WEEKLY STUDIO TEACHERS
Cat Ramer RYT 200- Owner
Kaycie Hall - Founder & E-RYT 500
I have been teaching yoga since 2012, and it has taken me on a deep inner journey of sharing my passions and stepping into my sense of purpose. Yoga is so much more to me than a yoga posture or an exercise - I strive to share the mindfulness aspects of this practice and connect my students with themselves on a deeper and more conscious level.
Aside from yoga, I love all things fun. I spend my time training jiu jitsu, rock climbing, hiking, camping, and anything else that involves me having a good time.
Sharon Taporco - RYT 200
Sharon is a seasoned yoga instructor with over a decade of experience and a strong foundation in both Vinyasa and Ashtanga yoga. She completed her 200-hour training with YogaWorks in San Francisco in 2010, and later journeyed to Rishikesh, India to deepen her practice with a 200-hour Ashtanga training at Tattva Yoga in 2016. Along the way she’s also explored Butti Yoga and hands-on assisting - both as a student and teacher. Sharon teaches a wide range of styles, from dynamic heated Vinyasa to deeply grounding Yin, and everything in between. Currently wrapping up her Physical Therapy Assistant program, she brings a thoughtful, anatomy-informed approach to every class. Expect mindful sequencing, functional movement and the occasional reminder that your hips hold feelings too!
Taylor Huff (aka Tayoga)- RYT 200
My love for yoga began in 2015 after I sustained a knee injury that required surgery. Shortly after my recovery, yoga seemed like the perfect form of exercise. It was! My yoga practice started out merely as a way to stay in shape and has gradually evolved into something so much more. It is beneficial not only to my physical well-being but also my mental well-being, especially now that I am the mother of 3 boys. I became a Registered Yoga Teacher in 2018 and have been teaching at Elevate ever since. I love this studio. It feels like home. A home where I get to share my love and creativity for yoga and music. If you ever see Tayoga (my brand) on the teaching schedule, I hope you come on by. I bet I can make you smile! Namas(tay).
Emi Puzo - RYT 200
I am an RYT 200 and have been teaching yoga since 2015 when I discovered it through a college club taught in Arizona. I have taught both chair and mat yoga classes online and in person. My love for yoga stems from the way it allows me to be fully present with myself and the moment. I strive to make my classes accessible to anyone who wants to attend. My classes are a playful mix of challenge and rejuvenation. I can’t wait to share and grow with this community.
Stephanie Zamora - RYT 200
Hi, I’m Stephanie Zamora — a yoga teacher with 5 years of experience guiding students through Vinyasa, Yin, and Hatha yoga. My classes blend strength, stillness, and mindful movement to support all levels of practice. For the past 3 years, I’ve also been facilitating sound baths, creating deeply grounding and restorative experiences through sound and vibration.
Niccol Bauer - RYT 200
Niccol brings a mindful approach to movement, breath, and alignment. Her teaching style is accessible, encouraging, and rooted in the philosophy that yoga is for every body.
Russell Irwin- RYT 200
Carol McKay
I have been practicing mediation for over 10 years and am a certified Mindfulness Meditation Facilitator. Meditation is the tool that helps us become more mindful. It’s been shown to help people manage stress, improve focus and concentration, and increase self-awareness. Mindful Meditation is very accessible for most people. I am passionate about sharing the benefit of meditation with others and helping them to find presence and calmness in their lives.
Felicia Spencer-Lewis
Felicia Spencer-Lewis is a certified yoga and healing arts practitioner with a passion for guiding others into deep rest, balance, and inner awakening. She holds an 800-hour diploma from the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts in Tempe, Arizona, and specializes in yoga nidra, therapeutic yoga, and breathwork.While living in Sedona, she founded Blissfull Balance Yoga, where she began offering Awakening Healing Tours—unique experiences that combined yoga, meditation, and energy work in Sedona’s sacred vortex sites. These journeys allowed her to deepen her connection to ancient healing techniques and the subtle energies of the land.Now based in Modesto, Felicia brings this rich experience to Elevate Community Yoga, offering classes that invite students to slow down, release, and reconnect to the wisdom within. Her teaching weaves together the science of the breath, the power of presence, and the restorative magic of stillness.
More of Our Teacher Family
Samantha Wiesner - E-RYT 200, BSW
In 2013, I launched my yoga-teaching career while in Costa Rica studying Vinyasa Flow with Jennifer Yarro, Frog Lotus Yoga.. After suffering a spinal injury in 2015, I embraced a restorative practice. The healing effects of a slow practice and massage inspired my training in Therapeutic yoga at the Integral Institute of San Francisco with Cheri Clampett. In 2017, I made my first pilgrimage to Mysore, India where I studied Ashtanga Yoga and received my certification in Thai Yoga Massage.
Today, both traditional Ashtanga and Restorative Yoga influence my teaching. Exploring the balance between effort and ease has been incredibly transformative in my body, mind, and spiritual practice. In addition to anatomically lead movement, my classes offer a blend of guided meditation, breath work, and hands-on touch. I invite you to show up to your mat, just as you are.
Angel Villagomez RYT 200
I have been teaching at Elevate Community Yoga for the past four years and have been practicing for much longer dabbling in a wide range of styles from yin to vinyasa, including a blend of the two in yinyasa. I’m always eager for new experiences to better my own practice and teaching and love to incorporate the beats that resonate with me the most from other instructors’ flows to create a unique, eclectic flow of my own.
