Ashley Lowe

Ashley first discovered yoga when she was a teenager living in Iowa and saw a picture of Cobra pose in a library book. She is delighted that yoga has only gotten more fascinating and joyous from there. She has been practicing with the Lulu Bandha's community for 4 years and graduated from the Lulu Bandha's Yoga School program in the spring of 2010.

Ashley teaches Yoga Basics on Monday and Wednesday Nights at 5:15pm. See Schedule.

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Alana Mitnick

Alana discovered yoga early on. Drawn by the magic of the valley, Alana found her nest at Lulu Bandha's, where she was encouraged to feel the yoga blossom from within. She completed her training through the Lulu School and is committed to deepening her study and practice of Yoga. Guided by love, Alana's teaching allows for the space to pause, breathe, feel, and listen within.

Alana is currently studying in India and plans to return in March to teach the Granny Yoga Teacher Training.

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Casey Murphy

Casey Murphy came back to Ojai for the June 2008 Teacher Training at Lulubandha's. Since then he has been teaching a vinyasa style with the intention of finding confidence and comfort through movement. Most of his background is in sitting meditation but more recently he has been investigating asana and breath through heart openers and balance play. His classes taste a bit like Ashtanga with a softer, more playful feel.

Casey teaches Strong Vinaysa Friday Mornings at 8:30am and Sunday Mornings at 8:00am. He also offers Ashtanga Play on Tuesday and Thursday Evenings at 6:00pm. See Schedule.

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You Tube Channel

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Craig Holloway

Craig Holloway, a former ultramarathon runner now finds his endurance on the yoga mat. He is a graduate of Lulu Bandha’s Yoga School and also a 200-hour registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance. He teaches with gentle kindness and supports personal growth. Craig continues to practice and study yoga, the internal arts and Traditional Chinese Medicine with his teachers.

Craig teaches Qigong on Friday evenings from 5:30 to 6:45pm.

Joseph Hatke

Joe discovered the balancing and restorative effects of yoga in 1999 as a student in San Luis Obispo, CA. Interests in meditation, internal energy and the intelligent movement of the body led him further down the yoga path and eventually to the Ojai Valley in 2006. Joe completed his teacher's training at Lulu's and has since developed a mindful practice aimed at cultivating the multifold benefits of unifying mind, breath and body.

Drop in with Joe for the Awakening Vinyasa class on Wednesdays at 7:00am. See Schedule.

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Kira Ryder

Kira Ryder takes inspiration from the incredible Ojai Valley in which she is lucky enough to live. She aims to be the fat to allow your own flavor to come through. Her style emphasizes cultivating tender loving awareness.

Kira teaches Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday Mornings and Monday and Wednesday Nights. See Schedule.

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Linñea Snyder

Linñea loves to explore yoga as an art of direct communication. She belives that our bodies constantly give us messages and yoga offers a way for us to enter the stream of dialogue and realize the depth of our intelligence. Lulu Bandha's has been her yoga home since 2007 and she has studied Thai yoga in Chiang Mai.

Linñea teaches High Noon Yoga from 12pm to 1pm on Wednesday, Fridays and Sundays.

Uschi Gibson

Planted in Ojai as a wee one, Uschi draws ecclectic inspiration from the rich spiritual traditions that raised her in this sacred valley. Uschi found a Yoga home at Lulu's in 2001, where she began her blossoming as a Yoga teacher. Lulu's provides the fertile soil for Uschi to cultivate her creativity. She uses her travels between Varanasi India, and her many creative projects at home to fire her practice. Her passion for music, art, and poetry, are woven into the tapestry of Yoga Uschi shares.

Uschi is back in India for the Winter production of LuckyUschi. She will be returning to Ojai in Spring.

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LuckyUschiWild Blog

LuckyUschi Blog

LuckyUschi Website

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Winifred Wilson

Winifred joined the Lulu's team in January 2007with her "One Breath at a Time: Yoga for Twelve Steppers" Series. She offers herself fully and openly and is dedicated to the communiation and practice of yoga.

Winifred teaches Vinyasa Basics on Tuesday and Thursday Mornings at 8:30. She also teaches Yoga Blue on Saturday Nights at 6pm. Additionally, she holds the 11th Step Meditation on Thursday Mornings at 7:15am. See Schedule.

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Yoga Blue

Messages from the Mat Blog

Once Upon a Mat Blog

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John Watkins

John Watkins completed his teacher training at Lulu Bandha's in 2009. With an emphasis on relaxing deeply into the Self, John's classes are spacious, quiet and safe.

Join John for early morning Yin Yoga and Meditation on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7am.See Schedule.

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