About Monica

Owner and Studio Director of Soul Tree Yoga Studio
Ayurvedic Health Counselor Intern
Certified Yoga Teacher
Certified Ayurvedic Yoga Therapist
AYT, E-RYT500, YACEP 

Monica brings her knowledge of classical yoga and the ancient healing system of Ayurveda to a community that aspires to live consciously in optimal health. She welcomes her students to create internal space to meet their self-healing practices with patience, understanding, and compassion. Her weekly classes, workshops, and Ayurvedic consultations focus on healing the mind, body, and spirit.  

Monica has been practicing yoga since 1999 and teaching since 2010. As a lifelong student, she has studied with many gifted gurus. Her formal training includes:

  • 2024 - Ayurvedic Health Counselor Internship at the California College of Ayurveda

  • 2024 - Principles of Ayurvedic Medicine at the California College of Ayurveda

  • 2023 - Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy at the California College of Ayurveda

  • 2015 - 500hr Expanded Advanced Study Yoga Teacher Training Program with Kim Orenstein at Yoga Loka in Reno, NV

  • 2011 - 200hr Yoga Teacher Training Program with Kim Orenstein at Yoga Loka in Reno, NV

Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.”

— The Bhagavad Gita