About Leigha

Leigha Nicole has been teaching yoga for 26 years and taught at Yoga Works in Santa Monica, California from it's inception in 1987. It was through Yoga Works and The Iyengar Yoga Institute of Los Angeles that she had the opportunity to study with senior teachers from all over the globe. Her love of Ashtanga Yoga brought her to India nineteen years ago to study extensively with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, and was authorized to teach by him in 1996.  She continues to be inspired by Tim Miller, her main teacher in the West for over two decades.

Leigha has a gentle approach and is passionate about bringing precise allignment to the graceful movements of traditional Ashtanga Yoga that make it a "moving meditation". She encourages students to embrace the contemplative aspect of the practice with attention to detail and the cultivation of awareness. Her teaching is infused with an intimate knowledge of anatomy that stems from a 25 year bodywork practice which enables her to address the specific therapeutic needs of her students.

Leigha's studies in meditation began with Osho, with whom she took sannyas in 1986, and continues with both schools of Zen Buddhism.  Leigha moved from Point Reyes, California to Crestone, Colorado in 2005 where she built a sustainable green home and yoga studio. She returns regularly to the San Francisco area for group classes and workshops.