Shelley Massa Gooch began her study of yoga in 1995 with Natanaga Zhander (Shandor Remete) the founder of Shadow Yoga. One particular moment was pivotal; she felt the shift. Zhander began to speak about gratitude and the presence of God in yoga. From that moment, she knew yoga offered her a path to the Divine. Shelley continues to attend annual trainings with Zhander since their first meeting in 1995.

“I still remember the deep sense of peace and serenity I felt during my early years of yoga. These were new feelings and ones my teachers helped me find within myself through the practice and through their examples of living.”

In 1997, Shelley completed her Teacher's Training at the Yoga Centre of San Luis Obispo. Her decision to teach came from a desire to share what had been shared with her and to provide a space for students who were seeking their own path to peace. During her classes, Shelley strives to create a safe, supportive and challenging environment for her students to learn and explore what yoga means to them; to communicate those ahh-haas that make the difference between just going through the motions or feeling the feelings that yoga can unearth deep inside.

Shelley teaches Hatha Yoga and is a registered teacher with the Yoga Alliance. Her classes are influenced by Shadow Yoga and most recently her studies of Yin Yoga. Yoga has provided her with a deepened sense of balance, focus, grace, serenity, and gratitude and this is her wish for her students; not only during their time together on the mat, but for them to carry into all the areas of their life.

Shelley offers several public classes: Beginners, All Levels, Yoga Gently, Intro to Yoga and Yin Yoga. She also teaches workshops and retreats. Shelley is available for private individual classes and private group classes.