Our Team

As the brain and heart behind Vibrant Yoga, Masha turned her passion for wellness into a hub where yoga and meditation aren’t just about touching your toes or sitting still for hours like a monk. Instead, she’s made it accessible and goal-oriented, blending mindfulness with real-life benefits.

Masha believes in creating spaces where people can unwind, reset, and find balance, no matter where they’re starting from.

With a team of dedicated teachers and healers, we aim to create an approachable space where people can unwind, reset, and find balance, no matter where they’re starting from. An approach that meets clients where they are, helping them thrive both on and off the mat.

Masha’s mission is to create an environment of support and compassion for their clients: corporate or Private. When we feel connected, safe, and heard, inner healing takes place naturally. That’s why she and her team are dedicated to fostering an environment where clients can feel that connection both to themselves and the world, unlocking deeper healing and balance in their lives.

At Vibrant Yoga, it’s not just about wellness—it’s about helping people thrive, inside and out.

Alina is a dedicated and highly skilled yoga instructor with a deep passion for wellness and healing. She became a certified yoga instructor in 2017 and has since expanded her expertise through various specialized training programs. In 2018, Alina earned her certification in Aerial Yoga, further diversifying her teaching abilities and allowing her to offer unique, dynamic experiences for her students.

In addition to her yoga qualifications, Alina is a licensed Massage Therapist, Sound Bath Therapy Practitioner, and a Fit Springs & Reformer Pilates Instructor. Her diverse skill set allows her to integrate a wide range of therapeutic modalities into her practice, ensuring a holistic approach to wellness for all those she works with.

With a focus on mindfulness, body awareness, and self-care, Alina\’s teaching style blends traditional yoga principles with modern techniques. Her classes are known for being nurturing and accessible, allowing students of all levels to feel empowered and supported. Alina\’s strength lies in her ability to create a safe, inclusive, and transformative environment where students can not only build strength and flexibility but also foster inner peace and balance.

Amy has been practicing yoga for over a decade and teaching for four years.  Her former instructors inspired her to deepen her practice and become certified. Amy completed her 200 hour training in 2020 and became a 500 hour registered yoga teacher in 2021. Between group and private sessions, she finds joy in helping her students find confidence and strength in theirselves.  Inspiring movements that honor our different bodies, Amy specializes in vinyasa flow and restoration/yin yoga. She encourages all her students to find peace, joy and wellness within their own practice.

Andrea is a passionate teacher and avid student of yoga who is motivated by the direct change that practice has brought to her life both physically and mentally. Yoga has proved to be a deep transformative experience and Andrea has experienced outstanding benefits which she loves to share with her students. Originally from Uruguay, Andrea came to the US with a Fulbright Scholarship in 2003 to go to graduate school and began practicing Yoga in 2007. Growing up a competitive gymnast, her understanding of body mechanics began at a very young age. Andrea obtained her 200-hour Teacher Training Certification from Moksha Yoga Center in Chicago in 2011 and has been teaching since then at multiple studios and health clubs around Chicago, private sessions and corporate Yoga. Andrea has been deeply influenced by teachers such as Sara Strother, Noah Maze, Adil Palkivala, Kino MacGregor, Annie Carpenter, and Gabriel Halpern among others. Her classes are focused around dynamic, challenging and progressive sequencing with a focus on alignment. Come ready to challenge yourself and unveil your potential.

Anthony is a mobile clinical massage therapist and a graduate of the Soma Institute. He\’s always had a deep passion for working with his hands and helping others. Before becoming a massage therapist, he spent years working everywhere from non-profits to kitchens, trying to find the right fit for his skillset. Having family members with chronic pain and debilitating conditions, he wanted to help them by better understanding the body\’s pain and restrictions through a clinical knowledge of anatomy. Massage Therapy became a natural extension of his existing skills and interests, and a way to make a lasting difference.

Bianca is a Virtual Assistant with experience in creative work and business operations. Her work began with freelance virtual assistance, supporting clients with administrative tasks, content creation, and day-to-day business needs. Over time, she expanded into graphic design, social media, and operations support, working on different projects that combine her interest in creativity, organization, and technology. She holds a degree in Information Technology and continues to work across creative and operational roles.

Colleen is a passionate and talented yoga teacher, known for her energetic vinyasa flow classes and amazing playlists. Her love for yoga began when she was a Montessori educator trained in children’s yoga in 2010. This experience sparked her interest in adult yoga, and she later earned her E-RYT 200 to teach yoga to all ages. She has experience in private, studio, corporate, virtual, beach, event-based, children’s, elderly, grief and special needs yoga. Colleen will meet you right where you are. Her ability to connect with her students and create a blissful yoga experience is unparalleled, and we are thrilled to have her on our team. Colleen’s teaching style is all about finding joy in mindful yoga and connecting to the inner child. She believes that yoga can be playful and fun, while still being challenging and transformative. Her classes are filled with positive energy, and her students leave feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. In addition to her vinyasa flow classes, Colleen also uses Solfeggio hertz vibrations to heal her students with sound and breath during class. This unique approach helps her students to connect with their bodies on a deeper level and find a sense of inner peace. Colleen has been a bright light for her students in Illinois, where she started her teaching career at studios and corporations, as well as in southwest Florida, where she has built a large following. Her online yoga and meditation have been particularly valuable during the pandemic, allowing her clients to stay active and connected from the safety of their own homes. Her students have dialed in virtually for international association expos, where Colleen has shared her passion for yoga and mindfulness with people from all over the world.

Deanna started her yoga journey shortly after becoming a new mom. She struggled with anxiety for years and began suffering from anxiety attacks while pregnant with her daughter. Devoting time to her mat allowed her to overcome her attacks and learn different ways to calm the mind and body. In February 2018 she completed her 200 hour teacher training through Chicago School of Yoga. Deanna is the Resident Yoga Instructor for The Center for Psychological Services, located in Oak Lawn and has in depth experience working with clients who struggle to find balance and peace with their mental health. With a background in dance Deanna brings a firm understanding of the human body and how to easily modify allowing yoga to be accessible to all. She also has experience teaching children and believes yoga can serve for any age and body. In her classes you can expect a fun, upbeat and safe space where any and all are welcome. ​ Certifications RYT- 200 Hour Teacher Training from the Chicago School of Yoga in February 2018 75 Hours of Specialized Teacher Training in Yoga for Kids through Zenergy Yoga, April 2022 Affiliations Yoga Alliance Member

Dee has been doing massage therapy since 2004. Her passion for massage therapy came with wanting to help people in a therapeutic and beneficial way. She believes there are so many benefits to massage such as increased circulation, relief of chronic pain, stress reduction, flushing toxins out, aiding in the healing process of injury/recovery, and balancing the mind, body, and spirit. Each client is treated as an individual and will experience a customized massage that is most beneficial for them. Some of the techniques or type of massage Dee specializes in are Swedish, Deep Tissue, Sports, Pregnancy, Myofascial Release and Chair Massage. She is state licensed and insured and always challenging herself through education to learn more.

Ellen discovered her passion in yoga in 2016 when her journey began, to improve her physical body alignment and heal some shoulder injuries. She quickly realized that yoga was much more than physical, but a mental discipline and spiritual practice as well. She knew that this was something that she was craving and needed in her life. Since then, she has gone through a 200 hour training course to become a certified yoga instructor, as well as additional continued education courses to deepen her practice and skillset. With her knowledge and interest in neuroscience, she loves to bridge the gap between science and spirituality to help others gain the most out of their practice.

As a Reiki level 1 practitioner and a practiced massage therapist, she offers her students gentle hands on therapy to assist them in deepening their asana practice and meditation. Ellen loves to stay active in many different ways from gardening, swimming, working out, trying out new healthy recipes, and of course, yoga! She enjoys partaking in all types of yoga from traditional hot yoga to vinyasa, to yoga nidra. Although her teaching style is generally geared towards gentle, hatha and yin flows, with a strong emphasis on connecting to your breath and tuning into the wisdom of your body. During her free time you would probably find her at the beach, walking through nature, or exploring the city as she lives in downtown Chicago.

Grace is a health and wellness professional with over 10 years of experience helping people move, breathe, and feel better in their bodies. Holding an RYT-500 yoga certification, an MS in Health Science, a Duke University Health & Wellness Coaching certification, and an ACSM Personal Training certification, she brings a whole-person approach to movement. Grace’s style adapts to the room — whether that’s a grounding yin practice, a strong alignment-focused flow, or something in between — making her style welcoming for all levels, from first-timers to seasoned practitioners. Grace has always seen yoga as more than movement; it’s a practice rooted in self-inquiry, presence, and something deeper than the physical body.

Heidi has been practicing massage since 2003. She is licensed in the state of Illinois and is prenatal certified. She has taken over 600 hours of continuing education classes, studying many different massage modalities but specializing in Thai massage and deep tissue. She has a passion for travel (even studying massage in Thailand) and her dog.

Jennifer is a seasoned wellness practitioner with over 10 years of experience blending mindful movement and therapeutic touch to support healing across mind, body, and spirit. Certified in both Mystical Shamanic and Trauma-Informed Yoga, and holding a Bachelor’s in Psychology, she combines Eastern wisdom with modern somatic science. Her advanced training includes Thai Yoga Massage, Prenatal Yoga, Reiki, and Polyvagal-informed nervous system education. Yoga has been Jennifer’s first love and personal refuge — a practice she has leaned on for her own physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

Through her own deep transformation, this work has become a lifelong pursuit, which she shares with purposeful passion and great care for every student she serves. Jennifer has worked with diverse populations—from children and adolescents to adults in recovery—teaching in a wide range of settings including yoga studios, corporations, small businesses, large workplace settings, organizations, school districts, spas, resorts, retreats, and music festivals. Her classes offer a grounded fusion of breath work, self-regulation, and restorative practices, creating safe, empowering spaces. She also offers specialized Poly Vagal Informed somatic classes for those seeking a trauma-sensitive approach to nervous system regulation through yoga.

Margaret is an experienced and passionate yoga teacher with over a decade of teaching experience and more than 20 years in the fitness industry. As an E-RYT 500, she brings a deep understanding of movement, alignment, and body awareness to every class she leads. Specializing in Vinyasa Flow, Margaret is known for her clear and thoughtful explanations and ability to make the practice accessible to all levels.

Her teaching style is both grounded and empowering, offering students a safe space to explore strength, flexibility, and mindfulness. Margaret currently serves as the lead teacher at a local yoga studio, where she also leads 200-hour Yoga Teacher Trainings (YTTs) and mentors aspiring teachers. In addition to her local work, she leads international yoga retreats that combine practice, travel, and personal transformation.

Margaret’s commitment to growth, both on and off the mat, is reflected in her teaching, where she blends intelligent sequencing with a warm, supportive presence.

Mariah Rose found a passion for yoga through a strong connection to the natural world. Growing up in a rural small town in Wisconsin, Mariah found that mindful movement in nature was incredibly powerful in slowing down to reflect and heal. This inspired her to begin training to bring yoga and mindfulness to those who many not have the access or have been intimidated by a wellness practice. Mariah Rose completed her 200hr Yoga Teacher Training ​from Zen Yoga Garage in the Spring of 2023 and 75hr ​continuing education mentorship focusing on trauma ​informed instructing, meditation, somatics, and breath in ​2023. Mariah discovered the power of sound healing and ​was called to integrate playing crystal bowls into her healing modalities. Mariah Rose strives to foster a safe environment to explore ​authentic expression through various modalities such as yoga, breath, meditation ​and sound healing while ​encouraging practitioners to venture into the depths of Self through the ​mind, body and spirit connection.

Mariela is a yoga teacher from Argentina who shares her practice with gentleness and care. While living in Brazil, she was introduced to restorative practices and discovered the transformative power of slowing down and resting consciously, a lesson that became even more meaningful in motherhood, where she found a new sense of presence and connection through deep relaxation.

She is a certified Restorative Yoga teacher through the Relax and Renew® Level 1 program with Judith Hanson Lasater, and is also certified in Yin Yoga and Meditation with Yoga Medicine. While in Brazil, she studied Adaptive Yoga and Trauma Sensitive Yoga to ensure her classes are safe, inclusive, and welcoming for every body.

A lifelong student, Mariela continues to deepen her studies of conscious rest as a radical practice of self-compassion, self-discovery, and transformation. Through meditation, breath, and slow, mindful movement, her classes are an invitation to soften, release, and reconnect.

A desire to feel good in her body sparked Nina’s journey into wellness through yoga, dance and holistic movement. And this is exactly what she hopes each of her students will gain from their movement practice: feeling “at home” in their bodies. Yoga came into Nina’s life while in college. After, as she pursued her career as a professional Argentine tango dancer in Buenos Aires, Yoga served a vital role as part of Nina’s fitness routine: it created a sense of balance, supported her dancing and worked on both strengthening and stretching her body. She definitely still craves Yoga for this reason. However, her time in Argentina awakened a more profound experience. The exercise aspect of Yoga was no longer the end of the journey, but rather the vehicle from which to start the journey. The beauty is that this journey towards self awareness is as unique and personal as each human being embarking on it. After practicing various methods for over 2 decades, Nina chose to receive her 200 hour certification from Yoga Medicine in 2018. Nina is also an avid practitioner and teacher of the remarkable mind-body movement system called The GYROTONIC® Expansion System. GYROTONIC® has roots in Yoga and incorporates aspects of dance and martial arts to create an extraordinary movement system like no other. Breath, circularity, spirals and rhythm combine in a way that makes movement and “working out” a joy instead of a chore. Nina has dedicated the past 15 years to this amazing work. While much of GYROTONIC® is practiced on equipment (similar to Pilates), its original form called GYROKINESIS® is practiced without equipment, which makes group and private classes possible in any location! After starting her family in 2010, Nina’s work with Argentine tango slowly began to shift more towards GYROTONIC® and Yoga. A student as much as a teacher, Nina constantly takes continuing education courses to deepen her knowledge and abilities. Just as Nina’s own influential teachers have touched her life, Nina strives to empower others by offering them the tools to get to know their bodies better. The better you know your body, the more ease and effortlessness embody your movement. Hey, who couldn’t use a little more lightness in their daily stride, right? Becoming more conscious of habitual patterns in alignment shifts our energy from within, and regular practice creates lasting changes. Nina’s keen eye for detail helps her students identify how they can create a greater sense of space and expansion internally, improving balance and coordination and enhancing clarity and calm. Of course, she brings a satisfying sense of a “workout” to each session. The unexpected take-away is the “work-in,” which happens as much from the physical challenge as it does from the release of effort.

Ruth Ann loves that yoga has truly given her the ability to connect her physical fitness with her mental fitness, which allows her to fully accept her body for its achievements as well as its limitations. She uses myriad principals and techniques to practice living yoga in her daily life off the mat and hopes to share that gift with her students. Ruth Ann received her initial 200 hours Hatha yoga training at Global Yoga in Chicago. That training as well as her continued education has exposed her to teachers of several styles of yoga, including, Anusara, Kripalu, Astanga, Bikran and Kundalini. Like walking her dogs, running, gardening, playing card games & cooking, yoga has become another healthful activity she enjoys sharing with her family and friends. She hopes you will join her in her journey to live a life of more ease and peace.