Heather Perry is a dedicated student and seasoned trauma informed yoga instructor, mindfulness meditation educator and mentor based in Ventura County, California. With over 15 years of professional background creating transformative experiences, Heather’s teachings blend the wisdom of Yoga philosophy with Buddhist mindfulness and meditation Dharma interpreted through the lens of Western psychology. She emphasizes an embodied, nurturing presence that fosters curiosity --guiding individuals to explore their inner lives with compassion, cultivate deep and authentic relationships with others, and to engage more meaningfully with the world around them.

Heather has been a lifelong teacher.  Her very first teaching job was in college teaching acting to school age children in the summers.  After graduating in 1998 from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a degree in Secondary English and Theatre Arts, Heather taught at the high school level for several years, yet a chronic childhood illness forced her leave her career.  This led Heather to seek healing beyond the Western sciences and she began to study Yoga and mindfulness and embarked on her journey to wellness. After her very first Yoga class with a particularly caring Mindful Yoga teacher in 2007, Heather began her Yoga and Mindfulness Meditation teaching career. 

Heather’s classes, courses and retreats are specifically designed for all levels of experience and directly influenced by many lineages of Yoga philosophy she continues to dedicate her studies to including Hatha, Tantric, Vinyasa, Iyengar, Yin Yoga traditions coupled with the Mindfulness teachings of Buddhist Dharma.  She holds a safe and supportive container for practice where students are encouraged to explore within the traditional shapes of the Yoga practice with mindful curiosity and discernment, to nourish connection to the wisdom of the body and the guidance of the heart.  Her offerings balance energetic movement and pranayama practices, meditation and somatic experiencing with introspective stillness and plenty of space to support participants in shaping the practice to meet their individual needs moment to moment.  

When Heather is not in the class room, on her mat or her cushion, she can be found sipping a cup of Earl Grey with a sweet treat, reading or puzzling by the fire, out hiking the hills or walking along the beach with her Vizsla Birdie and her husband Bryan while dreaming of the next trip out of the country ( and more sweet treats) .

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