RETREAT LEAD

Monia Fernandez is Co-owner & co-founder of MOTA. She’s a forever student and a dedicated teacher of all things you. Monia has training experience in Trauma Informed Yoga Therapy, Katonah Yoga, Functional Yoga & Vinyasa Flow. Monia offers development of body & breath awareness and building a bigger connection with the self. She hopes to lead students on a path to finding balance within themselves and where ever they might find themselves in the world.

She will be leading Yoga classes, Workshops, Yoga Nidra practices, offering delicious food!

RETREAT LEAD

Sophie Lyons (she/her/hers) is the Executive Director of Community Operations at MOTA, a 500hr Yoga facilitator certified in Kripalu Vinyasa and Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator (TCTSY-F). She is also a Level II Reiki Healer, Trauma-Conscious Yoga Guide (TCYM) and an E-RYT with over a thousand hours of teaching experience.

As an avid lover of the outdoors, along with teaching yoga classes, Sophie will be leading group runs, hikes and time for folks to enjoy the scenic area of the Berkshires.

RETREAT STAFF

Malaika has been teaching Vinyasa yoga in and around Boston, Cambridge & Somerville since 2015. She is 500hr certified in Vinyasa yoga instruction and a certified trauma informed instructor as well. Malaika offers a Slow Flow accessible yoga practice. Her goal is to offer her students an accessible yoga practice with variations that support and honor where they are both mentally and physically each time they arrive on their yoga mat. She hope to support her students health & healing .

Malaika joined the MOTA family in 2022 as part of our studio sub support team.