Vinyasa Teachers

EDGAR NAVARRO

Edgar Navarro is the Director of Miami Life Center, a dedicated Ashtanga practitioner and teacher whose path has been shaped by years of study under some of the most respected names in modern yoga.

A direct student of Paramaguru Sharath Jois, Edgar’s teaching is rooted in the traditional Ashtanga method as it continues to be transmitted from Mysore, India. He has also studied extensively under Tim Feldmann and Kino MacGregor, whose mentorship helped refine both his personal practice and his approach to sharing the method with others.

With a deep commitment to the breath as the bridge between body and mind, Edgar has studied Pranayama for many years under the guidance of Mark Linksman—a long-time student of Tim Miller. This subtle yet powerful practice informs much of his teaching, offering students tools to deepen awareness, balance the nervous system, and access inner stillness.

Complementing his strong foundation in Ashtanga, Edgar is also trained in Yin Yoga under Jo Phee, a senior student of Paul Grilley. His Yin classes offer a meditative counterpoint to the dynamic structure of Ashtanga, inviting students into deep release and introspection through long-held, supported postures.Whether teaching Mysore, led classes, pranayama, or Yin, Edgar's approach is attentive, grounded, and inspired by the living tradition of yoga. He holds space for students to move inward, refine their awareness, and cultivate a steady, sustainable practice,on and off the mat.

SHANNON SOLLARS

Shannon Sollars-White is a movement artist and educator whose search for truth consciousness and bliss is discovered through Ashtanga yoga. 

Sollars-White first experienced the Ashtanga Primary series with Kino MacGregor in 2022, a moment that initiated what she immediately knew would be a lifelong journey of this practice. Her earliest yogic experiences were practicing tantric meditations and vinyasa with Tara Glazier, which awakened Sollars-White’s onto a path of self-realization. She remains committed to being a student, maintaining a traditional daily Mysore practice, and accruing nearly 1,000 hours of yoga teacher training in Vinyasa Krama, Ashtanga, Tantra, yin, restorative, yoga therapeutics, and aerial yoga. 

Sollars-White’s movement journey started with classical and contemporary dance from a young age. She is an alumna of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in contemporary dance. She trained in aerial hoop and contortion with coaches in New York and Montreal and created an acrobatic dance act that she performed in various cities throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Whether demonstrating on Omstars or teaching classes at Miami Life Center, Sollars-White remains rooted in svadyaya, or self study. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor of General Studies at the University of Miami with concentrations in sports medicine and religious studies. 

HENNER ESPINOZA

A native South Floridian, Henner has spent decades refining his movement practice through yoga, strength training, calisthenics, and self-myofascial release. His approach blends yoga tradition with a high-performance mindset shaped by a former corporate career in New York City.

Henner completed his 200-hour teacher training at Mukta Yoga in 2019 and went on to teach in Mexico City and Madrid before returning to the United States. In 2024 he completed the Ashtanga Practitioner Intensive at Miami Life Center and studied during a Mysore season with R. Sharath Jois.

Once again based in South Florida, Henner is a yoga teacher and NASM Certified Personal Trainer who helps students build strength, mobility, and resilience—developing strong, resilient bodies and steady minds through an integrated approach to yoga, breathwork, and strength training.

FATIMA DEHDARI

A doctor of pharmacy and certified yoga teacher with over 400 hours advanced training. She completed my 300-hour Power Yoga certification under Akshar Yoga in india and my 100-hour Rocket Yoga training with David Kyle at Miami Life Center.

Fatima’s journey combines the precision of science and the depth of yoga. Through Rocket yoga, she loves guiding students to challenge their limits, build strength, and find freedom through discipline and mindful movement.

TEQUAN JOHNSON

TéQuan Johnson is a seasoned yoga practitioner and certified instructor, devoted to the transformative power of movement. With 7 years of dedicated practice and 2 years of teaching experience, TéQuan is a 500-hour certified yoga teacher, proficient not only in yoga but also certified in Pilates. Specializing in a robust style of vinyasa, TéQuan infuses classes with a dynamic and invigorating energy, empowering students to embrace challenge and triumph through every session.

Passionate about instilling a raw and authentic element into each class, TéQuan's teaching philosophy centers on fostering perseverance and growth within the practice. Believing in the importance of constant evolution, TéQuan is driven to explore diverse movement methodologies, striving to evolve as a well-rounded movement athlete and educator.

Beyond the yoga mat, TéQuan is a multifaceted individual, engaging in content creation, photography, videography, and vlogging. Embracing a love for exploration, TéQuan thrives on travel adventures, culinary exploration, and immersing in various cultures. Excited about sharing the practice of yoga and fostering community, TéQuan looks forward to guiding and connecting with practitioners, aiming to inspire transformation and unity through the practice.

JAMAAL L. STARKS

Jamaal L. Starks, affectionately known as Porcelain, is a unique Miami native whose journey has seamlessly intertwined personal passion with professional advocacy. His introduction to yoga began in 2006, sparked by an exploration of transcendental meditation while navigating a successful corporate career in the aviation industry. 

In the wake of the global climate shift in 2020, Jamaal made a pivotal decision to step away from the corporate world to pursue his authentic interests. Through a deepened commitment to yoga, he discovered a sense of community and purpose at the Miami Life Center, where he played a vital role in establishing The Queer Yoga Club. This experience not only enriched his practice but also allowed him to engage with yoga in various forms.

In 2024, Jamaal completed the Ashtanga Practitioner Intensive, earning his teacher's certification and enhancing his skills in yoga. Today, he is well-versed in tarot, energy work, and sound healing, which he integrates into his holistic approach to wellness.

Beyond personal practice, Jamaal is a passionate advocate for the wellness and rights of the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities. He actively contributes to this mission by serving on three community boards, including as President of the Miami Chapter of Impulse Group Miami—one of the largest LGBTQ social groups. Additionally, he holds the position of Director at The Legacy Builders Consultant Group Inc., and serves on the Board of the Men of Color Health for ViiV Healthcare. His commitment to advocacy extends to media, where he anchors Queer News Tonight for Happening Out TV Network.

Jamaal's journey reflects a harmonious blend of personal growth, community engagement, and unwavering support for marginalized voices, making him a cherished figure in the Miami wellness and LGBTQ+ communities.

In his teachings, Jamaal emphasizes the practice of embodiment through the avenue of sensuality. He encourages listeners to tune into their bodies, using breath to access pleasure and release blockages, ultimately guiding them on a grounded path to wellness. With an unwavering commitment to fostering inclusivity and healing, Jamaal champions the rights and well-being of diverse communities, making a lasting impact in the realms of wellness and social justice.

SUSY CASTILLO

Susy Castillo, LMT | Certified Yin Yoga Instructor

With 20 years of hands-on experience, Susy Castillo brings a deep, grounded presence to every session. Her work lives at the intersection of body, breath, and the body’s innate wisdom — rooted in the belief that true healing begins when we learn to ease into stillness rather than push through it.

Susy holds a rich toolbox of massage modalities, including neuromuscular therapy, lymphatic drainage, Thai stretch, Sarga bodywork, prenatal massage, sports massage, myofascial release, and deep tissue work. Rather than applying a one-size-fits-all approach, she listens to what each body is asking for and responds with intention and skill.

Her Yin Yoga practice mirrors this same philosophy — slow, deliberate, and deeply therapeutic. Through easeful breathing and mindful tissue loading, Susy guides her clients toward something most of us rarely experience: a genuinely regulated nervous system. A body that knows how to reset.

She has a particular love for working with developing athletes, busy parents, and seasoned competitors — people who give a lot of themselves and deserve support that meets them where they are.

Whether you’re recovering, training, growing, or simply trying to breathe again, Susy offers a space where your body can finally do what it already knows how to do — heal.

KARINA CATELLANI

Karina Catellani is a 600+ hour Yoga Alliance–certified teacher with advanced training in Vinyasa (Singapore), Hatha (USA), Yoga Therapy (Thailand), Trauma-Informed Yoga (Costa Rica), and Rocket Inspired Yoga (USA). Originally from Argentina, she spent almost a decade teaching across India, Sri Lanka, China, and the many countries where she deepened her studies. Her international path shaped a teaching style rooted in cultural richness, grounded wisdom, and a joyful sense of presence.

Karina’s classes blend intelligent sequencing, mindful breathwork, and functional movement to create an immersive vinyasa experience that feels both intuitive and transformative. Her specialty lies in crafting creative flows that integrate pranayama and somatic techniques to help students with mobility, emotional release, and improved overall strength. Known for her warm energy and playful yet intentional approach, she offers a space that feels supportive, expansive, and genuinely human, where each student can reconnect with their natural rhythm.

She currently teaches at Miami Life Center, State of Yoga, and Wild Thing Miami, and offers private sessions for companies and individuals looking to deepen their practice and elevate their overall well-being. Beyond the studio, Karina has developed wellness programs for global companies including Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp), Bank of America, bringing holistic well-being into high-performance environments.

Karina also founded Treelance Yoga, a Latina-owned wellness brand offering apparel and tools for mindful living. Inspired by her years of practice around the world, Treelance embodies connection and the continual pursuit of balance.

YADIRA CAPAZ

Yadira “Yaya” Capáz is a teaching artist, holistic wellness facilitator, and immersive experience designer devoted to helping people reconnect with themselves, each other, and the living world. Rooted in an ecofeminist approach to healing, her work weaves together wellness, art, nature, and community to cultivate resilience, joy, and belonging.


With over a decade of experience facilitating retreats, workshops, festivals, and transformational gatherings across the Americas with universities, museums, and foundations, Yaya creates experiences that are both grounding and expansive. Her teaching blends yoga, breathwork, sound healing, myofascial release, meditation, authentic relating, and earth-based wisdom traditions to support nervous system regulation, emotional release, and spiritual embodiment. Students are drawn to her warm, playful, and intentional presence, where softness and connection become pathways to personal growth and purpose.


After a quarter life crisis in 2020 while working with high-brow art museums, Yaya took a leap from her head into her heart, and it led her to become a RYT 200-hour certified teacher in Hatha Yoga and Qi Gong trained at Pachamama Ecovillage in Costa Rica with Australian duo Adya and Velan of One Movement. She found her path in regenerative living through ecovillage communities that led her to study Permaculture Design with Sarah Wu and Ryan Rising at the Heartland Collective, Clinical Herbalism with Holistic Living School, and Creative Arts Therapy with Mieke Van Der Hayden. Eventually she rooted herself in the community at Miami Life Center in 2023 to grow. She pursued advanced certifications in Yin Yoga and Chinese Medicine with Jo Phee, Trauma-Informed Yoga with Yoga 4 Change, Myofascial Release with Erin Weisman, Reiki Level 1 with Luz Duque, Sound Healing with Najini Healing, and Forest Bathing with Hugh of Forest Healing. She is a lifelong learner always curious to keep developing her offerings with a widening circle of friends around the world.


Deeply shaped by her Afro-Cuban spiritual roots and years in Indigenous Mayan Red Road traditions, Yaya approaches wellness as a practice of remembering our interconnectedness. Originally trained in Urban Planning at Barnard College of Columbia University in NYC, and Contemporary Art at ICA Miami, Yaya weaves creative placemaking, regenerative design, and holistic wellness into community-centered cultural experiences that foster regeneration through collective care.


At Miami Life Center, she facilitates her weekly Yin Yoga & Sound Bath class, monthly Full Moon Sound Cocoons and New Moon Yoga Socials, quarterly Women’s Circles, and annual Yin in Nature Community Clean-Ups designed to nourish deep rest, recharge creativity, and catalyze collective flourishing. Learn more about how to grow along with her at yadiracapaz.com.