Who I Am
I discovered yoga while in college.  I was at UCLA and looking for different ways to be active and stretch. I spent much of my time hunched over books, studying, and my back and shoulders started to pay the price. So I signed up for a yoga class. What I remember most about that first class was how good it made me feel. I felt strong and centered. I felt calm and relaxed.  Most importantly I felt open.  I continued my yoga practice, learning the alignment benefits of Iyengar yoga, whose focus on alignment keeps us safe in poses and while transitioning through them. I then found myself enjoying the flow (and sweat) of a Power Yoga class knowing the importance of balancing my alignment practice with the fun and playfulness from a Power Yoga class.

​PreNatal Yoga at the Berkeley YMCA

I am not currently teaching public classes. 

​PreNatal, PostNatal, and Vinyasa at Brooklyn Roots Academy

I am not currently sub classes at Brooklyn Roots Academy in Oakland. 
Day: Check website for class days and times

​​Find Whitney Through Yoga Alliance​ (click here) 

Whitney Rubin is a Registered Yoga Alliance Teacher and Prenatal Yoga Instructor (RYT200 & RYPT).

Whitney's Yoga Alliance Designations and Registry Marks

Experience

Styles Taught: *PreNatal *PostNatal *Pelvic Floor 
*Mindful Vinyasa   *Gentle Yoga for Seniors  *Restorative ​*Yoga for Cyclists  *Intro to Yoga 
 
Presidio YMCA Power Yoga: September, 2013 – January, 2014
Presidio YMCA Yoga Basics class
Berkeley YMCA Prenatal Yoga: February, 2014 to March, 2020
Berkeley YMCA: Intro to Yoga, Yoga for cyclists
Berkeley YMCA substitute teacher: February, 2014 to March, 2020 for Restorative Yoga, Gentle Yoga, Yoga Basics, and Level 2/3
Brooklyn Roots Academy Jack London Square: substitute teacher for PreNatal, PostNatal, and Vinyasa until March, 2020
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Education

YogaWorks 200 hour 7-month extended Teacher Training, graduated August 2012 David Kim and Olivia Barry (teacher trainers)
 
PreNatal Vinyasa Yoga 85-hour Teacher Training with Jennifer More, graduated April 2014

Leslie Howard Pelvic Floor Certification I have completed the 20 hour pelvic floor teacher training and the 10+ hour certification process with Leslie Howard

  • Functional Anatomy with Kiki Lovelace 8 hour workshops: 2016
  • Deeper Still part II for Pelvic Floor 5 hour workshop with Leslie Howard: January, 2016
  • Pelvic Floor 20 hour teacher training with Leslie Howard: August, 2015
  • Feminine Powers, Feminine Practice PreNatal Yoga 18-hour training with Brit Fohrman (Yoga Tree): January, 2014
  • PreNatal Vinyasa Yoga 5-hour workshop: January, 2014
  • Pelvic Floor 3-hour workshop with Leslie Howard: March 8, 2014
  • Yoga Retreat with Travis Elliot and Lauren Eckstrom: March, 2014