Isabella Gutfreund (ERYT-500, YACEP, RYS 200) is a seasoned, intuitive, and deeply devoted yoga teacher with nearly two decades of teaching experience. Her philosophy is that everyone can tap into their potentiality to experience a variety of yoga asanas. Isabella's teaching is grounded, precise, and compassionate, marked by skillful hands-on adjustments and a sincere reverence for yoga’s transformative power. You can find her teaching at Heart N Soul Yoga Studio, currently located in Fairfax, VA -- near George Mason University.

Rooted in Kundalini and shaped by Ashtanga Yoga, Isabella’s approach is disciplined yet devotional, blending individualized yoga experience with spiritual depth. Her 20+ years of teaching experience, along with her studies with renowned teachers—David Swenson, John Scott, David Kyle (Rocket Yoga), David Kiel, Tim Miller, Peg Mulqueen, Jen René, Saraswati & Sharmila Jois, and the late R. Sharath Jois—along with ongoing Sanskrit and Vedic chanting with Shantala Sriramiah, inform Isabella's clear, lineage-based teaching.

Additionally, Isabella has led Ashtanga + Spiritual retreats to India and the North Coast of the Dominican Republic. She continues to deepen her personal practice with daily meditation & asana practice, offering students an authentic, tradition-honoring, and heart-centered experience of the yoga journey.