Mark is a partner and yoga instructor at MOXIE. He has been instructing yoga in the San Francisco Bay Area since 2009. He completed his first training with Larry Schultz in July 2010. Mark has been influenced by many instructors teaching traditional Ashtanga Vinyasa and variations, including the Rocket and Isometric Monkey Yoga. Mark brings a physically challenging yet comedic and light-hearted approach to his classes. Originally from Pennsylvania, Mark studied Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State University. Outside of practicing and instructing yoga, Mark enjoys skateboarding, home-brewing beer, camping and still dabbles in web development.

David is a co-founder and partner at MOXIE yoga & fitness as well as a partner at Netimeas Restaurant Group. He is an active contributor to the local San Francisco area with several business ventures influencing the lifestyle, health and wellness of individuals in the community. His involvement includes being a Managing Partner of several restaurants: Flour + Water, Central Kitchen, Salumeria, and Trick Dog, that focus on creating atmospheres of spectacularly high standards while maintaining a sense of their humble beginnings. He is also an Executive Director of J.P. Morgan Securities, a Wealth Management division of J.P. Morgan. The arts and entertainment worlds are particularly important to David, primarily though his work as a partner in Noise Pop, which promotes music and culturally significant events, but also as a mixed media/collage artist, a producer of plays, and as an aspiring playwright (with his 1st play on stage in the summer of 2015). He is also a board member of two local non-profit arts organizations.

Marci Roesch is a belly dancer and costumer who has been practicing yoga and working at MOXIE since its inauguration. In 2010 Marci moved to San Francisco to continue her dance education. She immersed herself in the dance culture and aesthetic of west coast. Always enjoying the creative process of making her own costumes as well as costuming for numerous dancers including Zoe Jakes of Beats Antique. She is currently producing a line of headdress under her brand Turkish Drop. She is also the first student to participate in a mentorship and yoga teacher training at MOXIE to become a yoga instructor.

Lauren is the Retail Consultant and Music Director at MOXIE. She has a background in Retail Merchandising and Marketing with Adidas America. Lauren currently finished up a indie rock electronic music project called "Symbols of the West". Her involvement in the project was playing keyboard synthesizers, percussion, and vocals. You can find symbols of the west on Pandora, Spotify, and iTunes. Lauren has also been practicing yoga for 15 years and is now currently practicing AcroYoga.

Leia began practicing at Yoga to the People for several years in the Mission District and graduated from their 200 hour Vinyasa program in 2012. Led by her enthusiasm for the rich SF yoga community, she studied the 200 hour Yoga Works Method in 2013 with Erika Trice & Angie Norwood. Leia has been teaching with MOXIE since their original opening in 2013. She teaches Moxie Fundamental & All Levels Classes. Her Ashatanga inspired sequences are robust Vinyasa classes that emphasize marrying breath with movement, safe alignment, and graceful movement. They allow both the Beginner & Intermediate -Advanced student an overall-even physical practice. Leia views yoga as a practice that helps one to grow a strong physical awareness as well as calms & focuses the mind. She currently teaches under the guidance of Mark Rausa of Moxie and is in Stacie Overby's Mentorship program of YogaWorks

Julia is an instructor at MOXIE teaching the MOXIE Fundamentals and All levels classes. She began attending yoga classes at her neighborhood gym as a fresh college grad dismayed by the stress of the “real world.” The journey that followed led her to develop a non-traditional foundation of practice beginning in New York City and spanning to Israel, India, and her hometown of Austin, Texas, where she was certified once in 2009 and again in 2011. Now in San Francisco, Julia teaches a rigorous alignment-based flow with an emphasis on breath awareness. She also works as a writer and community builder.

As an avid athlete, Jas Merritts believes in using all forms of exercise to strengthen the mind, body and soul. In 1996, Jas discovered the healing effects of Pilates while pursing her Bachelor of Arts degree in Film Production in her hometown of Austin, Texas. She immediately recognized Pilates’ ability to transform and sculpt her body. Inspired by the results she was seeing in her own practice, she decided to become a certified Pilates instructor. Jas believes Pilates can transform any body from the inside out and it is her main goal to provide students with a fun but technically challenging class that will leave students feeling stronger, longer and more energized. In 2000, Jas was introduced to yoga while being treated for shin splints by her physical therapist. She was drawn to the flowing style of Vinyasa yoga not only for its physical benefits but also for the mental, emotional and spiritual liberation she felt after each class. Jas soon developed a steady practice to assist in the preparation and recovery from the intensity of her long runs. Pilates and Yoga prepares Jas to train extensively for marathons and triathlons. Jas strives to make each of her yoga classes a rhythmic, moving meditation allowing her students to develop flexibility and strength as well as allowing them to find greater self-awareness and acceptance. Jas believes that yoga affects all aspects of one’s life and that with continued practice you will be able to relieve physical tension, reduce mental anxiety and overcome emotional hurdles leading to true happiness within yourself.

Lauren’s classes are dynamic and challenging. She strives to create classes that offer something for every skill set. Expect to be led through asanas synchronized with breath during your practice, all the while being physically challenged and uplifted. Lauren is registered through Yoga Alliance and received her 200-hour RYT certification in Power Vinyasa Yoga in Washington, DC.

As a physical therapist, Elle understands the demands and impacts our busy lives have on the human body. Elle's yoga practice and teaching focuses on proper allignment, good breath control and correct posture. Elle has been practicing yoga for 10 years after leaving the ballet world. She received her doctorate in PT from the University of Maryland and her yoga teacher training at YogaWorks in San Francisco. She believes that every class should teach you something new about your body, while also helping your mind open to new possibilities.

Amy is a yoga instructor at MOXIE teaching power yoga classes. Amy’s love for Yoga began in 2008 when she walked into a Baptiste Affiliate Studio in Seattle, Washington. Ever since her first class, she was hooked. Using it primarily as a stress release from hectic work life, she found she wanted to do more than just go to class; she wanted to share it with people. Amy made her dream to teach yoga a reality this year, completing her RYT 200 in April through the Baptiste Institute, studying and training with Baron Baptiste, the creator of Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga. Amy loves sharing Yoga with others through challenging and intense, yet fun and playful classes, and aims to touch each and every student who walks in the door.