Yoga brings balance to mind, body, and spirit through the powerful practices of breath, movement, and meditation. I am passionate about leading these practices in a way that is accessible to anyone, regardless of experience or ability level. Whether working with new students or trained yoga practitioners, I aim to facilitate an experience that enhances awareness, invigorates the body, and soothes the soul with compassionate, clear and pertinent instruction.

I specialize in Flow & Restorative (see style descriptions below). I am certified and fully insured as a yoga instructor registered through Yoga Alliance as an E-RYT 500 and YACEP (Continuing Education Provider) with over 12 years of personal practice, 600 hours of training, 2000 hours of instruction and 7 years of teaching experience.

Weekly Class Schedule

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Monday:
6:15 - 7:15am Power Yoga @ Movement Gym, Fountain Valley
5:00 - 6:00pm Restorative Yoga with Sound @ Halecrest Clubhouse, Costa Mesa

Tuesday:
5:00 - 6:00pm Yin with Sound @ Blue Healer Yoga, Huntington Beach

Wednesday:
6:15 - 7:15am Power Yoga @ Movement Gym, Fountain Valley

Thursday:
6:15 - 7:15am Vinyasa Yoga @ Movement Gym, Fountain Valley
9:00 - 10:00am Yin with Sound @ Huntington Beach Central Park West

Friday:
12:00 - 1:00pm Power Yoga @ Movement Gym, Fountain Valley
6:00 - 7:00pm Yin with Sound @ Movement Gym, Fountain Valley

Styles Offered
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Vinyasa / Power Flow - Active practices in which students build strength, mobility and focus. Power emphasizes longer held postures (3 - 5 breaths) to increase strength & endurance, while Vinyasa moves through poses more quickly (1 breath per pose) to increase internal heat and improve cardio.

Restorative / Yin - Passive practices in which students lengthen connective tissues and move slowly to emphasize breath, meditation and stress reduction. Postures are held for longer periods of time (about 5 min) while using yoga props to support the limbs and encourage the release of tension from the muscles.

Teaching Style

Clear. Compassionate. Pertinent.

Christian's friendly, informative teaching style provides evidence-based practices from a trauma-informed perspective with welcoming and inclusive language that invites students to get to know themselves in new and transformative ways. He holds space for mindfulness and self-exploration through movement practices led by compassion and harm reduction, emphasizing the importance of building a relationship with your own body.

Christian’s instruction is both intuitive and backed by science—informed by years of training, study and personal practice. His teachings center around body and breath awareness, integrating meditation and mindfulness techniques in a way that is easy to understand and relevant to the modern practitioner. He offers the practice in a way that is accessible and safe, yet challenging and transformative—inviting students to experience yoga and themselves in new and different ways.

Christian strives to honor the traditions and teachers who have gone before us, while acknowledging, exposing, and attempting to prevent the perpetuation of colonization, appropriation, and abuse of power dynamics in the yoga world. Learn about his personal yoga journey here.

“Yoga attempts to create a state in which we are always present—really present—in every action, in every moment. The advantage of attentiveness is that we perform each task better and at the same time are conscious of our actions. The possibility of making mistakes is correspondingly smaller the more our attention develops. When we are attentive to our actions we are not prisoners to our habits.” -T.K.V. Desikachar, The Heart of Yoga