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YOGA STUDIO IN HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA

“Man is by nature a social animal.”

Yoga Sociale was born from the idea of creating a space to allow participation in cultural and holistic wellness activities.

Yoga Sociale is a social space where yoga is used to increase our sense of self, sense of others, sense of connection and sense of community.

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YOGA HAYWARD CALIFORNIA

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YOGA STUDIO IN HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA

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Prudy Foran

Prudy has been practicing yoga for over a decade, first discovering it as a way to quiet her mind while building strength and resilience. What began as a home practice during the busy years of raising young children gradually evolved into a deeper journey when she found the peace, connection, and sense of community that come from practicing in a studio.

Inspired by the profound impact yoga had on her physical and mental well-being, Prudy completed her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training in 2024. She believes yoga offers an opportunity to cultivate strength, presence, and self-awareness both on and off the mat.

Her classes feature thoughtful, creative sequencing with a strong emphasis on alignment, helping students build strength, increase mobility, and improve flexibility while moving with intention. Whether you’re new to yoga or an experienced practitioner, Prudy strives to create a welcoming space where you can challenge yourself, quiet the mind, and leave feeling grounded, empowered, and renewed.

Laura Moir

Laura Moir (E-RYT 200 | YACEP) offers accessible, heart-centered classes designed to build strength, resilience, and a deep connection to your body. Specializing in Vinyasa, Yin, and Restorative practices, Laura brings over five years of teaching experience and sundry advanced trainings with renowned teachers, including Judith Lasater, Jason Crandell, and Jivana Herman. Her teaching seamlessly integrates alignment, somatics, and trauma-informed care, creating practices that are both grounding and transformative.

Laura’s classes are known for their unique blend of strength and softness, offering space for authentic connection and deep self-inquiry. Grounded in her own healing journey, Laura holds space with empathy, presence, and deep respect for every student’s individual path. Her students consistently describe her classes as powerful, inclusive, fun, and deeply nourishing.

Stacey Madamba

Stacey discovered yoga by accidentally wandering into a vinyasa class, thinking it was a coffee shop. That fortuitous wrong turn turned into a life-changing moment as she watched students flow in graceful unison before melting into savasana’s peaceful embrace. She returned the next day, and thirty years later, her practice is still going strong. Born and raised in the SF Bay Area, Stacey’s yoga journey has taken her through studios and spaces across the region, from local gyms to university halls where she deepened her practice through formal study. After putting down roots in the East Bay with her family of five, she felt called to share her passion for yoga with others. In 2023, she completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training (RYT 200) in an intimate setting under the masterful guidance of Amelia Andaleon at Spiritually Fit Yoga, focusing on Hatha and Yin practices. Drawn to continue her education, she completed another 200-hour certification in Power Yoga in Fall 2024, expanding her expertise under Amelia’s continued mentorship. When not on her mat, Stacey cherishes time with her family and finds parallel forms of mindfulness in reading fiction and poetry.
Dr. Alexander Brown, RYT500

 

My yoga journey began more than twenty years ago as a part of my training for swimming. The basics I learned in visualization mindfulness and restorative movement propelled me to earn a division one athletic scholarship. I started teaching yoga at the student recreation center while completing my bachelors degree in exercise physiology. I completed traditional yoga teacher training with Mark Whitwell who studied directly under Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharia and TKV Desikachar. I then traveled to Sampoorna Yoga in Goa, India where I completed 500 hour teacher training and four month yoga teaching internship. I taught at studios in San Diego and Reno and worked as a strength and conditioning coach for swimming and diving programs. I moved to the Bay Area in 2022 and completed my Doctorate at Life West Chiropractic College in Hayward. I am now a practicing Chiropractor here in Hayward. I love to teach the philosophical similarities between yoga and Chiropractic, both working towards the unification of mind and body.

Sheena Miraftabi
Sheena Miraftabi
Sheena Miraftabi is a 200 hr yoga certified teacher and mindfulness instructor. Yoga is her way of exploring the different energies in the body by playing with the elements of nature through various yoga poses and breathing exercises. For two years she taught mindfulness and Yoga to K-5 students at Oakland public schools before getting her Yoga certification.  A lover of Ayurveda (the ancient Indian system of healing), Sheena enjoys living in tune with nature, observing the seasons and finding the balance between “doing” and “being”. Her classes focus on building strength, stability and mobility while also inviting gentleness and compassionate self awareness as a way to connect with the body.
Iva Chu
Iva Chu

Iva was born and raised in Hong Kong. She is a certified E-RYT500 & YACEP yoga teacher. She has been teaching yoga for more than ten years in Hong Kong and the USA. She also has completed a 500-hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training, Prenatal Yoga, and Chair yoga. She is also a Mat-Pilates Instructor, Certified Exercise Physiologist, Certified flexibility Coach, and Certified Sound Healer.

Additionally, she has academic qualifications in Kinesiology, therapeutic option (B.S), focusing on human movement, injury prevention, and biomechanics. Her love for learning also led her to study how to apply science into yoga and continue to remain open to being a student of life.

As a cancer survivor, she began to look inside this wonderful container—her body—and to see it from the inside out. She found out that combined the acupressure with yoga practice can help her by alleviating various symptoms and side effects commonly experienced after cancer treatment, such as pain, nausea, fatigue, hot flashes, anxiety, insomnia, and peripheral neuropathy, effectively improving her overall quality of life by managing these issues without relying solely on medication; acupressure does this by stimulating specific points on the body to balance energy flow according to Traditional Chinese Medicine principles.

She continues to study an Advance Yin Yoga Teacher Training Diploma with Jo Phee and an Acupressure Mastery Program, focusing on acupressure, meridian, five element theory, and the powerful Ancient Healing Energy System because she wants to apply that knowledge into her practice and also imply in her teaching.

Her goal is to serve anyone who has any physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual concerns that prevent them from living their best life.
Rae Ann Ianniello
Rae Ann Ianniello

As a Type-A personality, I was always being told to relax. After surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from my intestine, my doctor told me to slow down or update my will. Someone suggested a yoga class, and off I went (crossing another item off my to-do list). In my first class, I could barely do the most basic poses. The instructor suggested that I take up another activity. “I don’t think yoga is for you,” she said. Now determined, I vowed to find a more compassionate yoga instructor—and soon, I did!

After practicing yoga for several years, I grew stronger, more mindful, and a lot calmer. Yoga taught me to use my breath—on and off the mat. My compassionate instructor suggested that I become a yoga instructor. So, I did!

In 2016, I completed 200 hours of yoga teacher training in Vinyasa style. Since then I have been teaching at various studios and fitness centers and earning more certifications in Yin, Pilates, high intensity interval training (HIIT), cycling, and aqua fitness.

Today, I can move my body in ways that I never thought possible. With deep gratitude, I share my love for yoga with my students. Please join me on the mat and learn what yoga can do for you.

Raktim Mahanta
Raktim Mahanta

Raktim, a former cabin crew member who gracefully swapped her wings for a yoga mat. Hailing from India, she embarked on a new chapter in her life by relocating to California in 2023. With an enduring passion for fitness, Raktim‘s odyssey with yoga commenced at a tender age and quickly intertwined with the fabric of her existence. Her expertise encompasses the realms of Hatha and Vinyasa Flow yoga, both of which she imparts with a harmonious blend of poise and vigor. As she graces the studio with her presence, her captivating smile beams, a beacon of serenity while her energy flows seamlessly, expertly guiding students through poses with an aura of composed strength.

Carly Columbres
Carly Columbres

Carly Columbres is an E-RYT500 and comes to us with over a decade of experience teaching students of all backgrounds and all levels of practice. Her classes are filled with enthusiasm and passion for the practice of yoga.

She is confident in her ability to modify each and every pose in order to make vinyasa yoga accessible to all. Her hands-on assists are both skillful and compassionate- she believes that with a desire to practice, yoga can indeed be for anyone!

Travis Gibson
Travis Gibson

Travis Gibson is a certified instructor and teaches Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin and Restorative Yoga.  His background is probably different than most instructors.  He was born in Talladega, Alabama, USA. His mother was a teacher, and father a Methodist minister. He attended California State University, Sacramento and received a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice.  After graduation, He worked as a Juvenile Hall Counselor, then was hired by the BART Police Department.  He retired as a Police Commander after 30 years in 2009.

Travis initially started practicing yoga to help relieve sciatic back pain and eventually joined a local yoga studio.  In 2018, He attended Yoga Teacher Training and received his 200 hours RYT Yoga teaching certificate and began teaching. This new lifestyle has been a game changer. He  continues to take ongoing continuing education training classes to expand his knowledge,  improve his practice, learn additional skills to become more aware of his own mind and body so he can pass this knowledge to his students.

Travis Gibson: RYT#307076

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