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Rachel Shaw
Rachel Shaw is a yoga teacher, sound healing practitioner, retreat facilitator, and the founder of Earth Yoga & Spa and the Joshua Tree Yoga Festival. She has been teaching yoga for 13 years and facilitating sound healing for 7 years, with two 200-hour Yoga Teacher Trainings in Raja Yoga and Hatha Vinyasa, along with extensive continuing education and advanced training hours in yoga, movement, sound, and wellness.
Teaching approximately 500 classes each year, Rachel’s work goes far beyond the studio. She leads immersive retreats locally and internationally, produces transformational wellness experiences, and creates intentional spaces centered around yoga, sound, music, healing, and community.
For Rachel, this work isn’t something she simply teaches. It’s how she lives. “My practice is my life, and my life is my practice.” Her sound baths are an extension of that philosophy, offering an intentional journey through vibration, stillness, deep rest, and connection back to self.
Simon Ballard
Simon Ballard is a guide in Movement, Meditation, Sound, and Ceremony.
A Facilitator and Co Facilitator in Workshops, Retreats, and Lectures across the globe, and works in Festival Production and Psilocybin Assisted Therapy.
His studies and influences include that of Tantrika, Shamanism, Paganism, Ayurveda, Vibrational Sound, Hypnosis, Intimate Communication, Indigenous Tribal Custom and Ritual, World Religion and Belief, Cultural Philosophy, Conscious Counseling, The Power of Myth and Folklore, and The Dao.
He currently resides in the High Desert of Joshua Tree, California.
Ashley Chavez
ASHLEY combines the wise sciences of Yoga and Ayurveda to deliver an approachable and authentic practice. Her detailed instruction guides her students on an inner journey to explore the breadth of yoga through their own hearts, minds and bodies. Ashley has been teaching yoga and serving her community as a nutrition wellness educator since 2016. Her down-to-earth approach to health welcomes anyone to return to a state of wholeness.
“The journey of becoming who we want to be is rooted in embracing who we are now.”
Leandra Rae
Leandra has been practicing yoga for 10+ years and recently completed her 200 hour yin yoga teacher training with Yin Yoga Therapy in Bali. She believes in the transformative power of slowing down and tuning into the body’s wisdom.
Leandra feels honored to guide others in the practice of yin yoga which has benefited her greatly throughout the years. She aims to cultivate a calm and supportive environment where practitioners are safe to explore a deeper connection with their bodies and minds.
Ashley Nunn
ASHLEY is a yoga & meditation instructor and masters level trauma-informed yoga therapist. She has worked extensively as a healing arts professional in clinical settings, hospitals and studios for almost two decades.
She is deeply honored to support clients and students in coming home to their hearts, stepping into their birthright, aligning with their deepest purpose and finding true peace and happiness in the present moment while living here on earth. In addiition to teaching, Ashley leads destination yoga and meditation retreats around the world.
Monica Feltz
Monica is a certified, trauma-informed Kundalini Yoga teacher with 20+ years of a dedicated yoga and movement practice. She is also trained in traditional Hot Yoga and certified in Hridaya Hatha Yoga and Pranic Healing.
Monica discovered her true passion for Kundalini Yoga at RA MA New York, where the powerful blend of kriyas, mantra, and breathwork became her daily practice for the past decade. Monica’s mission is to make Kundalini accessible to everyone. She weaves modern, trauma-informed cues into the practice, while honoring the deep roots of this ancient and sophisticated technology.
Her classes are an invitation to safely explore your inner world, connect with different dimensions of your being, and experience deep healing and joy.