Open to all levels, this lengthy, luxurious, restorative yin-centered practice will settle you into the new year with vitality and nourishment

Meet Ava Roy

Ava is a devoted practitioner and teacher of hatha yoga. She first dipped her toes into the ocean of yoga in 1999 and began her journey as a teacher in 2003. She bows with deepest gratitude to all of her students and teachers, and to her teacher’s teacher’s teachers. 

Ava’s teaching focuses on the connection between breath and movement, emphasizing breath awareness at the core of practice. Classes are offered with attention to alignment, safe sequencing, and personal attention. Her in-person teaching is hands-on, with physical assists and direct communication with students. In her on-line classes, Ava provides personal attention through clear verbal cues.   

Ava practices primarily in the classical Ashtanga system, which provides the foundation for her teaching style – with specific attention on pranayama (breath), bhandas (internal energy valves), and dristi (eye gaze). To support meditation-in-motion, as well as simplicity and steadiness in practice, she does not play music in class. While classes are steadily paced and vigorous, students are always supported in honoring the wisdom of their own bodies, and are encouraged to rest and modify as needed.

Ava has trained and taught in California, Massachusetts, India, Greece, and Mexico. She was a teacher with Namaste Yoga since 2005.

Off the mat, Ava is the Founding Artistic Director of We Players, the San Francisco Bay Area’s premiere place-based theatre company. Her immersive, multi-sensory performances help connect people with place through site-integrated theatre. Meet We at: www.weplayers.org.