San Diego Yoga Center

At SDYC, you get the best of both worlds! 🧘🏻‍♀️🧡💪🏾

Slight changes coming in JUNE! Check out our evening schedule changes for Vinyasa and Yin classes.

Wednesday and Friday schedule stays the same 🙏🏼

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EVENING SCHEDULE

Monday | 6:00pm | Vinyasa Flow with Andrew*
Tuesday | 5:15pm | Vinyasa Flow with Heidi
Tuesday | 6:30pm | Yin Yoga with Heidi*
Wednesday | 6:00pm | Vinyasa Flow with Andrew
Thursday | 6:00pm | Vin-Yin with Andrew*
Friday | 6:00pm | Yin Yoga with Sari

*change in class time

✨Meet Lesli✨

Lesli Lounsbury began her yoga journey 27 years ago while searching for something that offered both physical and mental benefits. As someone who has always loved staying active, she quickly fell in love with the practice and became a certified Bikram yoga instructor 25 years ago to share its impact with others. 🙏🏼

In 2003, Lesli earned the title of 1st International Yoga Champion, which gave her the opportunity to travel the world teaching, coaching, judging, and demonstrating yoga. Through decades of experience, she has inspired countless students with her strength, dedication, and passion for the practice. 🧘🏼‍♀️

Yoga has transformed Lesli’s life “in the best way possible,” helping her become “a better human being inside and out.” Her favorite posture is Standing Head to Knee because it continually challenges her mentally and physically. Outside the studio, she’s also a hairstylist and herbalist who loves helping people feel beautiful from the inside out. ♥️

At SDYC, Lesli has found what she calls “my safe playground,” a place where she feels surrounded by friends and community. Her warmth, experience, and love for yoga continue to inspire everyone. Be sure to check out her Posture Clinic on 5/31 from 2:00-4:00 pm!

Flexibility? You don’t need it here! 🤗

Yoga meets you AS YOU ARE right now 💚

Dispel the myth and get started 🧘🏽‍♂️

✨STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Mike ✨

“I’ve been practicing off and on since 2019. I travel half the year, so when I’m here in San Diego the hot yoga is my go-to for keeping my body limber and my back strong.”

Mike’s journey into yoga began after a serious back injury during his time in the Marine Corps. “I was a skydiver and sustained a compression fracture… The combination of the heat and the movements for 90 minutes created much relief. I’ve been addicted ever since.”

For Mike, yoga isn’t just a workout—it’s a constant evolution. “I have learned that yoga always provides a challenge; to better my flow every time. I feel on top of the world when finished.”

His practice supports everything from strength training to running, helping him stay active and energized. “It keeps me biologically young at the ripe age of 50.”

We’re so grateful to have your kind and fun energy in the SDYC community, Mike. 🧡

Join us for a Posture Clinic breaking down the bikram yoga series with long time instructor, practitioner, and yoga champ Lesli Lounsbury.
This will be an in depth clinic going through the 26 postures and 2 breathing exercises.
Following the posture clinic, there be a 90 Min class led by Lesli, to put into practice what was learned during the clinic. The class will be included in the price of the clinic.

Sign up online or at the front desk!

✨Get ready for National Pilates Day!!✨

Join Roxanne for Inferno Hot Pilates this Saturday, May 2nd at 11:00am to celebrate with us! 💪🏼🧡

Student Spotlight: Lisa Mckean ✨

Lisa is the affiliate owner of and coach at crossfit_caffeinated in Santee! 🏋🏻‍♀️♥️

She first came to yoga seeking balance. “I was looking for something to complement my traditional strength and cardio training,” she shares. “I felt I needed to add a gentle balance to the intense physicalness of my workouts.” What she found surprised her. “Little did I know how ‘hard’ yoga was… it was as hard as my workouts but in a completely different and amazing way.” 💪🏼

For Lisa, yoga has become a lifelong companion. “Just as I will always strength train, I will always practice yoga,” she says. “It connects with a side of me that makes me a better athlete, physically and mentally.” Beyond the physical, her practice offers something deeper. She shares, “It allows me to slow down the parts of my mind that want to speed up… and has taught me patience and acceptance in movements.” 🧘🏻‍♀️

Like many practitioners, Lisa continues to grow through challenges on the mat. “Not jumping ahead” is one she’s actively working on. “I often find myself anticipating what is to come… but when I do, I miss the nuances of each of the movements.” Her intention this year? “To be more purposeful in my practice and listen, then do, as the instructor guides us through each pose.” ✨

Through yoga, Lisa has embraced a powerful mindset shift: “To have acceptance and not expectation. Because each day, class, movement… is different each time I perform it.” This perspective keeps her grounded and present, both on and off the mat. 🙏🏻

A longtime member of the San Diego Yoga Center community, Lisa says what keeps her coming back is simple—“The instructors and the community… it is truly a wonderful place to be.” 🧡