Marisa Sako

Marisa’s classes are slow-flowing but intense, creative but safe, challenging but never competitive. In 2006, she completed her 200-hour training with Dana Flynn and Jasmine Tarkeshi at Laughing Lotus. During that time, her mentor, Heather Heineman, inspired her to delve deeper into anatomy and alignment. She went on to study with Neuromuscular Therapist Susan Hefner and yoga anatomy educator Leslie Kaminoff. Over the past few years, she has been practicing regularly with Schuyler Grant and the teachers of Kula Yoga Project, who have helped her learn how to bring alignment and bandha work into the vinyasa flow. Marisa tries to pass on to her students what yoga has given her: an understanding of how to use the breath as a bridge between the body and mind; how to imbue action with mindfulness and heart; and how to quiet the mind through moving meditation. Each day her students amaze, inspire, and humble her. For this, she is grateful.