Yogi-dancer, Daniella, began her yoga journey and study in 1995 while dancing on a student scholarship with Alvin Ailey in New York city. Shortly after returning home to Los Angeles, she studied Ashtanga and dance with Shiva Rea at UCLA and graduated with a degree in World Arts and Cultures with an emphasis in West African dance.Daniella recieved her yoga certification from Maha Yoga in Los Angeles with Max Strom and Steve Ross.
For the last ten years, she has studied and taught various traditions of yoga including Hatha, Ashtanga, Iyengar, and Anusara blending her yoga and dance experience into a vinyasa flow class with emphasis on breath, alignment, and fun! In 2002, Daniella was twice featured in the national newspaper USA Today exploring yoga therapy with professional athletes called, “Reconstructing an All-Star”. Daniella has had the privilege of teaching professional dancers from Cirque du Soliel, Celine Dion’s “A Brand New Day”, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philidelphia Phillies, New York Mets, and celebrities including Julia Roberts.
While continuing her study in yoga, she also taught dance classes in modern, lyrical, jazz, and West African in Los Angeles. Daniella recently moved here to San Diego for LOVE! She is excited about starting a new journey combining her artistic expression with yoga liberating one’s creative life forces through breath, movement, and music!
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