Gina Valez

Yoga Teacher

My name is Gina Velez and I hold a 200hr RYT & 95hr CYT (Children’s Yoga) certification. My background is in the Performing Arts, having performed with various theater companies across the U.S. I am a proud CSU, Fullerton Musical Theatre B.F.A. grad and you can often hear me singing my cues in class to keep morale up during a long held asana. I also teach theatre at OCSA, run a soon-to-be nonprofit theatre company for young artists called Mindful Arts and perform wherever and whenever I can!

Yoga and meditation have changed my life, setting me on a path of healing the relationships to myself, others and my art. I believe teaching is the exchange of healing energy between both student and teacher. “By your pupils you’ll be taught” is my favorite line from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The King & I” and I try to live my life by this concept.

My style of teaching is deliberate, meditative and empowering with a spiritual approach. Gentle Hatha with a sprinkle of challenging Vinyasa.