At Yoga Shine, we recognize the unique light in each other. When we bring those lights together in physical and spiritual harmony, the energy we radiate can transform ourselves, our families and our community.


(The Map App on your phone will take you to our old address on Tefft, the correct address is 151 West Dana Nipomo CA 93444)

Happy Holidays From Yoga Shine!

Grateful Flow

Begin your Holiday Season with our Grateful Flow led by Christian 9 am on Thanksgiving day. This class will mix a little flow and meditation to set your self right at ease for a day filled with gratitude.

This class is always donation based and all proceeds will be given to the Native American Heritage Foundation. If you would like to donate but cannot attend class just Venmo Yoga Shine and write Grateful Donation.

Sign up below in our calendar

A Very Merry INfused REstorative Class

Sunday December 8th at 6 pm

I am very happy to kick start the wintery vibes with a warm and cozy restorative class. The Holiday buzz can leave us stressed and frazzled so come relax with us and unwind. This 90 minute class will include restorative postures and light massage with essential oils for grounding and relaxation.

$25 for members

$35 for non-members

FEATURED MEMBERSHIPS:

Welcome Membership

2 Weeks Unlimited Yoga + Wellness Consultation For $30

Try us out! If you’re thinking about becoming a part of the Yoga Shine family, $30 will let you sample all we have to offer for two weeks plus a Wellness Consultation.

Private Session

30 minutes for $55 60 minutes for $100

If you are new to yoga, or you have special circumstances and you want your first day on your new journey to be private or semi private with a professional than this is a great option for you.

If you are wanting to book Jesselle for a special family yoga event, bridal, birthday or anything like that please reach out!

Sign up for this by Calling 808-352-4975 or emailing Jessellepena@gmail.com

Shine Memberships

Glow Membership: 6 Classes a month for $65

Shine Membership: Unlimited classes a month for $105

Couples Shine Membership: Unlimited classes a month for $160 (this is for any two people in the same household)

BIPOC Shine Membership: Unlimited classes a month for people who feel reparative pricing is wanted or needed. $46

Yoga Shine Memberships provide you with the most affordable way to practice along with many benefits.

Benefits of membership includes:

  • Worry free monthly auto pay

  • 10% off all workshops

  • Specialty pricing for events

  • 1 free guest pass per month

    Call 808-352-4975 or Email Jessellepena@gmail.com to discuss your options and find the best membership for you

 
 

Other Options:

SINGLE CLASS DROP-IN

$18

The simplest way to give Yoga Shine a try.

10 CLASS PASS

$140

Purchasing 10 classes as a bundle saves you $5 per class- that is a $50 savings!

No expiration date

5 Class Pass

$85

Not sure you want to commit to 10 classes, you can still save some money with our 5 class bundle.

 

 
 

Class Descriptions

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Free Community Flow Sunday 10:AM

Those who yoga together stay together. Join us for our Community Flow which is a beginner's level vinyasa.

This class is free for all! Bring your spouse, neighbor, friend, even your kids (8 and up)! 

Kid’s Yoga Saturday 11 AM

Join Jesselle and BellaKai Pena for Kid’s yoga! Drop your kiddo off with a water bottle for an hour long class. We will lead them through breath work, meditations, yoga poses, yoga games and art/craft activities that will correlate with the theme of the class.

Solar Flow Mon/wed/fri 6:30 aM

Rise and shine in this empowering vinyasa class. This class will be a strong flow that will focus the mind and body through postures and movements in a warm room.

We welcome all levels in this class that is geared toward building strength and sweating. You will have the option to adjust and modify the practice to fit your individual needs. 

 

Hatha

Tues/THurs 9:15 AM & 5:30 pm

A Hatha class brings asana (postures), kriyas (purification or cleansing techniques), pranayama (breathing techniques) and meditation (concentration) together. The intention of this class is to gently stimulate, relax and rejuvenate the body, calm the mind and connect to what matters most in life. Poses will be held for longer times giving you space to cultivate a deeper sense of being. 

Gentle Yoga

Wednesday 10:45 PM, Saturday 8:00 AM

This class is about as gentle as it can get. A step up from restorative yoga we will blend somatics, restorative yoga, yin yoga, breath work with dynamic stretches to create a flexible body and calm mind.

Gentle Flow

Tues/Thurs 6:30 am & Thursday 5:30 pm

Enjoy the fluidity of movement as you lengthen and strengthen the muscles. We will focus on stretching, lubricating the joints and linking movement to breath within a gentle flowing class. New to yoga? Recovering from an injury? Balancing a vigorous practice with one that is a little more chill? All are welcome here!

Chakra Yoga

Mon   9:15 AM

Begin to unlock the power that lies within you with this gentle yoga class. The chakras or "subtle energies of light" are subtle energy bodies that lie along the spine, affecting the physical, emotional and spiritual well being. Through asana, breath work and meditation you will connect with these energy wheels, heightening awareness and improve health. All levels welcome. 

Strong Flow Monday & Wednesday 6:00 PM

This class does not require you to have a strong flow but rather is designed to make your flow practice strong. The fun and intricate transitions and sequences through some challenging poses will grow your practice and strengthen your body. This is an all levels class but will be challenging for beginners at first.

Prana Flow

Tues/thurs 10:30 AM & Sunday 8:30 AM 

This unique class is focused primarily on the breath while flowing slowly through the postures. We may begin in a restorative posture, move into some dynamic stretches and then dive into some breath work to establish a calm center. Then we will begin to flow in and out of poses at a slow enough pace to not interrupt your breath. This is a wonderfully relaxing and challenging hour!

Fundamental Flow Saturday 9:30 AM

This 75 minute class will take you through a sequence that will build upon itself. The idea is to teach you a strong foundation of basic poses and challenging ones, teach you ways to get through those tricky transitions you might find in strong flow or solar flow and to teach you how to move breath-to-breath like you do in prana flow. The final 15 minutes of the class will be reserved for workshopping the more difficult poses. This is a great class to submit requests to your teacher! If you found yourself struggling with a pose or transition earlier in the week, let them know!

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Tomen Classe con Maria en esta Clase de 75 minutos que es perfecta para todos los cuerpos, no se necesita experiencia. Esta Clase incluira flow, estiramientos yin y postures restaurativas que TE ayudaran a relajarte y descansar profundamente.

Tu primera Clase es gratis!

*You do not need to speak Spanish to attend this class. However some Spanish or Yoga experience will make this a whole lot easier to enjoy since it will be taught in only Spanish. My family enjoys taking this class as another way to immerse themselves in the Spanish language that they are learning/relearning!

 

Sushumna Yoga Wed 9:15, Fri 9:15

You are only as healthy as your spine is stable. The spine is the first structure that is formed in the womb and from there every other part of the body takes root. The spine is our central energy line or our sushumna where everything crosses and intersects. 

In this class, which takes place mainly on the floor, you will strengthen your core, spine, pelvic floor and hips. This strength will aid in bettering your posture and balance. We will gain this strength through gentle movements borrowed from many practices and therapies, pranayama (breathing techniques) Meditations, kryas (cleanses) and yoga postures. This class is for all levels and all ages. It is particularly wonderful for the beginner and the aging body. 

Yin + Yoga NIdra Friday 5:45 pm

Yin is a practice of acceptance and surrender. During this generous 75 minutes class you will be holding passive stretch poses for extended periods of time. Yin Specifically supports the deeper layers of the body such as fascia, connective tissue as well as bones and joints. The last third of the class will be spent being led through a deeply relaxing and nurturing Yoga Nidra or yoga sleep. Practicing Yin grows us in our self-awareness, creates space in the body and mind and supports the nervous system.

REstorative Yoga

Tuesdays 7 pm

This deeply relaxing class is unlike all the rest. Come to enjoy and unwind being present in your body and mind while holding still in chosen restorative postures. Each pose will be propped so that you can be supremely comfortable and simply rest while your body passively stretches.

Restore + Sound HEaling First THursday of the month 7 pm: (FREE CLASS)

Come relax in a few restorative postures while Meghan plays the crystal sound bowls. Let the vibrations ease you into a deeper state of being.

Restore + Yoga Nidra Third THursday of the month 7 pm: (FREE CLASS)

Come enjoy your restorative practice and then end the last twenty minutes in a guided meditation that will help you ease into a restful state.

Monthly Offering

Hot Stone Restorative Yoga Last THursday of the month 7pm

Join us for a 90 minute restorative yoga practice that will incorporate hot stones to deepen the grounding affect of the class as well as help ease and relax the tight muscles.

$25 for Members | $35 for Non-Members

Yoga Gives back 1st Wednesday of the month 1pm

Join Gail Hedding for this amazing monthly fundraiser that she hosts here at Yoga Shine.

For the cost of one yoga class you can change a life through the organization of Yoga Gives Back.

Yoga is a git from ancient India, embraced by the west. Today, however 76% of India’s population -800 million people- live below the poverty line of $2.50 a day.

Our mission is to mobilize the global yoga community to empower women and children in India to build sustainable livelihoods.

$12-$18 donation suggested. 100% of the proceeds goes straight to YogaGivesBack.Org

Shine’s Yoga Teacher Training January 2025

What the Yoga Teacher Training Requires:

  • A person wanting to know more, experience more and grow as a person

  • 300 hours over the span of 12 months

  • Meeting once a month: Friday 7pm-9 pm, Saturday 8 am-5 pm, Sunday 10 am-6 pm (We will pick the weekends as a group and work around everyone’s schedules. The times are not negotiable unless you reach out to me specifically.

  • Cost is $3500 and we require a $500 upfront, after that you can pay a $250 payment each time we meet

  • Weekly time in your schedule to take class, observe class, assist in classes, read, write and study. (This is often the hardest part of the training; time management. We are pretty chill, as we know life happens even when we have a great plan. I always suggest taking three classes a week and plan on spending 1-2 hours of homework a week.)

  • You will receive a list of books you need to purchase to complete the homework all can be found on Amazon and other online sources. All Shine books will be provided and included in the training price.

What the Yoga Teacher Training Course INcludes:

  • A great deal of one-on-one time with Jesselle. We only allow six people to join our trainings to keep it intimate.

  • Unlimited yoga membership

  • Hands on teaching as early as module one

  • Homework assignments for you to do throughout the month

  • 20 hours of History and Philosophy of Yoga

  • 25+ hours of Subtle Body Training and how to apply it to your life and classes

  • 2 hours of Sanskrit (Language of yoga) Training with Luana Knowlton

  • 60 hours of Anatomy and Physiology during class time

  • Over 70 poses broken down in alignment, accessibility, hands on adjustments, and modifications

  • 50 Hours of Yoga Sequencing and Training: +10 hours of advanced sequencing training for specialty classes

  • 60+ hours of practice teaching

  • 25 hours of restorative and yin training

  • 25 hours of learning how to make yoga accessible for all bodies, including prenatal, kids, seniors, injured, bigger bodied and anyone who feels excluded from the yoga world.

  • 6 + hours of the business and ethics of yoga (cultural appropriation is included)

  • 4 hours Introduction to Ayurvedic lifestyle

  • Shine Teacher Training manual written by Jesselle Pena, Shine Pose library written by Jesselle Pena, and Shine Sequencing workbook written by Jesselle Pena

    There is much more that is included but not quantified with a number. This training is to teach you how to teach, how to find your own voice as a teacher and how you can give back to the yoga community in your own specific way. This is longer than most trainings (by an extra 100 hours) and it requires a lot from you during the month between meeting. I will be there for you ever step of the way teaching you, encouraging you, motivating you and helping whenever you ask.

If you are interested in joining us, please reach out to Jesselle as sooN!

808-352-4975

 

Jesselle Peña

Owner/Instructor

Jesselle learned her first asanas from her mother—a bona fide Humboldt County hippie—and began to delve into her own practice when diagnosed with scoliosis as a teenager. Drawn to health and healing from an early age, she studied nursing before completing a 200 hour certification program at The Yoga Shack with Tommy and Lori Anderson. Her training gave her a firm grounding in the science of yoga while still embracing the softer spiritual side. She now strives to give this balance to others and help them along their own path of health and wellness. Her teaching style is colored by her playful energy and her belief that yoga is for everyone.

Gabriel Remliel

Instructor

Gabriel first discovered yoga in 2002 while studying modern dance at Point Park University. Dance was his gateway to spiritual experience, a way to express the infinite through the body. After struggling with the pressures of being a professional dancer and finding relief in the yoga practice he completed his 200 hour training with Yoga works in 2010. After teaching at many places in San Francisco, creating a school program called OMNI PRANA and leading retreats in Sonoma he relocated back to the central coast in 2021 and finished his 500 hour YTT with Laura Burkart. His practice is a blend of alignment-based asana and organic movement, of discipline and flow. Adapting traditional Hatha forms for modern practitioners while maintaining a deep respect for the integrity of core yogic values.

Luana Knowlton 

INSTRUCTOR

Luana literally fell into yoga when she injured her knee and shoulder – and her pride. As she struggled to come to terms with her body, an inner voice whispered “YOGA”. Within six months, she lost weight, gained muscle and found flexibility and balance. Luana’s upbeat personality, calming presence, and kindness will encourage you to listen to the subtle messages of your body to safely work the edges of your strength, flexibility, and energy while deepening your sense of peace and balance. Her classes are suitable for practitioners of all levels, providing detailed instruction and modifications where needed. 

 

Shannon Fitz-Gerald

Massage Therapist

Shannon is a Nipomo local who has been doing massage for nearly two decades. She completed a 300-hour yoga teacher training with Jesselle. Shannon loves massage and movement and helping others relax, heal and manage pain. She treats all clients like friends and family. You might find her occasionally subbing a gentle flow or assisting Jesselle in the hot stone/infused restorative class.

KAtie Voice

Instructor

Katie found a community of kindness when she joined the studio in its first year, and has never looked back. She enrolled in Yoga Shine’s first 300-hour teacher training class and after graduation, continued her yoga education through Yoga International. She currently studies with Lila Lolling. Katie brings brings a love of storytelling, music, and visual imagery to her classes. She wants you to feel as welcomed as she did. It’s an endless invitation. We all need a little more yoga in our lives. Come on in and find your community. Together we help make this world a better place. Katie teaches the FREE community class every Sunday at 10 AM

 

Trisha Stewart

Instructor

Trisha began practicing in her mid-thirties, a busy working mom trying to find some space, to feel better in her body and mind and find balance. Soon after beginning a steady yoga practice, she knew she wanted to teach and share. She has been teaching for around 10 years and is a certified Reiki Master and yoga and mindfulness teacher. Trisha encourages you to tune in to your own inner guidance, the teacher within. Her classes are suitable for all levels, are well balanced, nurturing and encouraging. She often mixes different styles of yoga and mindfulness when creating her classes. Trisha holds sweet space, guides, and reminds students that their practice is their own.

Katie Pfluger

Instructor

Katie was first introduced to yoga in her mid 20s, as a busy single mom working two jobs, she practiced when she could on a quest to build her physical strength and increase her body’s flexibility. She had not been consistent in her yoga practice until 5 years ago when she found herself searching for something she could do to help with her deep depression and immense healthcare worker burn out. She began by rolling out her yoga mat in her living room and devoting time to herself and her practice on a regular basis. In time, she found that she had created space and freedom to experience not only the profound physical effects of yoga but the mental, emotional and spiritual aspects as well. After experiencing such an incredible personal shift within her own practice, she started searching for ways to deepen her understanding of yoga and to share her knowledge with those who might be in a similar situation. She felt called to invest further into her practice and joined Yoga Shine’s 300 hour YTT with Jesselle Peña in 2022. As a new teacher, it is Katie’s hope to offer her students a safe and accesible space on their mats to get curious and creative as they explore and experience the profound beauty that yoga can offer.

 

Greg Schallen

Instructor

Gregg stumbled into Yoga Shine back in 2017 and he can’t quite seem to quit us even though he moved to San Luis Obispo. Gregg is like family to Jesselle and Katie and he has done so much over the years to help keep Yoga Shine running, especially during the pandemic. In his day job Gregg is a contractor specializing in concrete so one could say what brought him to yoga at first was a sore back. He teaches Sunday mornings at 8:30 a groovy Prana Flow that will make you feel good to just be moving and breathing.

BellaKai Pena

Kid’s Yoga Instructor

BellaKai started doing yoga with her mother as far back as her memory goes. She started attending Kid’s yoga classes, taught by Jesselle, three times as week from ages 6-10. During that time she learned many yoga poses, history or yoga, the limbs of yoga, chakras, meditations and breathing exercises. Also a whole lot of fun games and crafts that were taught alongside the practice of yoga. She started out as the second youngest kid in kid’s yoga and then eventually was the oldest and then started attending adult classes. Now that she is a Sophomore at New Tech she is helping out her mom by offering kid’s yoga again at Yoga Shine. When she is not teaching kids yoga or taking classes at New Tech you might find her on a nearby stage with the Nipomo Theater Company or Central Coast Theater Company.

Christian Castaneda

Instructor

Christian says that “Yoga just makes me a better person.” She is passionate about making yoga more accessible to as many people as possible. After starting her practice at Yoga Shine in 2017, she completed her 300 hour yoga teacher training with Jesselle in 2022. A mother of three, she started out teaching kids’ yoga and added restorative to her repertoire in 2023. You’ll find her practicing alongside you and occasionally subbing classes.

Meghan Schmeizer

instructor

Meghan embarked on her yoga journey during a transformative period in her life — pregnancy with her oldest son. Her practice remains a sanctuary as she addresses autoimmune issues and the stress of everyday life. Under the guidance of Jesselle, she dedicated herself to deepening her practice, culminating in a 300-hour certification. Join her as she holds space for you to embark on your own journey of well-being, embodying a teaching philosophy that embraces the restorative elements of yoga. In her classes, you'll find a compassionate guide who believes that yoga is accessible to all, inviting you to embrace the beauty of stillness, movement, and everything in between.


 

About Yoga Shine

 

Yoga Shine is a warm, welcoming, inviting yoga home for the Nipomo, Santa Maria and Five Cities communities. We offer a wide range of yoga classes, with instructors trained in many different yoga styles. We’re also home to Nipomo’s only yoga boutique, with a variety of essential yoga supplies and apparel.