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Caitlin Ryan

Caitlin Ryan, vinyasa yoga teacher at The Castro Room in San Francisco, smiling in a green halter top in front of ferns

What is your #1 priority as a teacher? What do you most hope to impart to your students?Playful flow, strength (in stillness and movement), resonance.

Why is this important to you?Yoga, to me, is about finding the strength and discipline to flow, the stillness to resonate, and the playfulness to make it yours.

How would you describe your style of class?Alignment, meditative, and power flow.

Who is/are/were your principal teacher(s)?Yvonne Kingsley, Janet Stone, Pete Guinosso, Annie Carpenter.

From what lineage(s) do you take inspiration?Sound Healing Certified, Qi-Gong/Tai-Chi, dance.

How warm do you like the room?75-85°F.

What's your favorite yoga book?The Heart of Yoga by T.K.V. Desikachar, Bhagavad Gita for spiritual, Eastern Body, Western Mind by Anodea Judith for energetics.

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