Misty Ortiz-Hermsen

Certified Yoga Instructor (E-RYT 200, RYT 500)

My yoga practice began at age 19 with a book that caught my eye while browsing at a local thrift store ~ "The Sivananada Companion to Yoga" composed by the Sivananda Yoga Center. I found this book at a truly pivotal point in my life, the practice of asanas & the sense of self control & mental peace I gained from them were genuinely life changing.

I stepped into my first official yoga studio a little over a year later. I was pregnant with my first child and had decided it was best to continue my practice in a prenatal yoga class with a certified teacher. I was hooked!! I embarked on my first teacher training in 2004 through the Chicago based school of Kriya yoga and became a certified Hatha yoga instructor.

Fueled by my love for the practice of yoga and raising my own four young children, I expanded upon my education through studying with Shakta Khalsa in 2010. Then becoming a Certified Radiant Child Yoga instructor through the Kundalini practice of yoga. After these previous two teachings I was inspired to seek out another teacher training that would take my own personal practice and instruction as a professional to the next level of discipline, focus, dedication and knowledge of alignment in all practices.

In 2011, I was one of 397 students to enroll in and graduate to became a certified Bikram yoga instructor through the 9 week Los Angeles teacher training from september 18th through November 19th. have furthered my education and understanding of the practice itself through posture clinics and workshops with senior teachers such as Emmy Cleaves, Rajashree Choudhury, Jim Kallet and USA Yoga champions Esak Garcic and Joseph Encinia.

Now over 24 years of experience, three teacher trainings and numerous posture clinics plus worshops with accredited and advanced senior teachers.