 101: Build a Better Handstand

Date & Location: Saturday, February 7, 1–2:30pm at Northeast

Description: Why handstand? Why not?! Handstands build confidence, strength, balance, and bone density. They are empowering, boost your mood, and are FUN! Everyone can learn to handstand. Susan learned to handstand at 50 years old—and she’s not an acrobat, gymnast, or childhood tumbler. If she can do it, you can too! Stop the kick-and-hope approach and start working with a plan that includes consistent, intentional practice (10–15 minutes a day). All levels welcome in this safe and supportive environment.

Remember:

• Practice and progress will come
• Train smarter, not harder
• It’s YOUR unique journey—settle in and enjoy the process
• Master the little things with demos and drills for:
  • Hand / Wrist / Forearm
  • Hands
  • Shoulders
  • Core
  • How to fall (safe exit strategies)
  • Scissor kick entry (partner + wall drills)
  • Endurance training ideas
  • Refining entries (bonus)

Cost: $35 member / $40 non-member

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Foundations of Flow: A Journey Into Yoga's Roots

Date & Location: Sunday, February 22, 4–5:30pm at Beaverton

Description: Join us for a 90-minute immersion designed to help you slow down, reconnect, and truly understand the foundations of yoga. Whether you’re new to the practice or refining your form, this workshop explores the essential building blocks that support every yogic journey.

We’ll break down Sun Salutations (Surya Namaskar) posture by posture, focusing on proper alignment, safe transitions, and mindful movement. Learn how to connect breath with motion using simple, powerful pranayama techniques to steady the mind and awaken inner energy.

Beyond the mat, we’ll explore the philosophy of the 8 Limbs of Yoga, with special attention to the Yamas and Niyamas—moral and personal observances that shape yoga as a way of life. Through discussion, reflection, and practice, you’ll leave with tools to support balance, strength, and peace both on and off the mat.

Cost: $35 member / $40 non-member

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