SOY YOGA TEACHERS
Teachers at State of Yoga (SOY) bring strong and diverse depth of knowledge to the classes we offer. Our diverse backgrounds allow students to experience the common ground of yoga with insights from complementary perspectives.
Sandrine Kamhi
Sandrine's journey to yoga began in Geneva in 2002, when she was working as a children’s rights consultant for an NGO to improve education and children’s rights. She immediately fell in love with yoga, and before she knew it, yoga became her life.
After years of practicing and studying consistently various styles of yoga, she began on her path as a teacher in 2009, in Istanbul, where she used to live. Since then, she has been completed several trainings in Vinyasa, Anusara, Ashtanga yoga, and naturally Jivamukti yoga to serve her students the best.
In her years of practice as a teacher, she is recognized for her warm presence, positive energy, attitude, and spirit; and she has been teaching classes internationally, organizing workshops and retreats, mentorship programs, yoga teaching teacher training, and now extremely blessed to have found State of Yoga in March 2018.
Sandrine's classes, playful and uplifting, create a supportive foundation for students to feel balanced, energized, and confident on and off the mat. She aims to nourish and empower students at every level of practice.
Vinyasa flow and Monday at 6:30pm ET, Tuesday,Thursday and Saturday at 10:00am ET; Wednesday 6:30pm ET and Sunday 10am ET for Jivamukti open class.
Zarid Urbina
Zarid has been practicing yoga for over a decade. He completed his 500-hour yoga teacher certification in 2015 through Skanda Yoga Studio in Miami, Florida as well as a certification in Vedic Thai Yoga in 2014. His teaching skills have taken him to Colorado, South Florida, Colombia and even India. His passion and love for the practice continues to transform his life and can be seen through his student-focused teaching in group classes and private lessons. Zarid constantly challenges the body and mind as he pushes each student to reach their maximum potential every class. He enjoys backbends and inversions but most of all, he loves individually helping students reach personal goals and overcome physical and emotional pain. Recently featured on Telemundo, Zarid teaches a variety of classes including Pre-Natal, Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Restorative, and ultimately seeks to share his passion of yoga with as many people as possible.
Meet Zarid on Tuesday & Thursday 6:30pm, Vinyasa open
Radha
Radha-Krishna Lila (Cristiane Silva) E-RYT 500 first learned Yoga in Brazil where she encountered the teachings of Bhakti Yoga. At the time Radha was a professional dancer and teacher who danced in Brazil and toured internationally as a lead dancer throughout Japan, Korea and the USA. In Brazil she learned about the devotional aspects of yoga and the physical practice but it was not until she moved to the United States that she became more involved in the many different forms of yoga. Dance led her to move to Miami, FL where she danced for three different dance companies. She studied and trained Hatha Yoga at Prana Yoga in Miami where she received her 200 hour teachers certification.
In 2009 she encountered the renowned master yogi Sri Dharma Mittra with whom she decided to learn from and eventually received her advanced 500 hour teachers’ certification at the Dharma Yoga Center in NY. Radha is now teaching at several yoga studios and locations in South Florida and leads retreats and trainings with her partner Benjamin Smielowitz. Radha and Benjamin are also musicians and singers and have produced three yoga, meditation and relaxation albums together.
Meet Radha on Friday10am and Sunday 12pm, Vinyasa open,
Marta Jordan
Marta is an ontological life coach, yogini and mother of two wonderful girls. Born and raised in
Spain with an educational background including a BD in law and international professional
experiences in human resources and private banking in Ireland, Spain and US.
A new path in her life brought her certifications in ontological life coach, Reiki, Yoga and
Astrology. She is passionate about supporting people shine in their own unique ways through
their journeys with her knowledge and tools.
She started practicing yoga in 2004 and she deepened her practice taking her 200h certification
in Vinyasa and Yin Yoga with Fred Busch in Miami in 2015. Her classes provide a sense of
awareness, healing and balance the body and the mind. Marta believes in the need to take care
of your mind, body and soul to find the balance we want in our lives.
Join Marta on Monday & Sat 12pm, Vinyasa open
Eben Oroz
Eben has a Master's Degree in clinical psychology and has been teaching yoga, meditation, and breathwork for over a decade. After teaching yoga in LA for 4 years, Eben traveled and led global retreats for 4 more. He's been running ultra-marathons, hiking and camping in foreign mountain systems, practicing yoga in India, and harnessing the power of ritual in South America to enrich his understanding of state of mind, physical tenacity, and the human spirit. Now, he's focused on teaching to a community of like-minded peers and enjoying his new home and chapter in Miami.
Meet Eben on Tu & Thu 12pm, Vinyasa open
Maile Gamez
Maile first connected with the practice of yoga in 2001 when she walked into the Jivamukti Yoga studio on Lafayette Street in New York. In 2005 she began a regular Ashtanga Yoga practice under the guidance and direction of her teacher Gretchen Suarez. Maile has studied with many senior teachers and has completed several teacher training courses, including a 200-hour teacher training intensive with Tim Miller, a 200-hour teacher training program at Ahana Yoga, and a Yoga for Trauma teacher training course with María Macaya, founder and president of Fundación Rādika.
Maile is passionate about making the practice accessible to all students and sharing the knowledge and ancient wisdom passed down from her teachers and informed by her daily practice with as many people as she can. Her classes blend knowledge and humor with an emphasis on conscious movement, breath and alignment. Off the mat, she is a communications and creative marketing consultant.
Join Maile every Sundays 9am for Ashtanga Remix
Ashley Boice
In 2004, Ashley found yoga in her home city of Chicago and it has been a non-negotiable lifeline ever since. After many years of developing her practice, Ashley decided it was time to take her relationship with yoga to the next level. In 2018, she attended her first 200hr YTT in Miami, Florida and shortly after began teaching yoga full-time. Along her journey she has crossed path with many Jivamukti Yoga instructors finding the lineage deeply intreguing. In 2022, she finally took the leap into 300hr Jivamukti Teacher Training. Ashley is known for her high energy, power flow yoga classes, as well as her supportive and grounding yin yoga classes.
Meet Ashley onWed 10am, Vimyasa open
Belu Bergman
Belu is a Contemporary Circus Artist from Argentina. Her practice is focused on contortion and handstand. Furthermore, she is a dancer and a yoga practitioner. To maintain her demanding physical activity, much of her training is based on strength training. Movement and the eternal journey of developing body awareness is the priority of her daily life. Not only a performer but also a Flexibility and Handstand coach, she is happy to share tools so you can work to find balance in your hands!
Meet Belu on Friday 12pm, Flexibility class and on Sat 9am, Handstand Technique
Frankie Bonilla
Frankie has a soulful nature and is very dedicated to his practice.The whole essence of the yoga practice is extremely essential and integrated in his daily activities and overall way of life. He is passionate, committed, and has an ongoing education in yoga and healing. In his practice and teachings, he implements and reinforces the importance of mindfulness, posture, breathing, as well as keeping the harmony between the mind, body, and spirit. He incorporates his background in fitness and bodywork into the flow and transitioning of the asanas in his classes. He encourages students to detach from the past, future, and to live fully in the present moment, allowing themselves to restore peace, health, and balance in their life.
His Acro Yoga classes focus on fundamentals, technique, building strength, personal connection and FUN!
Meet Frankie on Sun 11:30am, Acro yoga for All
Alexis Gulliver
After nearly 15 years of teaching and practicing yoga abroad, I’m back in the US to teach and connect with the Miami Wellness Community. My background in various styles of yoga, focus on finding the right, creative flow, tailored to meet each student where they are in their individual practice. After leading multiple Teacher Trainings, conducting workshops and classes all around Europe, I have witnessed the positive impact yoga has has on people’s lives. I love reminding students to access their bodies in new and enjoyable ways. My passion is for helping students thrive in their daily lives, both on and off the mat. My approach is to do this in a lively, thought-provoking way that keeps you inspired. I believe yoga should enrich all the different facets of your lifestyle and I’m honored to be your guide on this amazing journey.
Meet Alexis on Mondays 10am ET, Vinyasa open
Benjamin Smielowitz
Benjamin's upbringing in a tight-knit Jewish community in New York instilled him with a curiosity for spirituality which eventually led him to search for more purpose and meaning in life. In his 20s, he began studying meditation and he found himself in the studio of Sri Dharma Mittra at The Dharma Yoga Center in NYC. There he became a certified 200 hour yoga instructor in 2003 and in 2007 certified at the 500 hour level. In 2009 Benjamin moved to Miami to find more sunshine and to leave the big city of New York behind, where he now teaches yoga full time, and leads workshops, retreats, trainings and kirtan with his beloved partner Radha Krishna Lila.
Camilla Olguin
Camilla is a 200 - Hour Registered Yoga Teacher and has been practicing yoga for 4+ years. She graduated from The Inspired Life Teacher Training in 2019 that ended in Guatemala.
In her classes she focuses on connecting to each and every pose through powerful assists and authentic expression. Camilla's focus on Yin yoga demonstrates how the breath is one of the most important tools in this practice. You will leave her class feeling fully restored and grounded.
Megan Eastman
Megan has been teaching yoga for 15 years and has 10 years experience of leading Yoga Teacher Trainings. Her dynamic and holistic style of teaching comes from a multitude of certifications including therapeutic/restorative yoga, Pilates, meditation and Breathwork.
By merging these accreditations with a passion for community and connection, she's developed a multidimensional approach to support her students on their path toward a balanced life and peaceful way of being.