About
Cheryl has been an avid yoga practitioner for 27 years. Eighteen years ago Cheryl founded the boutique, community based yoga studio, GODA Yoga in downtown Culver City.
She is an E-RYT 200 and has studied extensively with Ana Forrest and Erich Schiffman. She's been teaching group and private yoga classes for 18 years. Cheryl's classes are compassionate, strong, breath and alignment based, to create a meaningful experience where wisdom, growth, and healing unfold over time. She's passionate about assisting students to use asana as a mindful movement practice, cultivating flexibility and strength as well as developing deep listening's skills, paying attention to the body and breath for what is needed in the moment. Cheryl incorporates her understanding of the mind and behavior into her classes, encouraging her students to break free of their rigid, self defeating patterns and habits making room inside to heal physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. She is skilled at working with all ages, levels, and shape of practitioner and has expertise in working asana for injuries, chronic pain, and the 'changing body'. With intelligent asana practice she helps students release and relieve pain patterns to feel open, stronger, healthier.
Cheryl has been teaching for 18 years and has been seeing psychotherapy/life coach clients since 1990.
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Frequently asked questions
What is your typical process for working with a new student?
Assesing what it is they are looking for. Assessing their relationship to their body. Keeping the poses safe and teaching the basics for beginners and looking for how to guide more advanced students to new places in their practice.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I have over 500 hours of yoga trainings with the foremost teachers of this time, Ana Forrest, Erich Schiffman, and have been teaching publically and privately as well as teaching new yoga teachers for 18 years. I practice yoga myself and have namy anatomy and trainings on working with injury and the changing body. I also hole a Masters Degree in psychology and am a licensed psychotherapist.
Do you have a standard pricing system for your lessons? If so, please share the details here.
$150 per private session - one hour
Five sessions for $625- (125 per session)
Ten Sessions $1100 ( $125 per session.
How did you get started teaching?
After practicing for ten years i took my first training, back in the day, 2000, and then opened a studio in Culver CIty. Long before there was a studio on every corner. It's still there.
What types of students have you worked with?
All ages, shapes and sizes. Beginners and Advanced. Mostly I teach to the individual needs of the student. Lately I have been teaching to people over fifty!
Describe a recent event you are fond of.
I attended the a donation yoga class at Soul Play Yoga (formerly GODA) taught by our new teacher training graduates. It was exciting to see how much they've grown and to witness them finding their authentic voice while teaching.
What advice would you give a student looking to hire a teacher in your area of expertise?
Make sure you feel seen, listened to and that the yoga makes sense to your body.