About Heather Powell

Heather Powell, the founder of Feather Yoga Studio, was introduced to yoga at Prana Yoga Studio in Miami, FL in 2001.

Living in Miami, Heather’s yoga practices helped her stay balanced while juggling a career with demanding international travel, an evening MBA program, marathons, and triathlons.

Upon completion of her MBA, she was hired at Cisco Systems. Her Cisco career took her to North Carolina, and then to Newport Beach, CA. Listening to her dharma, she left Cisco Systems as a Global Account Manager to purse her passion for yoga and teaching.

Heather completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training at YogaWorks in Southern California in 2007 and relocated back to Yakima, WA after 17 years away.

In December 2009, Heather Powell earned her Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT) title with over 1000 hours of teaching.

She is a fully insured and Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance. Heather is committed to her self-study and daily yoga practice along with attending regular workshops with Kofi Busia and other senior teachers.

Yoga Training
2009 - 2010

KOFIA BUSIA TEACHER TRAINING
110-hour Yoga Teachers' Training
with Kofi Busia
Santa Cruz, CA
August 2009
& February 2010
SLEEPING LADY RETREAT
3-day Anusara retreat with Denise Benitez
Leavenworth, WA
June 2009
BREITENBUSH HOT SPRINGS
5-day Mindfulness Meditation retreat with Robert Beatty
Detroit, OR
June 2009
SEATTLE YOGA ARTS
2-day Anusara Intensive with John Friend
Seattle, WA
February 2009
TAJ YOGA
2-day Hip & Lower Back Workshop with Judith Hanson Lasater
Seattle, WA
January 2009

2008

MIAMI LIFE CENTER
15-day MySore/Ashtanga Practice with Tim Feldmann & Kino MacGregor
Miami, FL
December 2008
SEATTLE YOGA ARTS
2-day Anusara Intensive with Noah Maze
Seattle, WA
November 2008
SANTA CRUZ YOGA STUDIO
5-day Iyengar Intensive with Kofi Busia
Santa Cruz, CA
June 2008
THE CENTER FOR YOGA OF SEATTLE
Iyengar Hip-Opener Workshop with Richard Schachtel
Seattle, WA
May 2008
SANTA CRUZ YOGA STUDIO
5-day Iyengar Intensive with Kofi Busia
Santa Cruz, CA
April 2008

2007

SANTA CRUZ YOGA STUDIO
5-day Iyengar Intensive with Kofi Busia
Santa Cruz, CA
September 2007
PURNA YOGA
35hr Purna Yoga Immersion with Aadil Palkhivala
Bellevue, WA
July 2007
YOGAWORKS
200hr Teacher Training with Kim Haegele-Labidi & Thomas Taubman
Costa Mesa, CA
June 2007
SANTA CRUZ YOGA STUDIO
5-day Iyengar Intensive with Kofi Busia
Santa Cruz, CA
April 2007
KRIPALU CENTER
7-day Iyengar Intensive with Kofi Busia
Lenox, MA
January 2007

2003 - 2006

PLANET YOGA
Reflections from with in with Kofi Busia
Hermosa Beach, CA
April 2006
SANTA CRUZ YOGA STUDIO
5 day Iyengar Intensive with Kofi Busia
Santa Cruz, CA
March 2003