Not Sure Which Class is Right for You?
Studio Owner Reegan Lessie is happy to help you decide which class to try on your first visit to the studio - class level, teacher, time, etc. and answer any questions you may have. She's at the studio every day, so just give her a call at 858.353.7703. If she doesn't answer, she's probably in the Yoga room teaching a class or helping one of her students. Just leave a message with your phone number and she'll get back to you right away.
Address:10999 Sorrento Valley Road, San Diego, CA 92121
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Class Descriptions
Sorrento Valley Yoga is open seven days a week and offers over 30 classes each week to accommodate our students schedules. Classes range from Level 1, Level 1-2, to Level 2-3. We encourage students to experience all levels of classes keeping in mind that there is always a beginning and the potential for infinite possibilities. To further encourage students to branch out and try different teachers and class levels, our teachers are not listed on the class schedule.
Level 1:Restorative relaxing postures using the bolster, some basic vinyasa,side stretches, backward bends, forward bends, and twists.
Level 1-2:Learn fundamental alignment with challenging yet approachable sequencing,balancing postures, core strengthening, side stretches, backward bends, forward bends, and twists.
Level 2-3:Refining. Deepen your practice and be inspired with fun sequencing, arm balances and inversions. All are welcome.
New Class Pricing
Your first week is just $10
**$39 Month Unlimited 1-year contract with Auto Payment.
*Multiple people can be on the 20-class package.
Packages expire 6 months from first visit.
Reegan Sarah Lessie, a life long community member of North County, San Diego, is the owner of Sorrento Valley Yoga. Introduced to yoga through Ashtanga and Bikram, Reegan received her first certification in 2001 from the Vitality Healing Center in Solana Beach. In 2002 she received her Bikram certification from Bikram Yoga College of India Headquarters in Los Angeles. She promptly put her training to use as an instructor in the Bikram studios of Encinitas, Oceanside, San Clemente, and La Jolla. Also during that time, Reegan held a three-month guest instructor position at the Bikram studio of Auckland, New Zealand. Calling upon her ten years of practice and instruction Reegan's classes are described as vinyasa or flow with the aspiration of creating an environment that is approachable for all. She encourages students to practice without expectation and enjoy the range of motion that you have right now. Reegan has enjoyed the opportunity to develop and refine her personal practice as both student and instructor. She continues to do so with every new class. Reegan says she has two main missions in her life - to connect with people through yoga, and to help cultivate a personal practice for her students. An avid cook, Reegan loves being the oldest of her 27 cousins and never passes up the opportunity to cook for the entire family.
Heather Clarey teaches and practices Vinyasa Yoga at Sorrento Valley Yoga and as well heads the pre and post natal program. Heather found that yoga brought peace and wellness to her while pregnant with her daughter five years ago. Continuing to study and practice Heather decided that she needed to share the benefits of yoga with as many people as possible. Heather began teaching in 2006 completed her 200 hour RYT teacher training certification with YogaFit Jan 2009 and is also registered with Yoga Alliance. Some of her specialty trainings include yoga for seniors, yoga for kids and pre and post natal yoga. Heather has apprenticed with renowned teachers such as Max Strom and Micheline Berry.Through yoga Heather has learned vulnerability, a trait which allows yourself to be as you are, to love yourself and those around you unconditionally. Additionally, we learn to listen to and observe the universal truth that resides in each of us. She continues to study the teachings of yoga and brings this knowledge, enthusiasm and passion to her students. By creating a calming positive environment , Heather promotes improved health and reduced stress through breath and postures in her classes.
Tracey started her yoga practice at the early age of 14 while she was in high school. She has maintained a regular practice ever since and began teaching at Sorrento Valley Yoga in March of 2009. She has a strong practice in Bikram's, Ashtanga, vinyasa flow and other Hatha yoga which she's cultivated over the past few years in San Diego county. Tracey is an intuitive instructor and shares her enthusiasm in every class. Tracey is studying Spanish at San Diego State University and hopes to share yoga across the globe once she is graduated. Tracey is passionate about introducing people to yoga for the first time. As a teacher she is both calming and encouraging.
Stefanie began practicing yoga in 2003. She was immediately inspired by the physical, emotional, and mental transformation she went through as a practitioner. With a strong desire to share the benefits of yoga with others, Stefanie pursued and received her Vinyasa instructor certification at Prana Yoga Center in La Jolla. Stefanie's classes are strongly influenced by her mentors Gerhard Gessner, Jeannie Carlstead, and Amanda Hanley. She instructs her classes with a focus on alignment, breath, and the natural flow of postures. She couples traditional Vinyasa Yoga with Anusara-inspired elements.
After practicing yoga sporadically as a teenager and during college, Merrin developed a regular personal practice in 2003. Merrin has studied various yoga methods in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and San Diego, and became a certified yoga teacher to share the joy of personal practice with students of all levels. Prior to becoming a working yoga instructor, she worked as a junior high school P.E. teacher, where she lead yoga classes for students. Merrin currently teaches Hatha and Bikram yoga in the San Diego area, where she works as a writer and attends graduate school.
A student of yoga since 2001, Jano’s study of hatha yoga, meditation, yoga philosophy and pranayama led him to become a certified teacher since 2003. Jano has been based and teaches extensively throughout the San Diego area. He has also traveled, studied and taught in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County and New York. Jano comes from a strong spiritual upbringing and it is translated in his teaching. He owes oceans of gratitude to his best friend and first yoga teacher Kristyan Stjerne, Master teachers Bikram Choudhury and Sri Dharma Mitra (the teacher of teachers) and Vinnie Marino for his vinnyasa flow and musical style. Most of all Jano would not be where he is without the love and support of his beautiful wife Lorraine and his newborn son Azlan.
Be still and know that I am God. (Ps. 46:10)For Jeni, the oldest daughter of a minister, spirituality and faith has always been integral to all aspects of life. An athlete from childhood, Jeni began her yoga journey at the gym in the mid 90s and initially approached yoga as she had danced, running, and soccer, thinking of yoga as a purely physical practice. Yet, when Jeni began to practice Bikram Yoga in 2006, suddenly she felt the power of yoga: the physical, mental, and spiritual paths in her life blissfully merged. Through studying mainly Bikram and Anusara-inspired Vinyasa, Jeni has found a beautiful medium in her practice and teaching. Her classes are vigorous and uplifting and empower others to seek inner paths of discovery and improvement. Jeni completed her yoga teacher training in spring 2009 at Prana Yoga Center in La Jolla under the direction of Gerhard Gessner and Jeanie Carlstead. As the practice of yoga is an on-going self-discovery, Jeni continues to be inspired by her two primary mentors and takes classes with master teachers wherever she goes. It is her passion to grow and share in the journey. Find that place within you, the place of stillness or peace, that helps you persevere through the storm to show you what it is that you need to learn about each practice, word, deed. It is an utter joy to know that the triumphs and struggles on the mat can also translate to life off the mat: be still, quiet the mind, surrender, let grace flow, always continue to learn, build, accept, and love.
"You must be the change that you wish to see in the world" (Ghandi) Change came to Jackie Bergeron when she was introduced to her first yoga class back in 2004. It was an eye opening experience that led her to deepen her practice, then to take that journey to become a teacher back in the summer of 2008 at Core Power Yoga. Jackie jumped right into teaching vinyasa yoga but is open to all variety that yoga offers. She has taken workshops with Jimmy Barken, Stacey McCarthy, Mark Whitwell, Ricky Tran and attended Bhakti Fest 2009. She loves what yoga has done to her body,mind and spirit. Yoga is a journey not a destination and the journey has just begun.
Naoko is originally from Japan and she moved in the U.S. 2004. She grew up doing Ballet and Jazz dance for 10 years. Then she started to bodyboard when she was in high school. She participated in numerous competitions for a long time and she became tired of competing with other people physically, mentally, and emotionally. Then she met yoga which changed her life completely. Yoga brought her peace, taught her how to love people, and strengthened her confidence. Since then she has been on a journey to improve her yoga to share with everyone in the world. She completed her Vinyasa 200 hr teacher training at Prana Yoga Center in La Jolla with Gerhard Gessener and Jeanie Carlstead. Her classes are conscious of breath, peace of mind, restorative and fun. She incorporates her massage techniques in class in her adjustments as she currently completeing her certificate in massage therapy.
Yoga found Jesse in 2004. He quickly realized the difficult path of recovery from past injuries and poor nutrition. With inspiration and support from teachers, practicing Bikram and vinyasa flow has benefited body, mind and soul. His focus is on breath and patience as yoga has become a lifelong practice. He decided to continue his education in 2010 with teacher training at Prana yoga center.
