Xochi Lubin-Amaya

Xochi (she/her) has developed her approach to teaching yoga from non-devotional practices that work to include all bodies, levels and backgrounds. Her depth of experience enables her adjust each class to meet the needs of the bodies that show up to practice.

Using her extensive education in trauma informed approaches in her teaching, Xochi offers various options and invitations for the movements she shares. Her classes will challenge and soothe your mind and body in a safe and appropriate manner, as she weaves together the ancient practices of yoga asana with the more modern developments in the Western practice that promote a more just and equal place for all bodies to heal.

Xochi has been practicing yoga asana for twenty years and teaching for thirteen. She holds two 200-hour Yoga Teacher (YTT) certifications, as well as Trauma Informed Yoga for Youth and the Prison Yoga Project teaching certifications.

When not teaching or practicing yoga, Xochi works in community mental health as a somatic trauma informed therapist with youth and children in Sonoma County. She enjoys roller skating and swimming.