Jocela Mae will make you laugh and feel welcome in all the ways. People flock to her classes because she is brilliant at customizing each class, and even each pose, to fit everyone's individual needs. She is a skilled professional and if she doesn't change your life with her poetry and insight, certainly the use of the rope wall will. If that isn't enough, Solace her well trained love dog will improve the quality of your life with savasana snuggles.

Though a lifetime practitioner of yoga, she does not make her bed everyday. She began her formal Yoga education training in 2010 with the brilliant Amy Cooper in her hometown of Mt. Shasta, CA. She continues to study with teachers such as Laurel Beversdorf to increase her knowledge of body mechanics and explorative practices. She happily works directly with Brehan Crawford, LAc. (her husband) to facilitate wellness from all angles.

For almost thirty years, I've been rolling out my mat to practice, and for 15 of those years, I've had the pleasure of teaching yoga and wellbeing at McMinnville High School and local studios.

My study has been guided by Sarahjoy Marsh at Daya Yoga in Portland, Oregon, whose background in yogic philosophy, physiology, and interpersonal neurobiology has shaped my practice and teaching. So far, five decades on the planet have taught me to approach each day with a sense of curiosity, hope, and humor. 

When I lead a class, I aim for the kind of session I would like to experience myself -- part quiet, part compassionate awareness, part release of what needs to go, part replenishment of internal resources, part celebration of strength and steadiness.  So...a kind of yoga buffet where everyone leaves feeling nourished, satisfied, and a little more equipped for  whatever ups, downs, and in-betweens life rolls our way once we step off the mat.