[ ALLY MAZ E-RYT 500]

Ally Maz (she/her) is a yoga teacher, writer, entrepreneur, and the author of Girlvana: Self-Love, Yoga, and Making a Better World. With 17 years of teaching experience, Ally’s journey began in Vancouver, BC, studying traditional Hatha yoga before exploring hot yoga, Pilates, and ultimately finding her calling in the dynamic practice of Anusara Yoga. She spent years traveling and studying with senior teachers, immersing herself in the deep philosophy and biomechanics of the practice. Today, Ally blends her background in dance with multiple yoga traditions, teaching a fluid, music-infused Vinyasa style that incorporates intelligent sequencing and deep messaging.

Ally is the founder of Girlvana Yoga, a global movement offering retreats, classes, and mentorship for teen girls through yoga and meditation. With over 100 teachers worldwide, 15 retreats, and a published book with Penguin Random House, Girlvana has become a powerful space for young women to connect and grow. She also leads Ladyvana, an evolution of Girlvana for adult women, offering retreats that explore self-inquiry through yoga, nature, and raw conversation.

In 2014, Ally co-founded Distrikt Movement, a groundbreaking yoga, fitness, and community hub that blended movement styles with art, music, and youth mentorship. The Distrikt pioneered a new way of bringing people together through movement, hosting dance parties, speaker series, retreats, DJ’d classes, and after-school programs for teens.

As a former Global Yoga Ambassador for lululemon, Ally has taught and facilitated for The Mirror, Vancouver Canucks, LA Dodgers, New York Knicks, Wanderlust Festival (Canada, USA, Japan), Vice, Do Lectures, and more. Now, she is pursuing her dream of opening her own boutique hotel and retreat space alongside her husband, Bill, creating a space for connection, creativity, and community.

You can access meditations and musings at allymaz.substack.com.

 
 

[ ashley Brodeur M.A, RP, E-RYT 500 ]

 

Ashley Brodeur (she/her) is a Registered Psychotherapist, yoga teacher, adventurer, and entrepreneur whose path has always been guided by intuition. At just 19, she followed that inner knowing to Brazil, where she completed her first yoga teacher training, a decision that shaped the course of her life.

With over 500 hours of YTT experience, Ashley has been teaching and learning ever since. Originally trained in Moksha Yoga, her teaching style has evolved to reflect her deep belief in slowing down. Her classes are rooted in mindful movement, nervous system awareness, and the philosophy of doing less, better. Music is woven intentionally into her offerings, and hands-on adjustments are a key part of her approach.

For the past twelve years, Ashley has worked alongside Ally Maz, helping to develop Girlvana Yoga teachers worldwide. In 2016, she founded The Feelosophy, a practice that blends restorative yoga with therapeutic touch and massage. After earning her Master’s in Psychotherapy in 2021, she expanded her work to include mindfulness-based and somatic therapy, bridging the gap between mental health and movement. She has since led retreats, workshops, and countless classes across Canada and beyond.

Ashley also briefly owned a community yoga studio in Toronto, which she closed in 2020 due to COVID. Now, she runs a private practice supporting individuals in their mental health journeys. She is the creator of courses and workshops on the nervous system and the mind-body connection, helping people understand how emotions are stored and expressed in the body.

Her work has brought her to the stages of TED Conference, lululemon, Patagonia, Arc'teryx, and Wanderlust, among others. When she’s not teaching, you can find her on an airplane to her next adventure, swimming in the ocean, or at the gym with her husband.

Ashley shares accessible mental health tools over at thefeelosophy.substack.com

 
 

[ NYA DALEY ]

Nya Daley (she/her) is an Atlanta-based yoga teacher, mentor, social worker, and founder o Soulga Yoga & Wellness. An E-RYT 500 and YACEP, she has been practicing yoga since 2015 and leading yoga teacher trainings for the past six years. Nya currently co-leads 200-hour and 300-hour teacher training programs in Atlanta, Georgia and Toronto, Ontario, continuing education programs, and mentorship for yoga teachers.

A student first and teacher second, Nya is deeply passionate about sharing the roots, history, and philosophy of yoga while helping practitioners develop a deeper understanding of movement, anatomy, and intentional sequencing. Known for her dynamic vinyasa classes and thoughtful approach to teacher education, she integrates traditional yogic teachings with contemporary movement science and the human movement system.

In 2019, Nya founded Soulga Yoga & Wellness to support yoga teachers, particularly those from historically marginalized communities, in deepening their skills as educators and entrepreneurs while creating opportunities to share their gifts through community-centered wellness events and trainings.

Nya holds a Master's degree in Social Work and is also an equity, diversity, and inclusion consultant. Her work is informed by trauma-aware, equity-centered, and relationship-based practices that shape how she studies, teaches, and shares yoga. She is currently pursuing certification as a personal trainer and remains committed to lifelong learning, community building, and cultivating meaningful spaces for growth both on and off the mat.

 

[ Jack bauer ]

Jack Bauer (he/him) is a New York City-based breathwork facilitator, yoga teacher, and lifelong student of personal growth. He first stepped onto a yoga mat in 2011 and quickly discovered that yoga offered something far beyond physical movement. It became a practice of presence, self-awareness, and connection.

After years of personal practice, Jack completed FeelVana’s 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training in 2026, fulfilling a long-held dream of deepening his relationship with yoga and sharing it with others. He has spent the past two years facilitating breathwork experiences that invite people to slow down, reconnect with themselves, and access the wisdom that already exists within.

Outside the wellness space, Jack works in tech sales in New York City. Whether through breathwork, yoga, or conversation, he is passionate about creating spaces where people feel supported, empowered, and inspired to show up more fully as themselves.