Amélie is a French mom who moved to the USA in 2018. After a decade of trying to conceive with the assistance of hormonal treatments, she decided to attend a yoga retreat. Upon returning home her body re-established its natural rhythms and a month later, she was pregnant. Since that transformative experience, she has continued practicing yoga through pregnancies, postpartum challenges, and even postpartum depression. Yoga has been her constant companion, whether practiced alone or with her children, whenever she can find a moment amid the whirlwind of motherhood. Her goal is to help others find balance and strength in their lives through the power of yoga.

As a certified yoga instructor and fitness professional, she is deeply committed to promoting the mind-body connection and supporting others on their personal journeys. She holds certifications in 200-hour yoga teacher training, 85-hour prenatal yoga teacher training, and a 20-hour postpartum yoga teacher training.

Rita is an island girl living the city life. She grew up in a military family and has lived in several places including Florida, the Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong, Hawaii, New York City and now in northern Virginia. Physically being in different environments Rita had to constantly adjust and adapt to change.

Rita is passionate about being outdoors, hiking, surfing, appreciating mother nature and surrounding herself around amazing people. After attending her first yoga class over a decade ago in Hawaii, 

Rita knew yoga would be another passion of hers and a very important part of her life. Yoga helps Rita feel centered and grounded. Rita turns to yoga to calm her mind through everyday challenges and working in an intense corporate world.

Rita is an RYT-500 and RPYT with the Yoga Alliance. She completed her 200-hour training in Rishikesh, India at Shiva Yoga Peeth and 300-hour training in Brooklyn, New York at Shaktibarre. Rita has a curious mind and her continued education certifications are from the Veterans Yoga Project Mindful Resilience & Compassion Fatigue Training, Connection Coalition Trauma Informed Outreach Training, LoveYourBrain Yoga for Traumatic Brain Injury Training, Shaktibarre Blissflow Training, The Roll Model® Method Training, Corporate Yoga Teacher Training with Samantha Harrison, and Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training with Clare Ryan. Rita was initiated in the First and Second Degree of Reiki, the Usui System of Natural Healing (Usui Shiki Ryoho), administered by Brian Brunius from the NYC Reiki Center.

Rita applies the yoga teachings, philosophy, and asanas as she navigates through life and is here to share stories, talk about life, and create a comfortable and open space to guide you in your yoga practice.