Our intention
We are here to help you build your physical skills, challenge you along the way, and achieve a greater sense of presence. Our classes are built for all levels, from beginner to advanced, and will guide you to a greater state of health, well-being, and connection. Each class will allow you to increase your body awareness, flexibility, and strength all while decreasing stress and providing a platform for personal growth. Everyone is unique, and your experience will be too. We recommend that you try all of our styles to experience the breadth of our offerings. Importantly, we are here to help guide you. As we too were once in your shoes, both as a brand new student and an avid practitioner, we are here to guide you during your yoga and fitness journey. Most importantly, we know you can do this! See you on the mat.
OUR CLASSES
Yoloha Power & Hot Power
A fun, mixed-level vinyasa flow linking mind, body and breath with many modifications offered to amp up your practice. Class begins and ends nice and slow with a crescendo of heat-building poses in between. Whether you’re looking for a workout or to get your mind right after a long day, this class is for you. Hot power heated to 85-90 degrees.
Radiate and Meditate
This is an open level class that gives students the opportunity to explore body, breath, and mind. The class will have elements of both invigoration and relaxation; designed to leave practitioners feeling in tune and complete.
Align and Flow
Breath, foundation, alignment: this all levels class will start with grounding postures and build into a controlled warrior flow. Throughout class, cues will be given consistently to encourage your body into YOUR “perfect” form. Although this class will never be the same, as we think it is important to challenge the body in new ways, it will have repeated elements and foundational postures. If you are a beginner, this is a great class to try out and if you are an experienced practitioner, we guarantee we will find a way to challenge you.
Vin to Yin
The term “yoga” means to join, to form a union, to yolk, or to balance. All yoga is yoga and all of us need all of it. This class incorporates a little bit of everything. Vin to Yin starts with around 30-45 minutes of a yang style vinyasa flow to work all of the muscle groups, incorporate breath work, and warm the body. The remainder of the class is imposed of a yin, deep stretch, and restorative series that will get into those rigid areas of the body, and focus on the more meditative, cooling, and still side of the Asana practice. This challenging, opening, and energizing class is a well rounded way to begin your day.
Yin
This deeply meditative class targets the connective tissues of the body. Longer held poses offer deep relaxation and release of physical tension, especially in the hips and low back. Yin is a wonderful practice to balance out your busy life and is a great compliment to our more vigorous yoga classes. All levels are welcomed.
Surf Conditioning
A class geared towards surfers and those looking to improve their cardiovascular conditioning through functional training. Class will begin with 15 minutes of yoga that would be ideal before heading out in the water, then a 30 minute HIIT class for all levels, (think body weight, battle ropes, free weights and indo boards) closing with 15 minutes of yin yoga perfect for after a solid surf sesh…cross training for the water if flat! Wear sneakers and bring water!
Yoloha Burn
Think muscle not momentum. This slow power flow will challenge your mind and body, while allowing you adequate time to breathe and feel into the pose. We will work towards peak poses, while building heat with muscular endurance exercises. You will leave feeling empowered and ready to take on the day!
Buti Yoga
If booty dancing and yoga had a love child; Buti yoga would be the end result. Get ready to blow off the stress of the day, shake your booty and raise your heart rate in this high intensity, core-focused, aerobic dance work out. Buti Yoga is a dynamic musically driven physical practice fused with primal movement, HIIT cardio, tribal dance and deep (DEEP!) core engagement.
Buti yoga is a WONDERFUL complementary practice to vinyasa, weight lifting, and yin practices; it’s great for new moms who are wanting to rebuild strength in their lower bellies and pelvic floors, too!
Most importantly, it’s a safe environment to connect with your feminine nature (Shakti energy) with other beautiful, powerful people! Get ready to shake it, and let those pony tails fly— bring a friend and make it a yoga date!
OUR TEACHERS

Kate Counts
200hr RYT
With a college degree in education, Kate spent half a decade of her early adult life teaching Fourth Grade. During this time, Kate’s journey with yoga began as her time on the mat became a go-to for stress release – a way to regroup and truly focus on herself. After 5 years of teaching, she moved on to become a mom to three wonderful children, using yoga during each pregnancy as a way to witness the miracle of life growing within.
Years later, Kate started teaching fitness classes and training at a local gym. Yoga continued to be a major part of her life – now as a way not only to relieve stress, but as a way to sooth sore and tired muscles.
This is when Kate decided to pursue her 200hr RYT through Gaea Yoga Center in Mt. Pleasant in 2013. Through the last couple of years Kate has gained an appreciation for anatomy and the function of yoga, mainly focusing on skeletal variation, which makes us all so unique in our own bodies!

Julie Luisi
200hr RYT
Julie was dragged to her first yoga class on the beach with her well-intended mother at the tender age of 13 and let’s just say that she wasn’t sold. Flash forward 10 years or so and Julie found a way back to her mat through hot power yoga. Despite her initial resistance, thinking yoga was just a bunch of stretching, she soon learned that it was so much more. Julie quickly fell in love with the physicality that this practice offers and, through getting on her mat more and more, experienced the transformational power that comes with moving intentionally in your own body. Yoga became the saving grace in Julie’s life. The breath, the movement, the community, it has healed her in so many ways, both physically and mentally. In 2018, she decided the greatest gift would be to share this practice with those around her and Julie became a 200 hour RYT through Charleston Power Yoga.

Christine Lentz
200hr RYT
Yoga is my anchor.
When the world is spinning around me or the waves are rough, I can come back to my mat and reconnect to the moment, to my body, to my breath and eventually find a sense of gratitude and connection. Everything else seems to fade into the background. Yoga, and all it’s wisdom allows me to remember who I am at my core, to come back to the present moment and to let go of all the “shoulds”.
Originally from Ohio, I moved to Charleston 5 years ago and absolutely love it! I have been a yoga student since 2005, and am still learning! Traveling the world with my love, cherishing a good glass of red wine, and taking a walk on the beach, are some of my favorite things.
I received my 200 hr from Gaea Yoga Center & am currently pursuing my 300 hr training from Asheville Yoga Center. My favorite styles to teach and practice include a slow power vinyasa (Hot Yoloha Burn here at the studio!) and Yin Yoga.

SARAH JONES
200 HR RYT
Sarah first stepped onto her mat in 2006 during finals week at the College of Charleston. What started as a heavy, anything-but-flexible method for dealing with stress and anxiety, soon became a graceful, go-with-the-flow way of life – especially after she was introduced to the styles of Baron Baptiste. Ten years later, Sarah received her training at Charleston Power Yoga. Now, with Baptiste Power Vinyasa at her foundation, Sarah enjoys instilling the benefits of yoga and mindfulness to students of all levels and can be found doing just that right here on James Island.

Katherine Johnson
200hr ryt
Kat began practicing yoga when she was 13 as a way to spend more time with her mother. But she fell in love with power yoga during her college years as a way to deal with stress and challenge herself physically. She completed her yoga teacher training at Charleston Power Yoga in 2015 after spending a few years there as an assistant. She is a firm believer in the personal power of this practice and that each yogi can create an experience that fits their unique body and self. Kat tailors her classes to offer variations and modifications so that her students can confidently choose their own journey on their mats.

Katie Beaver
200hr RYT
Katie first practiced yoga in high school when it was recommended by her tennis coach as a way to stretch and prevent injury. At the College of Charleston, while studying for her degree in Sociology, yoga remained present in her life mostly on a physical basis. But after graduating, as she started exploring life as an “adult”, she felt her yoga practice transform into something more than just a movement routine. Yoga became a way for her to find deep connection and a sense of calm within. While practicing around town at many studios she soon realized she wanted to dive deeper into her yogi path. She trusted her gut and enrolled in the 200-hour certification through the Gaea Yoga School that she completed in 2017.
Everyone has different reasons for coming to the mat and Katie enjoys guiding students of all ages and levels into their own unique experience. Katie hopes her students leave her class feeling accomplished and enlivened, both in the mind and body.

Hillary Sabbato
200hr RYT
Hillary attended her first yoga class in her living room, wearing a dance costume, following a VHS with her mother.She has come back to the practice several times throughout her life, and has always found the mat to be a refuge as well as a place of challenge and joy.Dancing since age 4, movement has always been a large part of Hillary’s life.After becoming a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, she felt there was additional work to be done and has since earned her RYT 200 hr, trained in Thai Yoga Technique, Yin Yoga, and become Reiki Level I certified.Sharing and practicing yoga has become an outlet for her creativity and a channel for providing healing to her community.She learns something from every class she teaches and truly loves being a witness to the power of the practice in all its forms. When not teaching or practicing yoga, you can find her working with clients, spending time with her love & two precious pups, or floating in the ocean.

Ally Hopper
200hr RYT
Yoga entered my life in big ways when i moved to Charleston, SC in 2014. I had no idea that yoga was going to be affect me so deeply. I had no idea that while i was falling in love with yoga, i was learning how to fall in love with myself. I became certified in 2018 and knew quickly that this was my purpose. It didn’t take much for me to say goodbye to my corporate marketing job and hello to a new path that maybe wasn’t completely clear in that very moment (anyone else out there tend to make big life decisions rather quickly?!), but it sure felt right so down this path I continued to go – finding ease in the unknown and excitement in what’s to come.
Fast forward to now, and here we are. I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to train under jason crandell, janet stone, and carol morrissey, among others that i look up to as mentors. Through my teaching, I aim to create space to connect with yourself on a deep level – physically, emotionally, and mentally. A space to move, feel, and breathe into your truest and strongest form. A space to explore how yoga can change your life – on and off the mat. I am so happy you are here and can’t wait to share my yoga with you.

JENNY BROWN
200hr RYT
Jenny is the founder and main instructor at Shaka Surf School on Folly Beach.She’s an all-star surfer and a local legend.In addition to being an incredibly reassuring and encouraging force in the water, she’s been teaching yoga and pranayama for 20+ years.She routinely leads surf and yoga retreats in the Caribbean and Central America. You can catch her classes here at Yoloha and on the beach both independent of and in conjunction with surf sessions.She knows that the ocean and the earth as a whole are constantly reminding us how to fall back into rhythm, and she shares those messages beautifully.

ASHLEY ANNE
500HR RYT
AshleyAnne is a 500hr RYT, she received her 200 hr YTT from the Kripalu Yoga Center in 2012, and continued her studies finishing her 300 hr YTT from the Passion Yoga School in 2017. Her classes follow the Akhanda Yoga lineage, a traditional Indian style asana practice focusing on the energetic body. She holds space for her students to explore their primal human nature. Her classes advocate yogis to dive beyond the physical experience and connect internally with pranayama and meditation. She creates a sacred space for the community of students too feel silly, vulnerable, playful and whole. AshleyAnne specializes in stand up paddle board yoga, and prenatal yoga (85 hr YTT) Both classes offer the opportunity for her to fulfill her dharma (purpose) to empower and connect women to the nature and beauty surrounding them and within them.

Jennifer Mitchell
500HR E-RYT, 950+HR C-IAYT
I am a believer of holistic, mindful and intentional living. Whether this be a physical practice or supplement for the body, therapy for the mind or clean choices of foods and wines, it all plays a role. My journey began as a personal one, self seeking, traveling and delving into practices that fed my soul. Yoga, water therapies, authentic connections, being with family and friends and simply being human are a few of those means. I have a background in mental health, years of yoga and therapy trainings and of course my hardest and most humbling endeavor yet, being a mom. I am on staff with Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, volunteer for numerous organizations and coordinate community events. I am always in the midst of transition to finding my best self. It is there where I show up most authentically and have presence in all I do, so I strive to have compassion both for myself and others, always. In essence, I am simply BEING.
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