Morgan Osina
Morgan stumbled into hot yoga after half a lifetime of dance and quickly fell in love. She found that yoga filled the movement void in her life after dance and helped her gain a greater understanding of her body as well as correct her long standing alignment issues.
After two trainings and eight years of teaching locally in Richmond, Morgan took a break from yoga to reevaluate what was most important and what yoga meant to her. After a roller coaster of life events, she started practicing at Humble Haven and was quickly enthralled with the talent of each and every teacher. Hoping to hone her craft, she signed up for Humble Haven’s 2023 YTT. She is excited to begin this new chapter of her yoga journey.
Andrea Gruber
As an active person since childhood, Andrea found her first few yoga classes to be boring – just being honest here! ;) AND there was something that kept her coming back! The space of mental ease and physical release that yoga practice offered was certainly a benefit that kept her returning to asana, the physical practice of yoga. Eventually developing a steady practice in 2014 and relocating to Richmond in 2016, Andrea’s path led to Humble Haven’s 200-hr teacher training in 2017.
Cyn Nwarache
Cyn found yoga at the onset of the pandemic during a time when she was in dire need of healing, self-re-discovery, and community. She began her consistent yoga practice in 2020 and quickly fell in love with the practice, as it allowed for her to tap into and strengthen aspects of her life that were dormant. Yoga brought her a sense of holistic healing, community, physical and mental strength, deeper self-love, and self-awareness. Cyn was so in awe of the transformation that yoga sparked in her life and she wanted all communities to have access to this practice and the benefits that yoga can provide. In 2021 Cyn completed her 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training through Humble Haven. As a teacher and as a life-long learner, Cyn’s goal is to provide communities of color with equitable access to this practice, build community on and off of our mats, and empower individuals to unleash the power that lies within each and every one of us.
Marge Allen
Marge (she/her) is a self-described lover of movement (and) language. With a BFA in dance, a minor in Spanish, an Italian contemporary circus arts degree, and an E-RYT 500 YACEP Yoga Alliance credential, her studies, creations, teachings, and performances have blown her all across the globe. Marge began her teaching career by leading preschool ballet and other forms of dance when she was just 15, and has been guiding others into authentic movement ventures ever since. Flipping and twirling since the age of 3, her own technical history comes from a dynamic blend of artistic gymnastics, classical and contemporary dance, hand balance & dance acrobatics circus training, and over 1500+ hours of yoga education. She has had the honor of leading several 200-hour YTT programs and various specialized modules, and has since developed and offered a wide variety of workshops, continuing education, intensives, mentorships, and over a dozen retreats to fellow movers in her community.
After a few years away, Marge is thrilled to be back in Richmond and teaching in her home community. She is especially excited to be rejoining the Humble Haven family and reconnecting with familiar faces while welcoming new practitioners into the room.
When she’s not on her mat, upside down, or rolling around on the floor somewhere, she can likely be found completely horizontal at home — either watching TV with her dog or steeping deeply in a hot bubble bath. Practitioners in Marge’s hands can wholly expect a unique blend of movement, grace, passion, humor, and awakening to one’s own innate artistry. Learn more about her work at www.margarucia.com.
Julia Stewart
Every movement is a decision. Julia has brought this mantra from her BFA training at VCU into her yoga practice and teaching.
When her big brother brought her to her very first yoga class, Julia experienced her first “yoga high.” It came from the feeling of companionship and trust she felt in class. Her practice has stayed rooted in these values, and as a teacher she intends to hold space for her students to feel thoroughly supported by themselves and their fellow practitioners.
Julia completed her 200-hour teacher training with Humble Haven in early 2021, and she continues to learn from the incredible mentors at Humble Haven and around Richmond. She is guided by her deeply held belief that when we move with intention together on our mats, we become more intentional, connected members of our community off our mats.
Deirdre Saulet
De appreciates the balance yoga brings to her life and what it continually teaches her about her relationships with herself and with the world. De is excited to share her passion and curiosity with other students, hoping to encourage them to continue showing up and taking up space – on and off their mats.
Randi Weiss
Randi brings to Humble Haven over 18 years of teaching in a variety of settings, and 35 years of an evolving personal practice. Her offerings include studio groups classes, customized private sessions as well as both public and corporate events.
Jessie Genet
Jessie has been practicing yoga regularly since 2012 and has been teaching since 2018. Initially she practiced yoga for the physical benefits but quickly discovered how much more yoga had to offer. She was drawn to how the practice left her feeling challenged, grounded, focused and strong. She signed up for teacher training in 2018 with hopes to inspire others the way her teachers had inspired her. She aims to lead a well balanced class and leave her students feeling challenged, grounded, focused and strong. Jessie grew up in Richmond and recently moved back after 8 years in Nashville. RYT-500.
Jennie Ray Hart
Jennie Ray began her personal practice having suffered many injuries and more than a few non-elective surgeries. Her recovery was enhanced and knowledge of the true transformative power of yoga was instilled. She is one of three Tier Two 750 Hour Baptiste Certified Educators in Virginia. She has also received 200 hour Certifications from Studio Bamboo Institute of Yoga (Va. Beach, VA) and Humble Haven Yoga (Richmond, VA).
Camille Heller
As a teacher, Camille aims to help students create a balance of effort and ease, in both their bodies and minds, through the practice of moving past their physical comfort zones into a new place of discovery. Camille's teaching style is a combination of tough love, anatomy-nerd and spiritual TED talk, rolled into one, supported by a well-curated playlist.
Emely Taveras
Emely began her yoga journey in 2013, soon after moving to RVA. What started out as a once a week practice quickly became an every day practice once she found hot power yoga and Humble Haven Yoga. She came to yoga out of curiosity but soon noticed the profound changes happening not just on her mat but in her life as well. She finally took the plunge in 2019 and became a RYT-200 by completing her yoga teacher training at Humble Haven Yoga. One of the main take-ways from that experience was that there is always more to learn and space to grow. The beauty of yoga is being able to step on your mat and letting the practice guide you.
Rachel Berry
Rachel B. comes to Humble Haven with a teaching background in spin and HIIT classes. In 2021, Rachel jumped on our schedule teaching bootcamp and yoga build classes. She quickly fell in love with Journey into Power practice so much so that she completed her Level One Baptiste training in 2022, and at the end of 2022, she began working full time for Humble Haven as our Director of Operations. She sees herself as a forever student both as an instructor and in her everyday life. If you find yourself in one of Rachel's classes, she's going to make you work, but she's also going to make you giggle. Life is always going to come with its challenges and Rachel's solution is simple: just do more yoga. Keep showing up for the practice, and for yourself. Come drink the kool-aid, you won't regret it. Outside of Humble Haven, Rachel volunteers with Ring Dog Rescue, a non-profit organization and rescue group for Pit Bull-like dogs, where she helps them find their forever home. If you are ever looking to adopt, foster, or simply learn more about pit bulls, she's your girl.
Charles Bolling II
Charles Bolling II is a yoga teacher, community organizer, and yoga therapist in training based in Richmond, Virginia. Their teaching centers breath, movement, and meditation as tools for embodiment, nervous system regulation, and collective care.
Benjamin Raymond
Benjamin Raymond has worked at Humble Haven Yoga since December 2021. When he is not working at the front desk or doing the laundry, he watches sports on TV, plays basketball at the gym, and goes to Richmond Spiders basketball games. He enjoys doing the Candlelight Power yoga class on Thursday nights and Next Move Alumni Yoga classes. Before working at Humble Haven Yoga, Benjamin worked at the VCU gyms and was an intern at Saint Mary’s Hospital with Project SEARCH and an intern at the University of Richmond Weinstein Center with Next Move. He graduated from Glen Allen High School in 2019. What Benjamin likes most about working at Humble Haven Yoga is meeting people as they come in and getting his tasks done before his shift ends.
