San Diego, CA
Foundations & Alignment Instructor
RYT-500, ERYT-200 · Pediatric yoga specialist · 10 years teaching
“Alignment is not one shape for every body. My job is not to hand you a posture — it is to help you find the version of that posture that works for the body you actually have.”
Lena is a physical therapist who came to yoga through her work with runners and post-surgical patients. That background makes her the person our students ask for when a body is not cooperating. Her teaching is precise, unhurried and relentlessly practical.
She wrote our Hatha Foundations curriculum and leads the beginner teacher-training track. Lena also runs the free community clinic series at the San Diego studio for students over 60.
Lena teaches the Tuesday beginner clinic and the foundations track of our teacher training. Expect specific anatomy, no mystical language, and plenty of modifications.
60-Day Dynamic Flow Immersion
Build a steady, breath-led vinyasa practice that you can actually keep on a busy week. Amara Reed breaks the 60-day journey into daily 20–40 minute sessions that layer sun-salutation variations, arm-balance progressions, and restorative cooldown work.
Taught by Amara Reed
8-Week Alignment & Fundamentals
The clearest on-ramp into yoga. Lena Ortiz teaches the classical postures with unhurried alignment breakdowns, plain-language anatomy and a weekly progression that makes the mat feel manageable from day one.
Taught by Amara Reed
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