Instructors
More than anything, we like to think our instructors are down to earth.
As experienced educators, they’re here to provide support, knowledge and guidance, while holding space for students to explore and grow. Read the class descriptions for each instructor below to see what speaks to you.
Keela Williams
Owner/Senior Instructor
Master of bumping beats, spicy sequences and dad jokes, Keela’s bright and sunny, but she flows hard. She’ll serenade you with sweet cover songs all while kicking your ass with a sweaty sequence and leaving you stronger because of it. Heat index: three jalapenos. Expect a faster pace, verbal cues, hands-on adjustments and witchy inversions.
Conor Yates
Director of Education/
Senior Instructor/Studio Manager
An exuberant deep dive into the mind and body. Conor’s class is all about finding alignment within your practice. You’ll leave with a renewed understanding of yoga, its restorative benefits, and, if you’re lucky, the sanskrit name of every pose. Expect a slower pace, long holds and delightfully witty jokes that you’ll only half get. Beginner-friendly.
Mackenzie Sutherland
Senior Instructor
She may be Canadian and her voice sweet and soothing, but Mackenzie’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing. She’ll take you through each pose with a focused intensity and then remind you to move on — it’s just yoga. Expect a medium pace and challenging sequences. Beginner-friendly.
Quazzy Herd
Quazzy’s classes are smart, calm and collected with Dharma seamlessly woven in. You will leave feeling empowered, inspired and deeply relaxed. Don’t be fooled — they are not easy — but they are totally worth it. Expect a medium pace in symbiosis with a soundtrack that will make you smile.
Jade Leitzel
Jade might come from a small town, but she’s got BIG New Love Vibes. Jade is a recent graduate of NLC’s 200 hour teacher training and brings classes that demand the awareness of breath. Her class structure is well paced and rooted in intelligent sequencing that will have you feeling supported and held. You will be challenged to tune into YOU, the best of YOU. Beginner-friendly.
Samantha Casuga
As a tiny dancer from the mountain town of Calgary, Canada, Sam and her classes are up front and genuine. She is a recent graduate of NLC’s 200 hour teacher training, and her honest dharmas coupled with her dance-background offer a fierce flow that will challenge you through the switchbacks of your practice on and off the mat. Beginner-friendly.
Kate Kelly Flood
Kate hails from a sea-side coast of the UK (and she has the accent to match—swoon), but is a home-studio graduate of New Love's 200 hour teacher training. She has also completed multiple Yin trainings with Bethany Leigh; bringing equal sweetness to the sweaty practice she offers. Her classes are a perfect balance of strong, fluid movement with a touch of delicious Yin that will fill the body and soul's hungers.
Ali Chinetti
Ali is a recent graduate of NLC’s 200 hour teacher training. She teaches a direct and commanding flow that is methodical and steady. In each class she sequences in a way that will guide you more curiously into the shapes of your body through the lens of your breath. You’ll leave feeling utterly empowered, her fierceness is infectious.
Liana Rosenberg
Liana is a complete ball of positive energy, her enthusiasm for the practice will rub off on you as she guides you through a medium-paced, well balanced flow set to a throw-back playlist that will have you boppin’ while you breathe. Liana graduated from NLC’s 200 hour teacher training in 2020 and has since completed a kids yoga teacher training in 2022. Her classes are a pure delight. Beginner-friendly.
Julia Padavona
Sweet and slow, with a little rock and roll. Her Vinyasa flows are dance-inspired, perfectly choreographed and cued to make you feel fully invested in your practice. Julia’s Yin classes are rooted in the traditional/elemental teachings, presenting quiet and sultry, embracing the light as well as the dark—making space for expansion in the body and the mind. Beginner-friendly.
Emma Henry
Emma's classes are sweet and challenging, with amazing adjustments and perfect beats to get you flowing. Expect a comfortable pace and deeper holds, good tunes and more restorative postures towards the end. Emma graduated from NLC’s 200 hour teacher training in 2022 and has since completed multiple Yin trainings with Bethany Leigh, as well as a mentorship with Edie Shipler. Beginner-friendly.