Juliette, co-owner of Silverlake Yoga, is a Yoga Alliance certified teacher who has been teaching yoga for over 30 years. During her first pregnancy, she discovered that there were very few yoga studios offering prenatal and postnatal yoga classes, so she decided to immerse herself in the discipline, studying with Rocky Graham at Yoga Works, Elizabeth Noble who founded the Womans’ Health Section of the American Physical Therapist’s Association, as well as the Naropa Institute in Colorado which offered their very first Prenatal Teacher Training Program in 1994.

After her first child, Juliette began teaching prenatal yoga classes at Silverlake Yoga, eventually offering a 7 day intensive pre and post natal training for other teachers, one of the first trainings’ to be certified by Yoga Alliance. She also became a DONA certified Birth and Postpartum Doula, attending over 200 births between 1997 and 2018.

It was during her time as a doula that she became interested in helping women with postpartum depression and anxiety. She returned to school and received a Master’s Degree in Social Work from USC with a concentration in Maternal Mental Health.

Juliette is passionate about demystifying the bad rap mothers often feel for not being perfect and feels that the best resource for new moms struggling with mental health issues is community with other mothers.

E-RPYT, RPYT, E-RYT 200 & 500, Owner of Silverlake Yoga, DONA/DASC (birth doula)

Cassie is honored to be a part of the Silverlake Yoga community. She received her Prenatal certification through this very training in 2012. This began her deep dive into reproductive health and advocacy. She became a full spectrum doula and childbirth educator and has since supported 200 births. Cassie leads bi-monthly walking group supporting folks as they transition into parenthood. She is passionate about educating people about their health care choices so they are empowered to advocate for themselves. She is known for teaching with heart and humor.

Full Spectrum Doula, Childbirth Educator, E-RYT 200, RPYT

Vera is a prenatal/postpartum yoga teacher and postpartum doula. She believes that prenatal yoga is a beautiful way for women to connect with their deepest nature—to find the freedom to dance and move through the unique, ever-changing experience of being a woman and a mother.

In her prenatal classes, Vera focuses on addressing both physical and mental health challenges during pregnancy, labor, and recovery. She encourages women to explore and trust their bodies while balancing strength-building with relaxation.

Vera graduated from the DTI Full Spectrum Doula program, and focuses her doula work primarily on postpartum recovery. She completed Silverlake Yoga’s Prenatal Teacher Training in 2015 while pregnant with her first child, which gave her a firsthand experience of the physical, mental, and emotional benefits yoga brings to expecting mothers.

Vera has a professional background in linguistics, journalism, and harm reduction, all of which contribute to her inclusive, unpretentious, and welcoming approach.

She has completed Strala Yoga’s 200-Hour Ready-to-Lead training and Strala’s Intensive for Teachers program in New York City, where she taught before moving to Los Angeles.

Postpartum Doula DTI, E-RYT 200, RPYT

After many years of personal practice, Emily was trained first as a yogi through a Yoga & Ayurveda program with Dancing Shiva Yoga & Ayurveda in 2011. Shortly thereafter, she was more formally trained to teach the practice at YogaWorks. She taught a variety of class styles including hatha yoga, restorative, vinyasa flow and eventually found her niche in prenatal yoga. She has since completed her 500 E-RYT (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher) and her P-RYT (Prenatal Registered Yoga Teacher), meanwhile becoming a certified birth and postpartum doula through DONA in 2014.

Emily completed her P-RYT through Silverlake Yoga in 2013 and hasn't looked back. She spent many years as a very active birth and postpartum doula alongside her prenatal yoga teaching schedule in Los Angeles. In 2019 Emily gave birth to her first child at home before relocating to Phoenix, AZ. In 2021, her second son arrived. With two littles at home her primary focus shifted to teaching childbirth education classes as a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator or private prenatal yoga instruction. Emily's unique background and extensive experience is also passed along through her role as prenatal yoga teacher trainer.

E-RYT 300 & 500, E-RPYT, L(amaze)CCE