Yoga is more than I can ever fully understand; interwoven with Indian history, culture, language, and time. All I can truly know of yoga are the lessons I have embodied from this ancient and divine medicine.

What I know to be true about yoga is its immense healing powers for mental and physical dis-ease. Out of gratitude for this practice, I share what I know with my community so that they might also find peace, health, and wellness.

My Experience

I have been practicing yoga asanas for the past 12 years. In 2023, I received my 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Certification at Oceanic Yoga in Goa, India. In my formal studies I learned the principals of Hatha and Ashtanga yoga with an emphasis on Patanjali’s philosophy and his gathered yoga sutras.

On a personal level yoga has brought me mental, physical, and spritiual strength, flexibility, discipline, ease, joy, and balance.

Who Do I Serve?

I best serve beginner / intermediate students, youth, BIPOC, and the LGBTQIA+ community.

After feeling the deep changes yoga has brought me for my mental health, I particularly enjoy sharing yoga with my community of folks with mental disabilities like depression, bipolar, ADHD, and anxiety.

According to Patanjali, yoga comes from the root, “yuj,” in sanskrit which means union. Yoga is a path towards reaching union with god, the divine, your higher self, etc.

If yoga is a path towards unity then practice becomes prayer, a place where we connect with the divine.

My Philosophy

In my yoga classes, I guide you through:

  • yogic philosophies

  • asana (movement)

  • pranayamas (breathwork)

  • mantra

My sequences in Vinyasa and Hatha help quiet the mind, alleviate pain in the body, and regulate the nervous system. Syncing our body, mind, and spirit with breath and awareness, we create room for stillness and peace. It is in stillness that we find unity with our divinity.

CLASS PACKAGES

Commit to your practice and save with a class pack!

$22

for a drop in class

$77

for 4 classes

$111

for 6 classes

Class packs only apply to classes at the Berkeley Yoga Center ~ Thursdays from 7:30-8:45pm. To purchase a class pack Venmo @solahabibi with your email in the comments. All class packs must be fully used 8 weeks after purchase.

Bring health and wellness to your organization

I offer classes for corporate and non-profit organizations interested in bringing health and wellness practices to their staff and clientele. I teach the skills to regulate your nervous system and support those moving through burn out, stress, and other work related mental health illnesses.

Youth Programs

I offer youth classes and programs that focus on mindfulness, exploration of self, and play. I take a light approach when working with youth. Together we energize, give space for big expression, and then ground, calm, and settle.