Belinda Chen

  You might notice that Belinda always wears a ring on her right hand, a ring with the words "courage", "strength", and "wisdom" inscribed on the band. It's a reminder of what she's learned in her yoga practice and what she's still learning every time she unrolls her mat. After her mother died when Belinda was 6 years old and later her father when she was 16, Belinda felt a little disconnected to the world. In the years that followed, it was only on the mat during her yoga practice that she felt any peace. Belinda has been practicing yoga for over 10 years and completed a teacher training with Erich Schiffmann at Exhale Center for Sacred Movement in Venice, CA in 2006. She is grateful to her friends and teachers including Bryan Kest, Ally Hamilton, Leah Kim, Mike Stokes, and Joan Moran.

Belinda received her Master's in Public Health from UCLA and her BA from UC Berkeley. She is thrilled to teach yoga to others as a tool to strengthen and heal the body and open the mind. Her yoga classes are challenging, but open to all levels.