Naima Merella

Naima (they/them) loves teaching yoga that helps people deepen their connection to their bodies through both strengthening and release. Their classes encourage people to connect with their bodies in a gentle and loving way, while also getting curious about growing their comfort zones. Using the theme of right effort to understand when muscles need to be activated and when they need to be released. Naima is passionate about teaching yoga in an accessible way, offering modifications that acknowledge that all of our bodies have different needs. Naima teaches in a trauma-informed way acknowledging that it can be difficult to be in our bodies. The yoga practice can be a chance to check in with our bodies, meet them where they are today and listen to what it is that they are trying to communicate with us, using that as feedback to better understand how we can care for ourselves. Naima is passionate about supporting BIQTPOC communities in particular and acknowledges the ways that systems of oppression affect our health and our ability to care for ourselves.