Move with intention

Warm practice, restorative care, and a room that feels easy to return to.

Teaching Team

The people guiding class shape how the room feels.

Built around clear cueing, warmth, and teachers who make class approachable from day one.

SPACE Yoga teachers gathered together inside the studio

Profiles

The people guiding class.

Each teacher brings a different background, voice, and pace to the room. Browse the profiles below to get a feel for who teaches what and which approach feels like the best fit for your practice.

Owner + Teacher

RW

Often teaches

Hot Vinyasa Flow / SPACE School

Rachel W.

Rachel has been teaching yoga since 2013 and has owned SPACE Yoga in Norman, Oklahoma, since 2018. She earned her 200-hour RYT in 2012 and completed her 300-hour advanced training in 2023.

In 2024, she launched her yoga teacher training program, SPACE School. Rachel's upbeat, free-flowing teaching style emphasizes continuous movement, thoughtful alignment, and breath.

Her sequences balance softness and strength, creating classes that feel both grounding and energizing. She is passionate about helping students feel more at home in their bodies and confident in their practice.

Studio Manager + Yoga Teacher

Angela P.

AP

Angela began practicing yoga to carry the benefits of physical therapy into her everyday movement — building ease, stability, and support, especially through her hips. What started as a physical practice quickly became something deeper: an intuitive, embodied experience and a love for the rhythm of heated vinyasa flow.

Teaching at SPACE since 2024, Angela leads slower, strength-focused flows guided by intentional sequencing and intuition. Her classes blend hip openers, heat, and humor — creating a space that feels both challenging and approachable. Expect to sweat, laugh (hopefully), maybe sing along, and leave feeling better than when you walked in.

With a focus on functional movement and mindful transitions, she encourages students to explore their edges and trust their bodies. Angela also serves as the studio manager, supporting both the behind-the-scenes flow and the in-room experience. She's passionate about community and hopes every student leaves feeling more open, grounded, and connected.

Yoga Teacher

Arianna P.

AP

Arianna has been practicing yoga for over 15 years and studying Ayurveda for more than three. After experiencing years of pain and struggle, she found healing through these ancient practices.

She is passionate about sharing yoga and Ayurveda with others, helping students discover their own path to vitality, balance, and well-being. Arianna's teaching is rooted in the belief that everyone has the ability to access their own inner medicine.

Yoga Teacher

Brandy Y.

BY

200-hour Yoga Alliance certified instructor (YACEP), certified in Gentle Somatic Yoga, Aerial Yoga, and Mat Pilates

Classes

Yoga Sculpt / Gentle Yoga / Mat Pilates

Brandy came to yoga looking for a way to relax, carve out time for herself, and decompress from the heavy load of life. What began as a wobbly, unfamiliar first class grew into an essential part of her mental wellness journey.

Her background also includes bodybuilding and the study of myofascial release techniques, giving her a strong understanding of how movement can support both fascia health and overall strength.

In class, you can expect encouraging guidance, a gentle beginning, and thoughtful use of props. Brandy's goal is to help students leave feeling lighter, less stressed, and more connected than when they arrived.

Yoga Teacher

Cory P.

CP

200-hour certified through Yoga Maze via Rocky Heron; therapeutic touch practitioner

Classes

Breathwork / Restorative / Vinyasa

Cory began practicing yoga in 2002 and teaching in 2010. She continues her studies through ongoing practice in Prajna Yoga with Tias and Surya Little.

She shares breathwork, biomechanics, and asana in a way that helps students deepen awareness and intention on their mats. Cory is grateful to have a home at SPACE and a community with which to practice.

Outside of yoga, she loves reading, growing things, regenerative practices of all kinds, and spending time with loved ones.

Yoga Teacher

Jaquoita S.

JS

Certified in vinyasa yoga, yin yoga, reiki, and sound healing

Jaquoita Soni is a passionate yoga teacher who sees yoga as far more than exercise — it's a deeply personal and spiritual journey toward balance and inner harmony. Yoga has transformed her life, and she is dedicated to sharing its healing power with others.

Her goal in every class is to create a supportive environment where students can connect with their inner strength and truth. She considers herself a lifelong student of the practice.

Jaquoita lives in Oklahoma City with her husband and five children. She believes yoga is for everyone and loves helping students build a sustainable, joyful practice.

Yoga Teacher

Josie G.

JG

200-hour RYT, certified through Soul Yoga with Allison Candelaria (2022)

Josie Garrard began her yoga journey over a decade ago, but her relationship with the practice transformed after developing Guillain-Barré syndrome in 2019. Through her recovery, she experienced firsthand how yoga can support healing of the body, mind, and spirit.

With a background in natural history, science, and education, Josie is passionate about creating accessible, inclusive classes that help students connect with and appreciate their bodies.

Yoga Teacher

Kelly A.

KA

Vinyasa Flow Yoga Instructor (RYT 200) | Yin Yoga Certified

Classes

Vinyasa Flow / KJA Yoga Flow

Kelly teaches classes designed to connect mind, body, and breath. After more than a decade of personal practice, she completed her 200-hour training through SPACE School to share the grounded, empowering qualities yoga has given her.

She originally came to yoga to add to her workout routine—but stayed for how it made her feel. During a challenging season in her life, yoga became something more: a space to slow down, reconnect, and begin to rebuild. She fell in love with the calm it brings and the strength it builds from the inside out, and that experience continues to shape how she teaches today.

Her classes invite students to show up as they are, move with intention, and create space within—finding both steadiness and ease along the way.

Off the mat, Kelly is a wife, mom, and animal lover who believes deeply in making space for what matters most.

Yoga Teacher

Kristy J.

KJ

Completed 200-hour trainings in Colombia and Spain

Classes

Vinyasa / Hatha / Yin

Kristy completed two 200-hour Yoga Teacher Trainings, one in Colombia and one in Spain. After certification, she traveled the world teaching yoga in Panama, Colombia, and Morocco.

Her teaching style is eclectic, blending elements of vinyasa, hatha, iyengar, and yin to create classes that feel layered, informed, and accessible.

She plans to complete her 300-hour YTT next and looks forward to practicing with students at SPACE.

Yoga Teacher

Lorelei H.

LH

500 E-RYT, YACEP, Poppy Perinatal–trained instructor

Lorelei Hubbard began teaching in 2014 after completing her first PodHot certification, and by early 2015 had earned her 200-hour certification and transitioned to teaching full time. After graduating from Texas A&M, she accumulated over 1,000 teaching hours before traveling to Rishikesh, India, where she completed her 300-hour certification in 2018.

Lorelei is also a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP). She believes that if you have a body, you're ready to explore the practice. Her classes emphasize sustainability, integration, challenge, playfulness, and functional movement.

Outside the studio, you'll likely find her reading, exploring with her pup Jinx (aka "The Puff"), tending to her plants, or hiking.

Yoga Teacher

Lyndi F.

LF

Lyndi completed her Yoga Teacher Training in May 2025 under the guidance of Rachel White at SPACE Yoga. She quickly fell in love with teaching, especially the creative process of designing thoughtful flows and curating playlists that enhance the experience of each class.

She values the opportunity to meet and connect with new people through yoga and believes the practice is a powerful way to feel more authentic, healthy, and happy.

Lyndi is deeply grateful for the opportunity to guide others in their practice and share the benefits of yoga with her community.

Yoga Teacher

monica g.

MG

200-hour RYT (2018), Specialized Endorsement in Teaching Yoga to Seniors (2021), Certified Functional Nutrition Counselor

Classes

Hot Vinyasa Flow

Monica has been practicing yoga for 20+ years and earned her 200-hour RYT in 2018, adding a specialized endorsement in Teaching Yoga to Seniors in 2021. She has guided over 2,000 classes (teaching at SPACE since 2018) and brings a deep, practiced belief that movement is part of rhythmic living — not a box to check, but a thread woven through a full life. She loves that yoga meets you where you are, offers more than one way in, and changes alongside the people who practice it — there is always somewhere to go.

Her Hot Vinyasa Flow classes are creative and challenging, built around longer sequences, funky transitions, opportunities for arm balances + inversions, and solid core work (yep, there's always, just one more little thing...). She carries a profound respect for her students, genuine reverence for the mutual trust built when people share a yoga room together, and immense gratitude for the opportunity to participate in a practice that offers unique exploration of how one's individual rhythm, connection, and breath moves with and through the surrounding ebbs and flows.

Off the mat, Monica is a mother of four, a wellness advocate, a Certified Functional Nutrition Counselor, and the maker behind good. granola — handmade, thoughtfully composed granola bars, which you may have already spotted at the studio.

Yoga Teacher

Morgan M.

MM

RYT 200 certified through SPACE School in 2025

Classes

Vinyasa / Meditation

Morgan has been practicing yoga since 2015, when she was first introduced to it by her soccer coach. She connected right away with the mind, body, and spirit aspects of yoga and is passionate about sharing that experience with others.

Her classes offer a well-rounded and challenging vinyasa practice with thoughtful themes, guided meditation, curated playlists, and energetic lighting that helps set the tone for the room.

Morgan aims to create a space where students can grow through breath, asana, and meditation, whether they are building toward a new pose or simply caring for themselves.

Yoga Teacher

Nicholas C.

NC

500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher, Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Personal Trainer

Nicholas has worked at the Norman Natural Grocers for almost a decade while studying and practicing different styles and forms of bodywork.

The aspects of yoga that appeal to him most are the spiritual and philosophical. While the practice on the mat helps him feel good in his body, the introspective work sustains him through life.

He brings that steady, reflective perspective into the room, offering a practice grounded in both embodiment and inner awareness.

Yoga Teacher

Renata K.

RK

Renata has been practicing yoga for nearly 15 years and has been part of the SPACE community since the beginning. Her classes are primarily vinyasa-based, though she also enjoys teaching more contemplative styles such as yin and restorative yoga.

A lifelong learner, Renata continues her training through Yoga Medicine and is committed to deepening her own practice to better support her students. She's excited to be part of the teaching staff and contribute to the SPACE community.