Meet The Instructors

Madeline (Madi) has been interested in athletics all her life, participating in a wide range of activities including gymnastics, racquetball and water/snow skiing. Although she’s always been curious about yoga, she resisted actually trying it for many years. Finally in 2003 after moving to Santa Monica where yoga is a way of life, she stepped out of her comfort zone and never looked back.  Since then, Madi’s journey from corporate executive (Hallmark, Disney, The Jim Henson Company) to full time yogi has steadily progressed. She completed her initial 200 hour certification in 2014, and went on to complete an additional 300 hours in 2015. Teaching vinyasa based flow group, corporate and private classes in LA’s West Side and South Bay has become her full-time passion.

Madi co-founded HŌMTOWN Yoga in 2019 with the mission of bringing the many benefits of yoga to people of all ages and abilities. She is registered with Yoga Alliance as an E-RYT500.

The moment you step into a yoga class with Eddie, you’ll notice right away the cool beats and awesome music playing overhead. His smile and sense of humor come across right away, and you can tell that he is devoted to bringing his students a fun, challenging, inspiring, and sweat filled class. Eddie is all about his students, helping them feel stronger and more comfortable in their own skin. In his class, you’re going to be pushed physically, challenged with long holds and powerful flow sequences, but you’re also going to notice your body relax and your mind slowly sit still and let go.

Eddie, also known as DJ Ecoh, has been practicing yoga for over 20 years and became certified in 2017. He is a Vinyasa based yoga instructor and when he is not teaching yoga, he can be found DJing at bars, hotels and clubs in Los Angeles. His lifelong passion for music coupled with his skills as a musician, DJ and yoga instructor, elevates his classes to a level that makes them feel like their own unique journey.

Lucero fell in love with yoga back in 2009. With every class she took she realized her mind and body was becoming different. She explored all yoga styles and found in Ashtanga her home— Ashtanga being a very physical demanding practice that synchronizes breath and movement to produce an internal heat designed to purify the body. She completed her first yoga training in 2014 and became passionate about teaching. This new found passion lead her to a wonderful group of students in the senior population, requiring a practice that is more of a restorative and gentle yoga. It was a huge challenge to teach something different than her previous areas of expertise, nonetheless; she decided to take the risk and teach the practice.

She’s done extensive trainings with Wanderlust and Yogaworks with professional instructors including Kia Miller, Noa Maze, Annie Carpenter, Joan Hyman, Matt Phippen, Lakshmi Volkshairshe. Lucero continues to grow as individual and as a teacher by listening to her body and soul.

Kim has been teaching yoga for almost 16 years. She started doing yoga because of a running injury and never looked back. She spent 4 months living at Kripula in Lenox Ma completing the Spiritual Lifestyle Program in 2001.Directly following this amazing experience; she began and completed her first 200-hour certification with Kim Valeri who is a long time Iyengar teacher. During the training she began teaching and has taught ever since. While living on the East Coast she discovered Baptiste Power Vinyasana Yoga – loving the flowing pace she earned her 200 hour certification.  Always looking for a challenge coupled with her pure passion for yoga.

Kim completed a 2-year Yoga Therapy program at LMU in 2007for a 500 hour certification. Kim’s classes combined her love and appreciation for alignment with her deep gratitude of flowing, breathing and being that is yoga.

International yoga instructor, with over 20 years of experience. His teachings have been covered and televised throughout the globe.

Flow currently resides in Los Angeles, where he continues to self-improve in the art of yoga. He offers classes to clients, including celebrities, that are eager to practice at any level.
One of Flow’s specialties is offering classes to help perfect the practice of handstands.

With a lifetime dedication, Flow has developed a perfect balance to empower ones self physically, mentally and spiritually. Oleg Flow is the founder of Game Yoga. Emphasizing breathing and gentle flowing movements to help restore connective tissue, key elements include: grace, elasticity, strengthen, balance, awareness and endurance which leads to a healthier, more fulfilling life!

Katelyn Qualey, an E-RYT 500 hour Yoga Alliance certified teacher, began practicing Iyengar yoga in 2007 to ease the discomfort caused by scoliosis. After spinal fusion surgery a few years later, yoga was integral to maintaining a balanced body. Deepening her practice, Katelyn completed a 200 hour teacher training program at YogaWorks in 2012, after which she began teaching and in 2016 finished up her 300 hour training with Pure Flow Yoga. She is always learning and has completed numerous trainings including, yoga for scoliosis workshop/training with Elise Miller Browning, and several anatomy, advanced asana and sequencing trainings. She also leads 200 & 300 hour teacher trainings.

As an instructor, Katelyn’s goal is to facilitate a safe and joyful experience for each unique practitioner. Her hope is to create an environment where students feel safe challenging themselves while taking modifications and support when necessary. She cares immensely about being an attentive teacher and it is her sincere objective to learn and improve as a teacher (and person) through connections with all types of students. And with a yoga practice, we’re always students!

Dana Byerlee is a certified yoga teacher and mindfulness meditation instructor. She views yoga as a path towards liberation, and radical self-love, which means she’s a forever student first.

Dana aims to inspire and empower, and interweaves poetry, stories, science, Yogic philosophy, Buddhist wisdom, and pop culture into her classes. With a passion for preventative medicine, and workplace wellness, Dana leads meditation, movement, and breathwork at some of the top companies in Los Angeles.

As a cancer survivor, meditation and yoga have been the foundation for healing, reclaiming her body, and deep spiritual growth. Dana believes in making yoga accessible for everyone – no matter where you’re from, how old you are, or what you are going through. If you have a body, you can practice yoga. She has been featured in Yoga International, and authored a chapter in the book “Yoga Rising: 30 Empowering Stories from Yoga Renegades for Every Body”. Dana’s mission is to help people accept and embrace their lives fully and with an open heart.

Thais Tiosi is an intuitive sound healer, gatekeeper and certified reiki master. She is passionate about helping people through sound vibration where they can tap into their true self and expand their consciousness. As a gatekeeper she can hold space for you to get the medicine you need from the astral realms and have incredible visions and breakthrough.

I am Robert Bahedry and I’m based in Los Angeles, CA.

I’m a coach and a certified Breathwork Meditation practitioner in the 3-part breathing technique taught by David Elliott.

I stumbled upon the practice in 2009 at a time in my life when I was in search of a healing modality that would complement my burgeoning yoga practice. I had just completed my yoga teacher training only to discover that, alas, it was not my calling. Then came Breathwork, and my life changed in an instant.
I’ve been teaching since 2010 and have discovered that creating a sacred, safe, yet lighthearted environment in my sessions is a very powerful ‘ice-breaker.’ I grew up on a healthy diet of Monty Python so irreverence, general silliness, and self-deprecating humor are often top of the bill. An abundance of levity is very much present – as you must also be – at these sessions. It’s a great way to put everyone at ease, as I hold space for them to breathe, heal, and transform.

And, oh yeah, almost forgot … I have a didgeridoo!

Thomas Taubman, RYT 500, has been teaching a broad range of movement classes since 1998. His background includes dancing, boxing and yoga. Over the past fifteen years, Thomas has been an instructor at Yoga works, offering a variety of daily classes and leading teacher training programs all over the world. He recently completed his thirty – first Teacher Training for Yoga works. His light sense of humor, welcoming spirit and knowledge of movement and anatomy make him a very gifted and giving Instructor. His sequences are creative, challenging, unique and safe

Thomas has taught master workshops and numerous trainings all over the world including Dubai, Las Vegas and Ireland. Born and raised in New York, he attended the Broadway Dance Center, and competed in the Golden Gloves boxing tournament. He has studied with some of the top creative movement instructors in the nation, deepening his understanding of kinesiology and anatomy.

Thomas has combined his passions of yoga, boxing and dancing to create a truly unique and empowering class called Yo-Box®. This non – contact class combines the flexibility & steadiness of yoga, the rhythm & coordination of dancing, and the strength & calorie burning exercises of boxing into an ideal body and mind workout. By the end of class, you will know how to punch with power, stretch with stability, release stress and move and groove to great tunes

Vanessa is originally from Brazil, where she completed her Law Degree at the University of Sao Paulo. After moving to Southern California, she fell in love with the yoga discipline and philosophy, which inspired her to switch careers and become a yoga instructor.

She completed 500h Teacher Training from Yoga Salt studying under the mentorship of Tamal Dodge. She continued her education and graduated from Yoga Nidra Teacher Training and Breathwork, Meditation & Neuroscience Teacher Training, studying under Alex Nashton.

Her passion is to empower students by sharing mindfulness practices that uplift the body, mind and soul, so they can thrive off the mat and access their innate self-healing potential.

She teaches all levels Vinyasa, Ying Yang, and Yoga Nidra for group and private classes. Her classes are empowering, accessible, and playful.

Michelle Scarbrough, 500 E-RYT, has been a passionate yoga instructor for 8 years, dedicated to helping others live in the present moment in their body, mind and spirit.
Michelle’s background is in Ashtanga Vinyasa where she has led many 200 hr Teacher Trainings. She has always has been in the healing and healthy lifestyle space.
Michelle comes from a family background that has suffered many diseases and she found yoga to be the key to breathe through these old programs to become a new, healthier you.