OMazing Teachers
Cindy Stockdale
Grew up in: North Vancouver, BC Canada
Song that moves me: I love everything classical to electronica
What I’m reading: Zodiac Academy
What’s in my cup: Coffee and Protein Hot Chocolate
Favorite beach: Mombassa, Kenya
Teaches: Vinyasa, Hatha and Gentle Yoga
My passion in life is to explore the great mystery and to connect deeply with others. These desires have led me to degrees in Psychology and Archaeology as well as in depth study of Yoga, Shamanism, and Energy Work. I’ve been teaching yoga for over 19 years and exploring Shamanism for over 15. These mystery schools are essentially journeys of remembering; there is a call that is answered and through practice an incredible truth is revealed and ultimately the remembrance of unity, wholeness and love.
My call is to create a strong, loving space for others so that they may unveil their deepest truths and then reflect these back to them so they may rise. Yoga is a lifelong study, the best thing for all students beginner or seasoned, is to approach yourself and others with loving kindness. Every day on the mat is different.
Stay in the beginner’s mind so you can drop your expectations, judgements, and personal narratives, and be open to wonder and unbridled joy.
Jessica Hughes
Grew up in: Upstate NY
Song that moves me: Stronger by Britney Spears
What I’m reading: Graceling Realm by Kristin Cashore and Your Body Your Yoga by Bernie Clark
What’s in my cup: If it is before noon, probably black coffee. Otherwise water, or electrolytes after hot yoga
Favorite beach: Gleneden Beach, OR
Teaches: Vinyasa, Restorative and Hatha
I have been practicing yoga consistently for about 4 years and in that time, it has helped bring me strength, relaxation, and confidence, all of which I’m excited to share in my teaching. I love teaching (and practicing) lots of different styles including vinyasa and hot power vinyasa, yin and restorative, and more recently, hatha. I especially enjoy teaching beginner-friendly classes that offer many options for people of varying ability.
I love using blocks and other props, both to make poses more accessible or more challenging. In my own practice, I’m working on strength and moving towards arm balances and inversions, but also balancing this with being patient and kind to my body by incorporating regular restorative postures (current favorite: legs up the wall pose).
Outside of yoga, I like hiking, backpacking, fantasy novels, nature documentaries, and cats. To all the new students out there, I encourage you to keep an open mind, try multiple styles of yoga with multiple instructors, and find gratitude for the person you are today. You are worth it and I hope to see you on your yoga journey!
Ingrid Baker
Grew up in: Tacoma, Washington
Song that moves me: What Ever Happened? by the Strokes
What I’m reading: “This Thing Between Us” by Gus Moreno and “Awakening Shakti: The Transformative Power of the Goddesses of Yoga” by Sally Kempton
What’s in my cup: Egyptian Licorice Tea
Favorite beach: Cannon Beach, Oregon
Teaches: Mindful Vinyasa
Ingrid began practicing yoga in 2004 and has been teaching mindful Vinyasa since 2023. After falling out of her practice for some years, she returned to yoga in 2019 when a spinal condition caused her to lose some mobility. Through daily practice she was reminded of the healing power of yoga and how it can transform.
Ingrid traveled to Ubud, Bali, Indonesia in 2023 where she completed her teacher training and earned her 200 RYT from Sacred Paths Yoga under the teaching of Srimati Alyra Hughes. Ingrid’s time in Bali reconnected her to the Earth, Spirit and Self.
Her classes weave together the philosophy and spirit of yoga with mindful asana, meditation and pranayama. Her hope is to help every person in every body connect with body, mind and spirit.
Ingrid Baker is a Registered Yoga Teacher (200 RYT) with Yoga Alliance.
Ellen MacKay
Grew up in: Galway, NY
Song that moves me: At Last by Etta James
What I’m reading: I Guess I Haven’t Learned That Yet by Shauna Niequist and 28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand
What’s in my cup: Ice water or hot, black coffee
Favorite beach: Anna Maria Island in Florida
Teaches: Hatha and Vinyasa
I have spent the last 15 years sharing yoga with over 4000 hours of adapting postures to meet the needs of students in classes and private sessions, insight from leading six teacher trainings and one international yoga retreat. I’ve been on this journey with my husband, Brian, and two kids. We recently moved to the PNW and are loving all of the new adventures as we explore our new home state.
My yoga journey is ever-evolving. At the moment my focus is on finding balance and really working on my Yamas & Niyamas, more specifically Ahimsa and Satya. How do I live my own truth while showing love to myself and the world around me.
Yoga has been an important part of my life since I began practicing in the early 2000’s. It has shown up for me in my most difficult days and helped me to be present during the joys of my life. I’m passionate about sharing all that yoga has to offer in hopes of empowering others to find their own balance!
Zuzana Barilova
Grew up in: Brno, Czech Republic
Song that moves me: Falling Slowly by Markéta Irglová and Glen Hansard
What I’m reading: Czech English Dictionary
What’s in my cup: Italian Espresso Con Panna makes my mornings!
Favorite beach: Barrigona Beach, Costa Rica
Teaches: Vinyasa & Hatha
I discovered yoga working at a television studio in Europe. Years and years into sometimes challenging roles as news anchor, tv producer and also being with my little kids, I just needed to exercise and relax. And yoga is a really sophisticated system for both mindfulness and wellbeing in our body. I truly love sports! Horseback riding, running, skiing, swimming…. But yoga is something more. I love to help students to find balance, strength, energy and motivation.
I achieved my 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training in Yoga Brno Academy and started teach Kids Yoga and Power Flow Yoga. Now I find enthusiastic and challenging ways to lead Vinyasa, Hot or Hatha Yoga classes at Yoga OMazing, which means everything to me after moving to Oregon!
Alli Lyneham
Grew up in: Beautiful Portland, Oregon
Song that moves me: Noah Kahan’s new album has been playing non-stop in my car lately.
What I’m reading: I just finished and loved Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese. For yoga, The Oxygen Advantage by Patrick McKeown.
What’s in my cup: Some sort of hot herbal tea which I drink even in the summer.
Favorite beach: Cabarita Beach, Australia
Teaches: Vinyasa
Yoga has been my medicine for life. As I professionally trained ballet dancer, yoga showed me another way to be in communication with and heal my body rather than battling it. My yoga practice deepened while living and working in a very high stress environment in London and I began to practice vinyasa yoga. In 2016, I completed the 200-hour Yoga Alliance certified teacher training through the Power Yoga Company in Fulham London, UK.
I moved with my family to Portland in 2017, where I began my yoga teaching journey, and have taken part in a variety of advanced teacher training by Jason Crandell and most recently, completed teacher training in 4Beat Yoga, an innovative new vinyasa practice developed by musicians and yoga teachers in London to synchronize the movement with the breath through music.
I like to tell people that their yoga practice is not dogmatic nor is it a ‘one size fits all’ practice. It is personal and it is a life long practice. It does not need to look a certain way or be a certain one thing but it should give you connection and joy. It is constantly evolving and changing with what we need to support us in our lives. In my own practice, I’m doing more mediation work, delving into Zen mediation. I am also working on adding strength to my vinyasa practice and love playing with arm balances and inversions because I like to know that I can still learn new things! Link to my website – allyoga.net!
Morgan Belnap
Grew up in: Grew up in a small town in Kansas.
Song that moves me: Meet You At The Light by Desirée Dawson.
What I’m reading: I enjoy anything nonfiction, always reading a book if not multiple.
What’s in my cup: Matcha with oatmilk.
Favorite beach: Oregon Coast
Teaches: Vinyasa
To anyone new to yoga: you don’t need to be flexible, strong, or experienced to begin. You don’t have to get the poses “right.” Come curious, give yourself permission to be a beginner, and remember that your practice belongs to you. There is no perfect way to do yoga—there’s simply an invitation to listen, explore, and discover what it has to offer you.