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Bhakti Yoga DC
Bhakti Yoga DC empowers individuals with conscious lifestyle practices that transform mind, body, and heart. We offer healing yoga, mantra, meditation, kirtan, and philosophy within an authentic spiritual community that nurtures holistic growth and deep connection.
https://www.bhaktiyogadc.com/
Washington, DC
“Yoga is not merely the union of body and mind, but the awakening of the heart, where every breath, every posture, and every thought becomes an offering of love and presence.”
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Bhakti Vinyasa Flow integrates asana, pranayama, mantra, and yogic philosophy into a flowing, heart-centered practice. Drawing from Viniyoga, Ashtanga, and Prana Vinyasa lineages, it emphasizes Bhakti teachings and mantra to foster balance, awareness, and spiritual connection.
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Leadership & Management
Gopi Kinnicutt
Founder/Owner Bhakti Yoga DC. Bhakti-infused yoga teacher who has developed her own unique teaching style. She organically creates and designs dynamic fluid yoga sequences, infused with deep spirituality.
Washington, DC, US
Hama Makino
Hama's classes powerfully connect you with your breath, body, and mind through movement, increasing awareness of how these elements influence your moods and overall well-being.
Washington, DC, US
Faculty
Gopi Kinnicutt
Founder/Owner Bhakti Yoga DC. Bhakti-infused yoga teacher who has developed her own unique teaching style. She organically creates and designs dynamic fluid yoga sequences, infused with deep spirituality.
Washington, DC, US
Ethan Starkey
Ethan teaches yoga as a fusion of spiritual depth and physical foundation, blending mantra, chanting, elemental flows, and poetic guidance. Welcoming to beginners, his classes at BYDC and N Street Village offer grounding, empowerment, and genuine connection.
Washington, DC, US
Kirsten Ahern
Kirsten Ahern is an ERYT, Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist, Marma Therapist and Corporate Wellbeing Consultant. She teaches through the lens of Ayurveda, offering Elemental Flow classes with a focus on energetic alignment, creative sequencing, pranayama, and spiritual integration.
Washington, DC, US
Hama Makino
Hama's classes powerfully connect you with your breath, body, and mind through movement, increasing awareness of how these elements influence your moods and overall well-being.
Washington, DC, US
Graduates
Hama Makino
Hama's classes powerfully connect you with your breath, body, and mind through movement, increasing awareness of how these elements influence your moods and overall well-being.
Washington, DC, US
Meera Shaw
Energetic and explorative, Meera combines lyrical vinyasa flows with strength training, seeking to unite consciousness of breath, mind-muscle connection, confidence to try new things, and infectious joy.
Houston, TX, US
Jason Millhouse
Washington, DC, US
Shelley Cazares