Instructors

“Yoga is the relationship that is built between the body, the mind and the breath. Yoga is creating space free from obstacles in your own body to live. Yoga is freedom and release. I am here to help others find this release so that they can comfortable and competently move their bodies through life.”

​Andreas completed his Teacher Training here at Afterglow Yoga. He will always be a student of the practice and is deeply grateful for the loving wisdom his teachers have shared with him.

In his classes, he loves to combine creative sequencing, a spirit of playfulness and a dose of inspiration to help deepen your practice. Andreas seeks to help others thrive in life by nurturing body, mind, and soul with yoga and spiritual life practices, and his hope is that you step off the mat feeling refreshed, nourished and balanced.

Laurie’s first yoga class was part of her resolution to bring some balance in her life as an advertising executive in bustling NYC. While the yoga helped her destress and detoxify, she realized that more was needed in her life and upped and moved to Maui in January 2014. Once she set foot on Maui, she knew Maui was the place for her and never looked back. “The light and energy in Maui is just magical, and I knew this is where I belong”. She immersed herself in yoga, sunshine, fresh air and ocean water to help her gain a new perspective on life.

Her love for alignment, movement and flow led her to gain her teacher certification at Afterglow studio, and she aspires to share her passion for her practice with her students. Her classes combine a mix of alignment, flow, and strengthen building to allow for a well-balanced practice. In her spare time, you can find Laurie above or below the ocean’s surface, snorkeling, diving, surfing, or SUPing, exploring the best of Maui.

“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.” — Lao Tzu

Megan was influenced by the lifestyle of Yoga while living in South Africa.  Drawn to self-healing through Ayurveda, pranayama, and asana, she was inspired to continue her studies.

Megan completed her 200-hour Teacher Training at Wise Living Yoga Academy, affiliated to The Yoga Institute of Santacruz, Mumbai, India.  She is very grateful to her teachers Jeenal Mehta and Daniel Fonseca, for their inspiring teachings based on Classical Yoga, Bhagavad Gita & Shir Yogendra’s methods for practice of Hatha Yoga.  Megan completed her 300-hour Teacher Training at Soul of Yoga in Encinitas, CA, expanding her education on the body, Ayurveda, and therapeutic yoga. Her classes are taught with wholeheartedness, compassion and a curiosity for learning through teaching.  Megan loves the connection and community that yoga creates, and wishes to cultivate that not only on the mat, but off the mat as well. When not teaching she spends her time creating art or connecting with nature.

Rebecca’s interest in the body started when she was about 10 years old with her mom’s anatomy coloring books, but it wasn’t until after college that her passion for health, happiness, and pain-free living truly came to life. In 2008 she graduated with a degree in Biomedical Engineering, then trained with Marni Task in Cleveland, Ohio to become a yoga teacher in 2012. In 2013, she studied in a year-long mentorship program to understand how alignment affects pain and in 2016 she graduated from the Maui School of Therapeutic Massage and became a licensed massage therapist. She combines her engineering background, her yoga and massage training, and her deep love and appreciation for the human body to offer a unique style of yoga and therapeutic bodywork. It is with that love and appreciation that she focuses on using bodywork, alignment and movement to heal and grow. Her mission is to help you feel healthier, happier and more alive in your body.

Her classes are a powerful blend of vinyasa and alignment, infused with positive energy, creativity and attentiveness that will keep you safe and connected to your body. Bodywork sessions are an individualized approach to your specific needs; drawing from her training in lomi lomi, myofascial release, and therapeutic exercise, you will feel a communication down to the level of your bones, learn where optimal alignment is for you and understand how to move your body in ways that support you. Rebecca believes that each person is an individual and their bodywork and movement programs should be as well.

Jessika has been practicing yoga since she was 16. The powerful techniques of yogic science helped her to heal herself, as well as to change the course of her life to support others on their own journey.

She grew up in a dance + performance company until a near-death experience at the age of 21 changed her path quickly. She then answered the call to be of service to others on their healing path. In addition to being a KRI certified Kundalini Yoga instructor, Jessika is also a Licensed Acupuncturist, Herbalist, Intuitive Healer, and Birth Doula.

We are all on this beautiful planet Earth at this point in time for a reason. Lift yourself up. Lift each other up.

“Vibrate the Cosmos, Cosmos shall clear the path.” – Yogi Bhajan

Katrina, born and raised in grew up loving all forms of movement modalities from dancing to boxing to weight training. An ACE certified personal trainer, she also discovered the significance of yoga in her life when she found Afterglow Yoga studio, where her practice became the ultimate reflection of her movement evolution and the essence of her true being.

She completed her 200hr yoga teacher training and ShaktiRize training in 2017, and strives on sharing time, movement, consciousness, and energy with all who grace her with their presence in her classes!

Always extremely excited for and fond of the human connections that the practice of yoga empowers on and off the mat. Katrina loves making people feel good about themselves and always down for an adventure too!

“Treat everyone you meet as if they are God in drag.” -Ram Dass

Do you come to your mat ready to find that deep sense of self within? Me too.

I feel home is where the heart is. It is where love grows, self love, that spreads to our families, friends and our community. That love can move out into the world when we live a life honoring our bodies and souls.
As a mother of two beautiful island born babes I believe in finding the balance in life. This is why I’ve dedicated 13 years of my life to helping others find more self love through Therapeutic Massage, Reiki, Plant Medicine and my own personal practice of yoga. I’m so grateful to have received my teacher training certification here at Afterglow Yoga. Three words that would describe my style of teaching is loving, expansive and grounded.

Teaching yoga is my way to say “hey you, love you more and see what happens.”

“Yoga is where we merge the physical with the ethereal; merging our energy body with our mental, emotional, and physical body. It’s where you can truly find home within.”

Joy has a love of travel, the ocean and fitness. Having dreamed of Hawaii since a little girl, she up and moved to Hawaii right after high school to live the island life. Most her life has been dedicated to teaching in the fitness industry as a certified personal trainer and aerobics instructor for the hotels and gyms on Maui since 1997.  Wanting to expand her own fitness journey, Joy found yoga and Afterglow Studio, earning her 200hr and 300hr teacher training through Afterglow in 2017 & 2018. Her classes are a mix of alignment, strength and meditation.

“My love for teaching and the joy of students finding that mind body connection is so heartwarming. I love getting to share my passion with others.”

Bruno Zalum is an interdisciplinary designer and yoga teacher demystifying spirituality with his fun and modern approach to self-realization. His teachings are a synthesis of different lineages and follow universal principles found in nature, geometry, math and myth. 

His practice is informed by Katonah Yoga© — a Taoist exploration of body, breath and mind — as well as Chinese medical theory, transpersonal psychology and the healing power of Yoga Nidra (conscious sleep). His style of teaching is both powerful and playful, practical and mystical — and will make you feel radiant, rejuvenated and curious about yourself and the cosmos.

Bruno is the founder of bruno.yoga a digital platform offering live and on-demand experiences for inner alchemy and longevity. He uses maps and metaphors of body and mind to help people reorganize their biology and reinvent their biography in order to find joy and delight. 

Justine received her yoga teacher training in 2015 from the contemporary yogis of San Francisco – Darren Main, Mark Morford, Jason Bowman, and Janet Stone. Her current teaching style infuses silent/guided meditation, transformational life coaching, Hatha yoga (alignment), and Vinyasa/Prana flow influenced by Shiva Rea and Simon Park.   Come take a class with Justine to reconnect to your True Self & rejuvenate your soul.

✨ Every moment is an opportunity to begin again!

Lisa is lucky to have always called Maui her home, born and raised on this beautiful island.  Yoga has helped her in many ways and continues to bring balance and wellness to her life. With yoga, she feels whole and empowered to face any challenges that come her way, finding strength in mind and body. Completing her teacher training at Afterglow in 2018, Lisa is grateful and honored to be a part of the studio ohana, and is excited to share her love of yoga with the students and community.  Besides yoga, she enjoy cooking, eating, exploring nature, traveling, and spending time with loved ones.

Originally from New York, Danii works as a special education teacher in the Kihei schools. Prior to moving to Maui she was living in Costa Rica, where she discovered yoga and instantly fell in love with the practice. This began her journey of self discovery, and yoga felt like coming home to the truest part of herself!  What Danii loves most about yoga and meditation is the opportunity it provides to deeply dive into yourselves by connecting with your heart and soul. For Danii “Yoga is more than a physical practice, but a lifestyle that encourages loving kindness towards all beings and that allows us to become our brightest most authentic selves”.  Danii is passionate about creating space for her students to discover higher self awareness, experience deep healing, and feel the strong connection we have to our heart, to each other, and to the Earth. She completed her 200 hour yoga teacher training at Afterglow and recently completed her 500 hour certified meditation coach training.