Meet The OmSide Teachers
Heidi Borsch
Classes Taught By HeidiAll Level Flow
Slow Flow TRX Yoga MELT Women's New Moon Circle |
Heidi Borsch is a Los Angeles native with North Dakota roots who is passionate about helping others through yoga, Reiki, sound and other healing modalities. She has been practicing yoga for over 30 years, and in 2011, she decided to turn her love for yoga into a career after being laid off from her sales job. Heidi completed her RYT 200 training at True Nature School of Yoga in 2012 and went on to earn her ERYT-200/RYT-500 designation after completing a 300-hour program through the Soul of Yoga in 2014.
In addition to her yoga training, Heidi is a certified MELT instructor, Reiki Master and a self-taught Sound Healer. She founded Be Well Therapy Inc. with Mary Baker in 2014 to help the cancer community heal after often a devastating diagnosis of cancer. The duo also created a 55-hour Yoga Alliance accredited Yoga for Cancer Recovery teaching program, graduating 28 certified teachers in their first year in 2017. Heidi teaches a weekly Be Well Cancer Recovery class every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. and a monthly Restorative Be Well class the 1st Sunday of each month. Heidi's personal experience of loosing her mother to cancer inspired her to earn a specialized 100-hour “Yoga of the Heart” cardiac and cancer certification to help those living with cancer (and heart disease) and their caregivers. She is also one of only a handful of instructors nationwide to be certified in MELT Strength, a combination of neuromuscular repatterning and strengthening techniques to repair the weak links that damage joints and prevent the body’s ability to function pain-free. In her free time, Heidi enjoys playing pickleball, beach walks, painting rocks, traveling with her husband Kent, and cultivating in her whimsical garden. Heidi's passion for helping others shines through in all aspects of her life, from her yoga classes to her work with cancer patients and her dedication to healing through Reiki. |
Susan Martin
Classes Taught By Susan
Susan specializes in teaching Slow Flow, guiding students through a mindful and soothing practice that emphasizes breath awareness and gentle movement, perfect for those looking to deepen their connection to the body and mind.
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Meet Susan, an OmSide yoga teacher who has a background in business and accounting, and is passionate about the stress-relieving benefits of exercise. She had her first yoga class around 30 years ago and was immediately hooked on the challenging and fun poses, as well as the moments of inner peace and quietness. After retiring, she decided to deepen her personal practice and enrolled in the 9-month Roots and Wings Yoga Teacher Training in 2014. To her surprise, she found a calling to share her knowledge and began teaching yoga. She has a specialty certification in “Gentle Yoga for the Low Back” from Yoga Vista Academy.
When not teaching yoga, Susan enjoys golfing, bird watching, and spending time with her husband and their Labrador, Diesel. Join her on the mat and experience the transformative power of uniting mind, body, and spirit through yoga. |
Candice Core
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Candice discovered yoga in 2007 and realized this was something she had been looking for all her life and immediately signed up for yoga teacher training and began teaching in 2008. In 2012 she opened her first yoga studio,Yoga Collective in Houston TX. In 2014 she decided to follow her heart and intuition and moved to California and ran one of the most popular yoga
studios in town, Black Sheep Yoga in South Oceanside, from 2016-2023. Candice has a passion for teaching yoga in a down-to-earth way and designed to give students the tools and techniques to access their own body’s needs, to find space for reconnection and introspection that allows you to tap back into light within each time they step on their mats. Her strong and dynamic flows help students cultivate body awareness, while building strength and will inspire to to believe in your own potential and to live the life you love! Classes Taught By CandiceCandice is 500hr E-RYT certified with advanced certifications in Yin & Restorative Yoga, SUP Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Kids Yoga, Partner Yoga/Thai Massage, Sound Healing, and Yoga for Veterans. In 2024, she earned her Aqua Body Strong Water Fitness certification. She also leads corporate and on-location yoga sessions, bringing yoga to diverse settings.
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Danielle Fowler
Classes Taught By Danielle
Hatha Yoga - Slow Flow, All-Level Flow
Restorative Yoga Yoga Nidra |
Danielle is the founding director and lead instructor of True Nature School of Yoga, where she blends her passion for teaching and learning to encourage in-depth study and practice of Yoga. Since 2001, she has taught in various settings including yoga studios, corporations, non-profit organizations, and schools. She has been the co-owner of two studios, Yoga Vista (2005-2009) and Yoga Oceanside (2010 to 2019). Danielle’s unique teaching style is inspired by her extensive training with renowned Yoga centers such as Mount Madonna and the Himalayan Institute, guided by masterful teachers such as Donna Farhi, Judith Hanson Lasater, Nischala Joy Devi, Erich Schiffmann, and Rolf Sovik.
Her classes, workshops, trainings, and retreats are accessible for all abilities and emphasize an embodied experience of the rich philosophy and psychology rooted in ancient traditions. Her pilgrimages to India have embedded her in a spiritual lineage of the traditions, which shines through in her sincere approach to sharing Yoga with others. Leading transformational retreats and facilitating group circles for over 2 decades, Danielle's approach to guiding others is based on the premise that whatever you seek is possible through awakening qualities that already exist within you. Danielle graduated with a Master of Arts Degree in Yoga Studies from Loyola Marymount University in May 2015. She is also attuned as a Reiki Master and enjoys tapping into energy as a source for personal healing and spiritual growth. When she's not teaching, you will find her in the kitchen preparing plant-based meals, volunteering for Voices for Children as a CASA, reading, traveling, and tending to her personal practice. Danielle is the founding director and lead instructor of True Nature School of Yoga, where she blends her passion for teaching and learning to encourage in-depth study and practice of Yoga. Since 2001, she has taught in various settings including yoga studios, corporations, non-profit organizations, and schools. She has been the co-owner of two studios, Yoga Vista (2005-2009) and Yoga Oceanside (2010 to 2019). Danielle’s unique teaching style is inspired by her extensive training with renowned Yoga centers such as Mount Madonna and the Himalayan Institute, guided by masterful teachers such as Donna Farhi, Judith Hanson Lasater, Nischala Joy Devi, Erich Schiffmann, and Rolf Sovik.
Her classes, workshops, trainings, and retreats are accessible for all abilities and emphasize an embodied experience of the rich philosophy and psychology rooted in ancient traditions. Her pilgrimages to India have embedded her in a spiritual lineage of the traditions, which shines through in her sincere approach to sharing Yoga with others. Leading transformational retreats and facilitating group circles for over 2 decades, Danielle's approach to guiding others is based on the premise that whatever you seek is possible through awakening qualities that already exist within you. Danielle graduated with a Master of Arts Degree in Yoga Studies from Loyola Marymount University in May 2015. She is also attuned as a Reiki Master and enjoys tapping into energy as a source for personal healing and spiritual growth. When she's not teaching, you will find her in the kitchen preparing plant-based meals, volunteering for Voices for Children as a CASA, reading, traveling, and tending to her personal practice. |
Carolyn Pedersen -Howard
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Carolyn is half Danish half Brazilian and grew up in the Philippines! She loves people, cultures, and all things yoga and healing! She is passionate about helping others use yoga as a platform to strengthen and heal the mind, body, and soul and to constantly evolve into the highest versions of themselves. Carolyn started practicing yoga at 17 and continues her lifelong journey as a student, always learning and growing and enhancing her practice and teaching tools to be able to share this gift with others. After her career as an Executive Recruiter, she decided to take her first 100-hour teacher training in 2016. In 2019 she completed an additional 200 teacher training mentored one-on-one by one of her favorite teachers.
In her free time, Carolyn enjoys walks on the beach with her three rescue dogs, cheering on the soccer fields for her two boys, and indulging in the latest and greatest self-care modalities! Classes Taught By CarolynCarolyn is one of our versatile and experienced substitute teachers, stepping in to ensure that our classes continue seamlessly. Whether it’s for a gentle flow or a dynamic vinyasa, Carolyn brings her expertise to the mat whenever needed.
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