Fostering community through practice, wellbeing, and exploration
About Caro
Hi, I’m Caro (she/they)! I’m a SF Bay Area-based yoga teacher, sustainability strategist, and positive impact leader. I’m committed to fostering connections and collaborations that cultivate growth for the greater good. I believe the healing power of loving kindness has endless applications and enjoy learning and growing alongside my students and teachers. I love leading retreats, teaching yoga, training yoga teachers, hiking, running, cooking, climbing, singing, biking, swimming, skiing, and dancing.
I took my first hot power vinyasa class in elementary school and have been teaching since 2017. I’ve taught at studios around the country and in private courses around the globe. I’ve completed multiple formal yoga teacher trainings and have a rigorous daily self-practice of āsana, meditation, breathwork, philosophy, and inquiry. I consult regularly with experts across fields to inform intelligent trauma-informed practices, anatomy-based alignment teachings, and diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and justice. I’m an extrovert who loves to go within and am always seeking new opportunities to connect and grow through community.
Credentials:
RYT-500, ERYT-200, YACEP
Lightyear Leadership Levels I, II, & Power & Wholeness
B.A., Columbia University
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For Teachers, Students, and Adventurers
Class and Event Schedule
Yoga Teacher Trainings
We offer 200- and 300-hour Yoga Teacher Training programs in both immersion and hybrid formats. Graduates of our programs emerge ready to lead powerful vinyasa yoga classes and meditation for students of all levels in a variety of settings. While many of our graduates end up teaching in studios, many others bring their skills into other settings, teaching in schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, community spaces, and other areas. All are welcome who are committed to learning and to creating a safe space for growth.
Yoga & Exploration Retreats
We love exploration, discovery, and hospitality. Our yoga & exploration retreats are structured intentionally to leave travelers feeling connected, inspired, and rejuvenated. Every trip is unique. We put thought and care into selecting our destinations, accommodations, and activities so you don’t have to. The trips we plan would be nothing without our communities. We use an application process to identify opportunities to deepen connections between folks with similar goals, interests, and values.
Our retreats are designed in alignment with sustainable hospitality best practices. We do what we can to take responsibility for our impact. We prioritize eco-friendly accommodations, low-to-zero-waste activities, and connection with and contribution to local communities. The investment for every retreat includes carbon offsets to mitigate the impact of our explorer’s travels.
For Studio Owners & Retreat Centers
Workshops
We provide workshops on a variety of topics for current yoga teachers and students. All workshops can be taught at a variety of levels. Some of our workshop offerings include:
Trauma-informed practices for yoga teachers
Cultivating a meditation practice
Creative vinyasa sequencing
Inversions, arm balances, and handstands
Back bending for a healthy spine
Team Development
The practice of yoga is an ever-evolving practice that necessitates continuing education. We partner with studios looking to uplevel their classes by providing curated team development programming.
All teachers who complete Cliff team development are eligible for Continuing Education credit on Yoga Alliance.
Host a Training
Bringing in an outside team to lead Yoga Teacher Training at your studio creates a container for your students. We work with you to develop a schedule and format that will bring new energy to the studio while creating a safe space for students to learn and grow in their teaching. Host a 200-hour YTT and welcome new students to your studio, or host a 300-hour YTT and give your team the opportunity to take their teaching to the next level.
Guiding values
Yoga
Wellbeing
Sustainability
Movement
Connection
Loving Kindness
Joy
Discovery
Diversity
Presence
Practice
Our vision
At the heart of our vision lies a humble approach to yoga that transcends tradition, blending ancient wisdom with modern insights in alignment with our core values. We envision a world where the practice of yoga is available and accessible to all beings. We are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of the physical, mental, and spiritual practice in a way that integrates trauma-informed care, cultural humility, diversity, queer-affirming philosophy, sustainability, and compassion.
We are dedicated to fostering a community where wellness evolves with creativity and purpose. We are passionate about cultivating relationships and training teachers who change the world. We are committed to learning from one another, welcoming feedback, and approaching all things with fierce loving kindness.