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rebecca ambrose
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Owner / Founder of The Corner Yoga, Rebecca specializes in Trauma-Informed, Vinyasa and Yin Yoga. TCY is built on the back of many years teaching (since 2011) and even more years managing yoga studios (since 2007) around NYC, Astoria + BK. She is a Teacher Training Director and Continued Education Provider via Yoga Alliance. With CEU courses in Body Individuality, Organic Hands-On Assisting, and Autonomy + Accessibility.
Her classes are sequenced to focus on individual alignment, trusting your body, and riding the wave of the breath. Rebecca will get you to breathe a little deeper while encouraging you to explore and adjust your practice for your unique body. She will help you find space for deep fascial release but also room to play in your practice with options for all.
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"I promise: you will be seen, heard, deeply cherished and cared for. Service, elevating others, creating safe spaces and community is at the heart of The Corner Yoga. We will always make space for you & are so glad you are here!"
APRIL EVANS
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April incorporates her love of study into class by weaving philosophy, meditation, mantra, and humor throughout an intelligently designed sequence that blends the various asana techniques she’s studied since 2005.
Since 2010 she's acquired over 600 hours of training and numerous continuing education credits. April has worked with adults of all abilities and ages individually, publicly, in corporate environments, private mentorships, and through directing teacher trainings. She looks forward to meeting you at The Corner Yoga Studio.
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ANDREA LYNCH
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Andrea is a yoga teacher, MD native (current Queens resident), and Sagittarius sun (Leo rising, Libra moon). She's been practicing yoga since 2011 and teaching since completing her 200hr with Yogaworks in 2016. She teaches Vinyasa, Yin, Restorative, Prenatal, Postnatal, and Yoga Nidra. She's a nerd for sequencing and alignment, creating accessible and inclusive classes that allow students to explore all levels of ability in unison with breath. She gives you the tools, variations, and guidance you need to build and curate your practice.
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Srutha Komaravolu
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Srutha completed her 200 HR Vinyasa training in 2025 and her Yin certification at The Corner in 2026. She grew up practicing Kuchipudi dance, and the grace and intentionality of that art form shaped how she understands movement and breath long before she ever stepped on a yoga mat. She found yoga at a time when she needed to learn to slow down and that's exactly the kind of space she wants to create for you. Meet yourself where you are and connect with your breath, not only where you think you should be.
She's a lifelong learner who loves tying modern practice back to yoga's roots, and she believes the people in the room always have something to teach her too. Her playlists range from classical beats to EDM, it depends on the day and honestly, the vibe she woke up with.
Outside of the mat, Srutha works in women's health, loves to travel, is always stumbling into a random new hobby, and will never say no to a good bakery or a new corner of the city to explore.
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KATE SORTINO
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Kate brings over 15 years of experience as a Yoga and Meditation Teacher. She is a 500 Hour certified vinyasa yoga teacher, training at Yoga High in New York City. Since 2010, she has taught at several NYC yoga studios, fitness clubs, and wellness companies including Yoga High, URBN Playground, Mercedes Club, Hiking Yoga, New York Yoga, The Yoga Room, Reflections Yoga, and Y7 Studio where she held a position of Teacher Mentor in Y7’s Mentorship Training Program. Along with MBSR Meditation trainings, she is a certified Prenatal Yoga teacher, having completed her certification through Living Now Yoga with Juliana Mitchell. In 2014, she trained with the Svastha Yoga Therapy program under the tutelage of Ganesh Mohan, in Yoga for Depression, Anxiety, and Addiction.
She is certified in Trauma Informed Yoga, with Exhale to Inhale. She also holds an essential certification for Thai Massage through Lotus Palm. Currently, she is the Global Director of Meditation and Yoga Therapeutics
for the wellness company, Culture of Fit. Having suffered through several years of depression and anxiety, Kate was drawn to yoga and meditation as a way to cope and manage these struggles. She has dedicated the last decade using what she has learned (and continues to learn), to support individuals experiencing these very real and common challenges. Kate lives in Astoria, Queens with her husband, daughter, and their dog, Disco. She is a giant live music fan. Follow her on Instagram:@sortinoyoga
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KAtie Ross griffin
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Katie is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and moved to New York City to study dance at Marymount Manhattan College. While in school, she quickly discovered that yoga could teach her patience, how to observe the present moment without judgment, and how to practice becoming comfortable in the uncomfortable, physically and mentally. She loves anatomy and exploring the mind/body connection, and she hopes to help others discover how yoga can uniquely help them, too!
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Austin Monson
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Austin Monson (he/they) grew up in Wichita Falls, Texas, where his first exposure to movement came from tagging along to his mom’s Step-Aerobics classes at the YMCA in the late ’90s. He spent years immersed in endurance sports, racing triathlons and managing a bike shop, where he specialized in precision fits and mechanical builds.
Austin began studying meditation and world religions in 2006, discovered yoga in 2015, and completed his 200-hour teacher training at The Corner in 2025. His classes emphasize breath-led sequencing, functional alignment, and deep fascia release. Drawing from the natural world, he blends grounded, playful language with curated soundscapes of ambient jazz and atmospheric textures. Austin seeks for his teaching to help students still the mind, ground the body, and hear their own intuition more clearly.
Off the mat, he builds bicycles and plays bass guitar in bands around Brooklyn, runs Operations for an NYC Tech Startup, and lives in Brooklyn with his husband, Tyler.
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Remy Sasha
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Remy has been teaching since the spring of 2019 when they got their 200hr vinyasa certification. Their priority is always accessibility and hope to hold space for students to explore a mind-body connection at their own pace and volition.
Off the mat, Remy is an interdisciplinary artist and these two passions constantly inform and borrow from one another. They are thrilled to be part of the community we're all building and is beyond eager to share this space and these practices with you.
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jennafratello
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Jenna is a vinyasa & yin teacher based in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. She received her 200hr certification from New Love City in 2023 and her yin certification from The Corner. Her classes curate a blend of effort and ease, guiding students to move with intention and clever curiosity to find spaces in the body and breath of release, expansion, and grounding. She loves to create a connected environment for shared practice and to make a new friend. Most of all, she believes every body has its own story -- the mat is a place to explore it.
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Tyler lasseter
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Tyler, an Aquarius sun/Capricorn moon/Taurus rising, grew up in North Texas and moved to NYC in 2018 to continue his study of clarinet. As a musician, they used yoga and meditation to maintain body health and breath connection, as well as grounding techniques for nerves, anxiety, and depression.
Tyler completed his 200hr training at The Corner Yoga in Spring 2024.
Through their own self practice, they’ve learned (and continue to learn) to slow down, have patience, and not judge oneself. They bring joy and playfulness to their classes and encourage movement with breath, finding the balance of challenge and ease, and trusting your body.
In addition to yoga and music, Tyler loves being home with his husband and pets, cooking (and eating), plants and nature, and camping.
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CHRISTINA HUYNH
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Christina completed her 200 hour training with The Corner Yoga in 2023. Her journey through yoga has taught her the importance of connecting with oneself, listening to her body, and embracing the journey of self-discovery.
She hopes to create an authentic, inclusive, and encouraging space for her students to embrace their uniqueness and honor their individual needs as they develop and deepen their practice. She focuses on guiding students to listen to their bodies, and find balance, clarity, and inspiration both on and off the mat. Her sequences provide a structure for exploration and growth for any students that are willing to come to their mat.
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stevie hopper
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Stevie is proud to call The Corner their second home. After a physical history of soccer, biking, and generally pushing themselves in all the ways, being given permission to stretch and release was a revelation. For Stevie, practice is a time to unplug, quiet the mind, enjoy the breath, and move. They will bring the same love and space to your practice. They’re especially excited to curate playlists so we can be playful in the moment together - with all the feel good vibes!
Off the mat, Stevie loves to dance, read, be outside, and eat croissants. Stevie is a Taurus sun, Libra moon, Virgo rising from Alaska. They live in Bed Stuy with their cat, Toaster.
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Crystal Gayle Luther
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Originally hailing from South Texas, Crystal is a proud Brooklyn resident with a love for intuitive practices like tarot and mindful movement. For Crystal, yoga is a way of saying I love and respect you -- to yourself, your body, and your spirit. She's especially drawn to Yin Yoga for its slow, grounding nature and the way it helps open up her intuition.
Crystal's classes are all about tuning in, slowing down, and honoring what your body and inner voice need most. She believes in creating space for deep connection both on and off the mat.
Join Crystal for monthly Healing Circles! Inwardly Aligned: Aligning Self Through Practice, Reflection & Deep Presence
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eliza bienstock
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Eliza loves running, doing NYT games; spending time with friends, family, and her French Bulldog named Hippo. She is continuing her yoga studies learning about trauma-informed practices. She is current going to Columbia - earning a Masters in Mental Health Counseling. Eliza strives to bring elements of healing, playfulness, grounding, etc. to her classes.
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christina derosa
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Christina’s passion for physical movement began at a young age with dance and later transitioned into yoga, where she discovered it as a holistic practice for mind and body connection. She was inspired to evolve from student to teacher as her yoga practice has been an invaluable tool for personal growth, and she hopes to share that with others on their own yoga journey. In her classes, you will find powerful and thoughtful vinyasa flows combined with grounding practices. Christina aims to guide students towards a balanced and empowered life on and off the mat, whatever that might look like for you.
Christina completed her 200 hour training at The Corner Studio in 2024. She lives in Williamsburg, BK with her fiancé and their Bernedoodle pup, Denver. Christina can’t wait to move with you at The Corner!
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jamie Margulies
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Jamie Margulies moved to Williamsburg in July 2021 on a whim, and a new chapter began. While Jamie has always been guided by her curiosities, a year into NYC her body screamed “it’s now my turn to lead and you can’t pretend this isn’t happening.” Jamie found Yoga as her main source for strength, healing and reconnection to the body. She deepened her practice through a 200 Hour Teacher Training Certification at The Corner Yoga and now nerds out on fascia and how the breath is used as a tool. Her classes focus on being curious with where your body is in this moment, using breath as your main guide and exploring sensation vs. self judgement.
Outside of Yoga, Jamie is a passionate music nerd, an avid traveler and loves learning the depths of people’s passions.
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kelsi parsons
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Kelsi completed her 200 hour training with The Corner Yoga in 2024. She hopes to create a space for quiet reflection, rolling around on the floor, and following the impulse of what feels good in ones own body.
A Los Angeles native and graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, Kelsi is a Sagittarius with an affinity for costume dramas and being in charge.
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jessica mcdevitt
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With the word "Breathe" tattooed on her wrist, Jessica reminded herself of the connection between mind and breath long before practicing yoga. Amidst a hectic NYC lifestyle, discovering yoga provided her with ways to tackle anxiety, prioritize well-being, and discover the mind-body connection.
Jessica completed her 200-hour certification with The Corner Yoga in 2024. She loves being a student and believes yoga is a lifelong practice.
Through a lighthearted approach, Jessica combines traditional vinyasa with playful sequences and a dash of inspiration. Her classes create an uplifting environment where students of all levels can tap into their inner strength and leave feeling empowered. As a music fanatic, Jessica curates blended playlists that may have you singing out loud on your way out.
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alexis carpenter
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Alexis' connection to yoga and dance runs deep. She cares for her students by holding space for breath, ease, and release to help them move through what's brought them to their mat. Expect to move through thoughtfully structured and expansive sequences that remind folks of their power and grace. Her philosophy allows the body to get quiet enough so it can tell us what it needs and uses yoga to connect, mend and inspire her community.
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millie barba
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In Millie's yoga practice and teaching they focus on bringing a narrative of intuitive listening, compassion, and gratitude into physical awareness. Millie teaches through a trauma informed lense, finding the moments of pause as moments to ground. A practice of where to go when life takes us flying.
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alexis
carpenter
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Alexis' connection to yoga and dance runs deep. She cares for her students by holding space for breath, ease, and release to help them move through what's brought them to their mat. Expect to move through thoughtfully structured and expansive sequences that remind folks of their power and grace. Her philosophy allows the body to get quiet enough so it can tell us what it needs and uses yoga to connect, mend and inspire her community.
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